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Departmen Approval: l REQUEST FOR COiJNCIL ACTION Manager reviewed: Item Description: Compost Turner Attachment DATE 05/12/03 I'T`EM: X1. Agenda Section: Consent Background: The city has hired a contractor to aerate the leaf piles at the compost site for the past thirteen Fears. This helps to keep the odor to a minimum during the composting process and speeds the decomposition of the leaves. we are able to produce finished compost in one season using this process. This compost is then made available to Roseville residents and is longstanding, popular service for our customers. The contractor that had performed this service for us through 2001 is no longer available. we contracted with another firm. in 2002 but were only able to aerate throe times during the summer season due to his availability. Ideally, the piles would he aerated five to six times at minimum to keep the odor at bay and to produce excellent quality compost. Policy Objectives: To produce quality compost from the leaves of Roseville residents and to he a good neighbor by beeping odor to a mirumnumn. Staff proposes to purchase an attachment for our front end loader that is designed to aerate leaves collected and dropped off during our annual leaf program., producing useable compost material. The proposed unit will replace contracting out this maintenance and allow staff more flexibility in aerating the leaf piles. Discussion of • acueen Equipment Inc. was the low bidder at $785050, and Swanston Equipment Inc. hid this attachment at $789900. Recommendation: Staff Staff recommends low bidder, Mac Queen Equipment Inc. This recommendation assumes the City will continue to operate a leaf compost site in the foreseeable 1 at L.i.l e . 11 RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:, Motion accepting the low hid from Mac Queen Equipment Inc. for the purchase of compost aeration equipment. Prepared By: Steve Zweber, Street Supervisor