To: Ellen Ellenburg, Public Works Committee Chairperson
From: Patrick Linihan, Parks and Recreation Director
title
RE: Parks Expense - Michigan CAT
recommendation
BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Genesee County Parks and Recreation staff requests the approval of an expense to Michigan CAT for the purchase of one (1) new Caterpillar 308 Excavator with three (3) attachments, in an amount not to exceed $164,902.47.
BACKGROUND:
Parks owns and maintains various heavy equipment for in-house use in construction, renovation, and development projects. An excavator will cut wait times for project execution and completion and allow more flexibility for projects and uses throughout the Parks system. Parks has relied on renting equipment.
DISCUSSION:
MiDeal Contract 240000000165
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
None.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
To be paid from account 6665-000.00-156.000.
NO USE OF GENERAL FUND.
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
None.
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
None.
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
Approval ensures the Department's ability to maintain and operate facilities and projects to the highest standard, provide the public with quality experiences, and create savings to enhance amenities and services available to the residents and visitors of Genesee County.
resolution
TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
BE IT RESOLVED, by this Board of County Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan, that the request by the Parks and Recreation Director to authorize an expenditure and Purchase Order to Michigan CAT, in an amount not to exceed $164,902.47, for the purchase of one (1) Michigan CAT 308CR Excavator with three attachments, said expenditure to be paid from account 6665-000.00-156.000, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request and supporting documentation being on file with the official records of the August 14, 2024 meeting of the Public Works Committee...
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