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Thomas McLeod, Mayor <br />Public Works Department - Pete Mayer, Interim Director <br />INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Transportation & Infrastructure Committee <br />FROM: Pete Mayer, Interim Public Works Director <br />BY: Shawn Christie, Internal Operations Manager <br />CC: Mayor Thomas McLeod <br />DATE: April 25, 2025 <br />SUBJECT: Purchase Replacement Brush Chipper for Unit 2604 (mechanical failure) <br />ISSUE <br />A 501 Fund asset, Brush Chipper unit 2604 used by the Street Department, needs to be <br />replaced. <br />BACKGROUND <br />There are two brush chippers in the City's fleet inventory. Both units are heavily used with one <br />unit used by Parks Maintenance and the other unit used by Street Maintenance. Street <br />Maintenance is assigned the 2002 Vermeer BC100XL unit 2604 which is 23 years old. This unit <br />recently started to have vibration problems and is no longer safe to use. Fleet Services <br />identified that the feed assembly must be replaced at a cost of $10,000 for the unit to be <br />returned to service. Unit 2604 is included in the Fleet Replacement Program and was already <br />scheduled to be replaced in 2027. <br />ANALYSIS <br />With the high cost of the roller assembly repair on a 23-year-old unit, it is more cost effective to <br />accelerate the replacement of this unit than to spend money on repair. The Street Maintenance <br />and Fleet Services teams tested possible replacement units and identified the Bandit Intimidator <br />12XPC as the unit to purchase. The proposed unit is comparable in size and functionality of the <br />current equipment. The new unit will cost $64,529. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />No additional funds are needed for this purchase and no budget overrun will occur. Fleet <br />Services has identified $126,200 in savings in the adopted 2025 Fleet 501 Fund budget to cover <br />the cost of purchasing a replacement brush chipper this year. The savings identified, through <br />fleet utilization analysis, is to repurpose an existing Ford pickup truck for the added Park Ranger <br />position and eliminating one of the replacement Police Patrol vehicles. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Approve the 501 fund purchase of a Bandit Intimidator 12XPC brush chipper replacing failed <br />unit 2604 using already realized savings in the 2025 adopted budget and consider this item on <br />the Consent Agenda for the May 5, 2025 Regular Council Meeting. <br />Fleet & Facility Services • 11210 Tukwila International Boulevard • Tukwila, WA 98168 • 206-431-0166 <br />Tukwila City Hall • 6200 Southcenter Boulevard • Tukwila, WA 98188 • 206-433-1800 • Website:TukwilaWA.gov1 <br />