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TDOT09132022SCMRPAVINGEQUIPMENT
Road & Bridge Maintenance
Jeremy Mikolajczyk (x1537)
Revised
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Authorizing the mayor to enter into contracts for the purchase of capital equipment; authorizing the expenditure of $494,500 from the Street Construction Maintenance and Repair Fund for the purchase of one (1) Track Paving Machine and two (2) Steel Drum Rollers; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The Division of Road & Bridge Maintenance (R&BM) is responsible for repairing and maintaining streets within the city of Toledo. In recent years, weather conditions have been poor for asphalt pavement creating issues that regular pothole patching does not fix. With new equipment and training, R&BM would be capable of completing a yearly pavement restoration program in a timely manner with a better-quality product.
The new paver will be equipped with updated technology that will allow the crews to pave asphalt much smoother than the previous paver. This technology takes most of the adjustments out of the hands of the operator and is mostly controlled using a GPS system and computer. The new machine will be a tracked machine that will also assist in cleaner work performed by crews.
The two (2) steel drum rollers will be heavier rollers than what crews currently use. This will allow the paving crew to compact the asphalt to the recommended compaction rate. These new rollers will be approximately 5-ton versus the lighter rollers and the one (1) much heavier roller currently in our inventory.
This equipment will be purchased through Sourcewell or other cooperative procurement contracts. Southeastern Equipment is the local equipment vendor for these machines. Training will be provided by Southeastern when needed.
It is the intent of Road & Bridge Maintenance to trade-in existing equipment toward purchases when possible and it makes economic sense.
The necessary expenditure is budgeted from the mid-year adjustment...
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