Description
The County of Portage, Wisconsin is seeking bids for the provision of MSW and Recycling Compactor Equipment. The equipment must meet specific performance requirements, including a minimum throughput capacity of 680 cubic yards per hour and a charge box capacity of 8-10 cubic yards. The compactors must be designed to withstand the forces of compaction and must include features such as automatic multi-cycle, auto/manual selector switch, and full/jam auto shut-off. The contractor will be responsible for the installation, testing, and maintenance of the equipment.
• The equipment must be factory assembled to the maximum extent possible.
• The compactors must be designed to meet the following site operations: materials are dumped on the transfer station tip floors, front-end loaders will be used to load material from the tip floors to the compactors' hoppers and charge boxes.
• The compactors' equipment packages must include a charge box, custom hopper, breaker bar, ram, hydraulic cylinder, hydraulic oil tank, hydraulic oil pump, electric motor(s), directional control valve, and electrical panel box.
• The contractor must provide a detailed description of the compactor installation process, including any additional structure to support the selected compactor equipment.
• The compactors must be installed on the location marked on the Drawing.
• The contractor must provide a warranty for the equipment, including a 3-year warranty on the ram and frame weldments and a 1-year warranty on electrical and hydraulic equipment.