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DEPARTMENT: Roads & Bridges
SUBMITTED BY: Jessica Young-Holder
PRESENTED BY: Troy Hughes
TITLE & DESCRIPTION:
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Capital Purchase / Mulcher Boom Attachment
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REQUESTED MOTION:
Authorize the County Administrator to approve the purchase order for a Mulcher Boom Attachment
SUMMARY:
Purchase of a Mulcher Boom Attachment as approved in the 2026/2027 budget.
BACKGROUND:
This attachment will be used on Mower Max machines to maintain and mulch trees/ limbs in the county right of ways, and ditch lines throughout the county.
Funding this mulcher will assist in keeping the right of ways and ditch lines trimmed, with less damage to community members personal property, and assist in maintaining the community in a timely manner. It will also prolong the blade life of the mowing decks, as they will not be needed to trim tree lines. This purchase is being made pursuant to the existing Sheriff’s Association Bid contract with Mowermax Equipment CO. Contract number FSA26-EQU24.0 “Equipment” in effect from 10/01/2026 through 09/30/2028. The resulting contract is administered by the Sheriffs AAssociation Cooperative Purchasing Program.Host Sheriff Procurement Contracts are cooperative contracts competitively procured by Florida Sheriffs’ Offices and administered by the Florida Sheriffs Association’s Cooperative Purchasing Program (FSA CPP). All host Sheriff Procurement Contracts permit purchasing and piggybacking by State and Local government agencies nationwide. Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office intends to make Host Sheriff Procurement Contracts available to all eligible purchasers identified by Rule 60a-1.001, Florida Administrative Code <https://www.flrules.org/gateway/RuleNo.asp?title=GENERAL%20REGULATIONS&ID=60a-1.001> and state and local government agencies nationwide. It is up to each agency to assess whether the agency may make purchases from Host Sheriff Procurement Contracts. Pursuant to the County’s Procurement policy, the County may purchase under cooperative purchase contracts when they are obtained using competitive bidding procedures equivalent to those contained in the County’s policy. Staff are requesting the authorization for the County Administrator to approve the purchase of a Mulcher Boom Attachment as approved in the 2026/2027 budget.
FUNDS:
Budget Amount: $32,951.00
Actual Agenda Item Cost: $31,381.75
Account Number: 60505416400000
Explanation: 2026/2027 New Equipment Purchase