ITEM TITLE:
Approval of Purchase of a 2026 Model 900-ECO 12-Yard Vacuum Truck from Alaska Municipal Equipment in the Amount of $636,553.89
SUBMITTED BY: John Witte, Director, Public Works Department
FISCAL NOTES:
Expenditure Required: $636,553.89
Unencumbered Balance: $680,000.00
Funding Source: 3500-0400-58000, Major Equipment
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the purchase of a 2026 Model 900-ECO 12-Yard Vacuum Truck from Alaska Municipal Equipment in the amount of $636,553.89.
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
The Public Works Department requests approval to purchase a 2026 Model 900-ECO 12-Yard Vacuum Truck from Sewer Equipment of America. The purchase is facilitated by Alaska Municipal Equipment (AME) of Eagle River, Alaska, through Sourcewell Government Contract #101221-SCA. This purchase was budgeted for 2026 in the amount of $680,000.
The total purchase price of $636,553.89 includes shipping and is within the approved budget allocation. The vacuum truck will replace a 2013 Vactor 2100 Vacuum Truck currently assigned to the Public Works Department, which has reached the end of its effective service life and has increasing maintenance and reliability concerns.
Once the new vacuum truck is placed into service, staff will return to Council to seek approval to sell the 2013 Vactor 2100 Vacuum Truck in accordance with Municipal Code 4.06.020, which governs the sale and disposal of surplus City property.