Village may purchase new dump truck

Bluffton council will consider approve several purchase requests on Monday.

The largest purchase is for a new dump truck. A quote through the state bidding system is $77,803. The village had budgeted $65,000 and eliminated several options, bringing the revised quote to $67,069.

Other purchase requests include:
• Two mowers - $14,354 quote

• Adobe Pro Software - $3,920 quote for 10 users; village asked for quote for three users, which is not yet received (estimate is $1,200)

• Pressure washer - $200 approximate cost

• Spare pump for Hunters Run lift station - $2,647 quote

• Mosquito spray and larvicide – two drums of Duet and larvicide tables, $22,645

• Bluffton’s tree commission is recommending that the village register for the 2017 America in Bloom national awards program. The cost to enter is $1,099.

Several additional items are on Monday’s agenda. Those are in the council packet attached to this story.