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Mr. Collins responded that he thought some of the others could have met the spec if they bid a heavy duty truck.The DPW went with a heavy duty truck because it was a better bang for the buck.Longevity was what the Town was looking for and they were recycled into a different operation. Asked for an example, Mr. Collins noted that the rubbish body was taken off and the chassis was used.With regard to the three vehicles being replaced, Mr. Collins advised that two were being traded in and one was being recycled back into a hook lift.Mr. Ciccariello inquired if the trade in was part of the bid, but Mr. Collins advised that it was not.
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Mr. Collins noted that the next two years should be quite low - just the regular maintenance.Going into years 3,4,5 the engine and transmission was covered, but there was the maintenance of wear and tear. Mr. Ciccariello inquired as to how much had been spent on maintenance on the vehicles and Mr. Collins replied that major investments had been made on the transmissions the last couple of years.
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Mr. Ostroff inquired as to the life expectancy of the trucks and was told by Mr. Collins that the general rule of thumb was 5-7 years on a rubbish packer body, but they had been able to extend that.