Police, water plant and parks approved for new vehicles

The Guthrie Police Department will soon be upgrading their patrol units, along with the Water Treatment Plant, and the Parks Department will be getting a new compact excavator.

The five units will be lease-purchase with Branch Banking and Trust Company for five years in the amount of $136,223.65 with a down payment of $73,000 for a purchase package of $209,223.65. The interest rate is set at 2.19%.

The police department will be equipped with three 2013 Ford Police Interceptor Utility vehicles priced each at $27,051. Two of the patrol units will be supplied with an equipment package and one unit will be equipped with a K-9 package. The equipment packages total $59,595.86 for a complete purchase price of $140,748.86.

The new units will allow the department to surplus three older patrol units. The fleet of patrol vehicles average at about 122,000 miles between the old and new. Some of the current 1999-2000 patrol cars, that will be surplus, have around 180,000 miles along with “enormous” maintenance issues.

The treatment plant will receive a 2013 Chevrolet 1500 truck and will replace the current Chevrolet one-ton truck that will be moved to the Parks department. The total price tag with equipment is $21,119.28

The City says the importance of the new truck is to run water samples to Stillwater and the pulling of water samples. In return, will save on fuel and give Parks a heavier duty truck for hauling heavy items. In addition, it is anticipated that the 1997 Chevrolet S10, that the water superintendent drives, will be added to surplus.

The Parks will receive a 2013 Compact Excavator for Summit View Cemetery. The City says the older backhoe, currently being used, is too large and hard to maneuver between graves and monuments. The backhoe will be moved from the cemetery to the parks.

The cost for the excavator is $47,355.51 which includes attachments. If you have a company in the construction business which requires machinery like excavators, you can make bids for them with Equify Auctions – see more Auction details here.