Legislation Details

File #: 2026-24565   
Type: Consent Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 9/28/2026 Meeting Body Board of County Commissioners
On agenda: 10/20/2026 Final action:
Title: Request Approval of Bid Award: 26B-120 Two-Cubic Yard Stationary Garbage Compactor Units - Cram-A-Lot Model ST-2HF - Baler & Compactor Hydraulic Service Inc., Jacksonville, FL (Budget Impact - Neutral; expenditure $99,939.08)
Attachments: 1. 26B-120 AGN CNT

 

SUBJECT:

Title

Request Approval of Bid Award: 26B-120 Two-Cubic Yard Stationary Garbage Compactor Units - Cram-A-Lot Model ST-2HF - Baler & Compactor Hydraulic Service Inc., Jacksonville, FL (Budget Impact - Neutral; expenditure $99,939.08)

Body

 

INITIATOR:

DEPARTMENT:

Susan Olsen, Director

Procurement Services

 

DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:

On behalf of the Marion County Solid Waste Department, Procurement advertised a bid for the purchase and delivery of two-cubic yard Stationary Garbage Compactor Units, Cram-A-Lot Model ST-2HF or approved alternate, in accordance with the specifications provided in the solicitation. The compactors will include hydraulic compaction systems, automatic cycle operation, safety controls, and required electrical and operational documentation. Optional equipment includes open-top hopper extensions and photocell auto-cycle systems with programmable multi-cycle timers. The equipment will be used to support the County’s solid waste operations. Two (2) submittals were received, and the tabulation is listed below.

 

Firm Name - Location

Bid Price

Baler & Compactor Hydraulic Services Inc. - Jacksonville, FL

$99,939.08

Plum Creek Environmental Technologies LLC, - West Point, MS

$105,426.00

 

Solid Waste Director, Mark Johnson, recommends that Baler & Compactor Hydraulic Services Inc. receive the award as the lowest, most responsive, and most responsible bidder.

 

Attached for review is a draft contract. Following approval at today’s meeting, it will be sent to Baler & Compactor Hydraulic Services Inc. for signatures. Once returned, it will be forwarded to Legal, the Clerk, and Chairman for signatures.

 

BUDGET/IMPACT:

Neutral; expenditure of $99,939.08. Funding comes from ZA427534-564101 (Solid Waste Disposal Fund)

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Recommended action

Motion to approve the recommendation and allow staff to issue a contract, and upon

approval by Legal, authorize the Clerk and Chairman to execute the contract under 26B-120.

end