MSW & Recycling Compactor Equipment Portage County Solid Waste

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.