FROM: Robert Thompson, General Manager
Originator: Riaz Moinuddin, Director of Operations & Maintenance
SUBJECT:
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PURCHASE OF ELECTRIC FORKLIFTS
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GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION
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RECOMMENDATION: Recommend to the Board of Directors to:
A. Approve a Purchase Order to Equipment Depot California, Inc. for the purchase of four Caterpillar electric forklifts, using Sourcewell Cooperative Contract #091520-MCF for an amount not to exceed $ 285,070; and
B. Approve a contingency of $14,254 (5%).
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BACKGROUND
The Orange County Sanitation District (OC San) utilizes propane-powered forklifts within the treatment plants and the warehouse for staff to perform operations and maintenance tasks and support warehouse operations. The forklifts provide staff with the ability to transport equipment and materials safely and efficiently throughout the facilities.
RELEVANT STANDARDS
* Participate in local, state, and national cooperative purchasing programs
* Ensure the public's money is wisely spent
* Commitment to safety & reducing risk in all operations
PROBLEM
The units identified for replacement are reaching the end of their useful life, exhibiting physical corrosion and use-related wear and tear, resulting in increased maintenance costs. Additionally, in the near future, the CARB will require a shift from conventional fuels to zero-emission forklifts. CARB plans to ban large spark-ignition forklifts by means of a phase-out schedule starting in 2028 (2029 for small fleets such as OC San) through the proposed Zero-Emission Forklifts regulation, which would result in operational limitations to the identified units and combustion-fired replacement units.
PROPOSED SOLUTION
Purchase up to four zero-emission electric forklifts to replace existing aging equipment.
TIMING CONCERNS
The existing forklifts are approaching the end of their useful and the reliability of these units continues to decrease.
RAMIFICATIONS OF NOT TAKIN...
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