2015-03-31 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                  31 MARCH 2015


The fleet team has faced a number of challenges keeping plant and fleet operational given the
age and condition of the current fleet, with major maintenance required that has resulted in
downtime for a number of plant items. Fortunately the Civil Operations branch has been very co-
operative in ensuring that workarounds have been able to be implemented with only minor
impacts to service levels.

Further assessments of plant and fleet condition have been progressively undertaken by the
Fleet team, to update the initial assessments undertaken in early 2014, and also provide a firm
forecast for the 2015/16 budget. It should be noted that Council currently leases the majority of
its vehicle fleet (i.e. utes, sedans) which is a legacy of de-amalgamation. A strategy to replace
these leases with owned vehicles to reduce the overall cost to Council is currently being
implemented.

Replacement Program 2014/15 Budget

The 2014/15 budget included a plant and fleet replacement budget of $1.7 million. Some juggling
of the program has been required to accommodate operational requirements (i.e. purchase of a
vehicle for the electrician) as well as replacing damaged plant (i.e. roller). A thorough review has
also been undertaken of all existing plant and equipment, and to date 100 items have been sold
at auction recouping $200,000 in sale proceeds.

The table below outlines the status for each item included to be replaced in the program. $475k
of the budget has been expended replacing 6 items. The remaining $1.2 million will be spent or
committed before 30 June 2015 (note that plant and vehicle specification development has been
hampered by the recent focus by the Procurement and Fleet manager on assisting with
streamlining the delivery of infrastructure capital projects).

Item for Replacement                  Plant Category                        Procurement
                                                                            Status
Isuzu 4x2 dual cab utility            Light commercial vehicle              Purchased
Hyundai iLoad van                     Light commercial vehicle
John Deer grader 670G                 Grader, Excavator
Kassboher Beach Tech 2000 beach       General plant > $5,000
cleaner
Leica theodolite                      General plant > $5,000
Toyota Hi Ace van                     Light commercial vehicle

Isuzu truck Frr500 885LDN             Truck - tipper, flat tray > 4.5T      Specification
                                      GVM                                   completed and
Isuzu truck NPR400 780HGN             Truck - tipper, flat tray > 4.5T      tender in progress
                                      GVM
Isuzu truck NPR400 785HGN             Truck - tipper, flat tray > 4.5T
                                      GVM
Isuzu truck NPR400 822HJS             Truck - tipper, flat tray > 4.5T
                                      GVM
Mitsubishi Flocon truck 995HEA        Special truck, prime mover, street
                                      sweeper, water cart, EPV, bus
Isuzu truck NPR200                    Truck - tipper, flat tray > 4.5T      Specification to be
                                      GVM                                   developed
Amman AP240 roller (damaged           Backhoe, Loader, Roller,
beyond repair)                        Compactor, Bobcat
Hitachi 3T excavator                  Grader, Excavator
Isuzu water truck FV1400              Special truck, prime mover, street
                                      sweeper, water cart, EPV, bus
Kubota BX1850 mid mount mower         General plant > $5,000

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