Issue details
To approve the purchase of construction plant replacing the need to hire
The hire of plant covered by this document
over a five year period is £560,000. The total purchase price
is £343,000 giving a payback of just over 3 years.
Details of equipment to be purchased:
? Quantity 2 x Road sweepers
? Quantity 2 x 1t high lift dumpers
? Quantity 2 x 2.7t Excavators
? Quantity 1 x Towable wood chipper
The purchase of these items through capitalising plant will not
only payback the full cost of borrowing repayments over a short
period of time, but it will then release funds within revenue
annexes that can be re-invested into the service.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 05/01/2023
Decision due: 16 December 2022 by Service Director – Environment , Highways, & Waste
Contact: Mark Averill, Service Director Environment and Highways Email: mark.averill@herefordshire.gov.uk Tel: 01432 260944.
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