HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-11-24 04-27 ORDERItem No. 06-27
Date: November 29, 2003
Item/Subject Order, Authorizing Purchase of Recycling Baler
Responsible Department: Engineering/Public Services
Commentary:
The attached Order authorizes the purchase of a new baler to replace the existing unt in the Recycling
Division. The existing baler was purchased used and is approatlhing 20 years old. It also requires frequent
maintenance and has developed structural problems. The baler will process an estimatetl 5000 tons of
rerydables annually.
The baler will be purchased from BSE Recycling Works, Corp., a sole source vendor for this high efficiency
unit. Attached a a memorandum from the Public Works Director which provides additional details regarding
the advantages of this Particular baler.
Funding for this purchase includes $100,000 in capital funds, $95,000 from a State Planning Once Recycling
Grant and the remaining $3,500 will come from the Public Works Operating Budget.
Order, Memorandum
Department Head
City Manager
Finance Director
Introduced for
_ Passage
_ First Reading Page _ of
Referral
aFF. Gaed to Cowcilor GratN.ct 9ovemter 26, 2003
CITY OF BANGOR
(TITLE.) Order, Authorizing Purchase of Recycling Baler
THAT the purchase of a new baler for the Recycling Division from BSE Recycling
Works, Corp. in the amount of $198,500 is hereby authorized.
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Bovemher 26, 2003
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for Passage
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Jerry Hughes, Bab Cavan, George Clair, and I vaned mineral baler Operatiore In Maitre and New
threaten re to determine Me beat MIN system for our needs In the Bangor Recycling Processing Center.
We opke] at had dtarat Was of bels, a behi baler and a side hugs baler. Both systems handle
automatic tying of Me hales, but In very diRerent methods. The remains l concentrating an Mese tw
concerns Me products we are baling. These was the only Was Mat are capable of baling At of tle fiber
produces (Nersprint. olfde caner, and Cardboard) as weti as In cans and plastic Mlles. Other sates will do
Is War products, but will not bale in Mgsatic.
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tlh had d ninety degram m Me main rem Sar.. The Me Vag Is demanded through a channeled device
ateched to the cornmeal chamber. InvArming M1so oftese in Operation, we obserrad a very secretive faced
and tying opereYan Mat exmnerrcee frequent breatdowms. The rias were of a single We of wire that planed
addPomal wires an difficult mammal such as plastic. The atltlitional ties vrere performed by manual selodarl.
This is an expensive system Met would require a great deal of maintenance. The feed meManism wql require
experienced] Omstle Maintenance town time b time.
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maTNe al Me manmt. re's cpaUle W ballrg all of Ms pmdudls M1aMIM al ver m. xlirg cents.
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compacting, reducing the amount of Ming retitled an materiel Mat a dropped in from Me ccnveyvr bet.
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reduces Me amount of material the needs to M sheared o0 to compact Me bele. Thiis has the berefit d
reducing wanes an to compaction cmnder arch Me drawn (pate M the heatl of Me Paton Met broaden Me
mmpection). That entire WORK of our do baler had a vdde'I shear her an it and resulted in frequent repass
meadia to Me plafmeaareaun of Me stresses inverted Theautomilyram on this balerthmiess tmwire
spwa and ties M a similar manner to hay baler. The operaton be reativdy trouble hes aN much sampler to
repair Man tle dosed tie fee] system an Me marine baler. The be system should be capable of beteg
answered with our employees.
I am recemmdnd g we purchase a alae hinge Later town BSE as a sole source vendor as the only
manttofurer da S ce Hinge Baler all tle beat fit Mr am reads. The owed prine is S2W,0W will a Si
tnsl In an our did Who all common. Our budget Includes a S95,W0 grant tan the State Planning OFice
and St00,W0 m Ctyfunds tom Captial rese ve(M,Wo)and Me Landfill reaave(a]o,OWI
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