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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. IN .CPR WMCIL Bovemher 26, 2003 MatYoa Made aad SecoudeA for Passage Passed C CLQ # ao-27 (TITLE,) Authorizing Purchase of gecyclfng Meter Assigned tocouncilorr�jllk Memo TO: D. Pellegino no ASandi CCt J. Hughes Mal ll/IM3 4 Beier 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. The t or am baler compacts melerel Nto a threat omparMaN and man has a second rem eject 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. The sae huge baler Is unique to Is Industry. Tens is only One company rrenufaclurirg Min We d maTNe al Me manmt. re's cpaUle W ballrg all of Ms pmdudls M1aMIM al ver m. xlirg cents. Treace hinge provides an eNemely logy thmat opening and has a gate dre doses off this opening More compacting, reducing the amount of Ming retitled an materiel Mat a dropped in from Me ccnveyvr bet. This serves Me purposes; first, It p-miides a uniform measure of matenal for compallon, and soundly t 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 0 Page t