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Use of a Cooperative Contract for the Purchase of One Hydro Excavator (Addition) for the Fleet Services and Water Resources Departments (Citywide)
The Water Resources Department is requesting a new hydro excavator needed for digging where abundant utility conflicts are present. As public right-of-way becomes more congested with underground utilities such as fiber optic and other buried lines, access to water infrastructure for maintenance or main-break repairs becomes more restrictive, sometimes prohibiting the use of a traditional backhoe. A hydro excavator facilitates more surgical digging to give crews access to water infrastructure while minimizing costly damage to adjacent, exposed utilities. The Water Resources Department is currently renting a hydro excavator for these purposes at a cost of $15,000 per month for 15 hours of use per week which doesn’t meet the current and projected Departmental needs.
The Fleet Services and Water Resources Departments and Procurement Servic...
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