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e <br />THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THE BIDS RECEIVED <br />ON A BACKHOE LOADER AT THE JANUARY 21, 1976 MEETING WERE EVALUATED AND HE <br />PRESENTED THE TWO LOW BIDS FOR DISCUSSION: <br />PIPPIN TRACTOR & EQUIPMENT, VERO BEACH $15,990.00 <br />MASSEY—FERGUSQQN MODE #50—A <br />LARGE TIRES CL TIRES <br />. <br />FLORIDA—GEORGIA TRACTOR CO., TAMPA $16,170.72 <br />JNTERNATIONAi, H RVESTER #IH -2515 <br />LARGE IRES 4 TIRES) �./L <br />THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR STATED THAT THERE IS A DIFFERENCE OF <br />$60.72 AND IT WOULD BE HIS RECOMMENDATION TO PURCHASE THE BACKHOE LOADER <br />FROM FLORIDA—GEORGIA TRACTOR CO. BECAUSE IT HAS AN ADDITIONAL REACH OF <br />9 INCHES WHICH WOULD BE AN ADVANTAGE. IN THE SPECIFICATIONS AN 1$ INCH <br />REACH WAS SPECIFIED, AND THIS IS 17 FEET 11 INCHES. THE PIPPIN TRACTOR <br />& EQUIPMENT BACKHOE LOADER REACH WAS 17 FEET 2 INCHES. <br />COMMISSIONER SCHMUCKER QUESTIONED IF THE ADDITIONAL 9 INCHES IS <br />THAT IMPORTANT OVER PURCHASING EQUIPMENT LOCALLY. <br />THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR STATED THAT USUALLY PURCHASING EQUIPMENT <br />LOCALLY WOULD BE AN ADVANTAGE, BUT GETTING FOUR TIRES AND THE ADDITIONAL <br />9 INCHES IN REACH ARE MORE OF AN ADVANTAGE. <br />ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MASSEY, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER Loy, <br />TO ACCEPT THE BID OF FLORIDA—GEORGIA TRACTOR COMPANY IN THE AMOUNT OF <br />$16,400.72, AS BEING THE BEST BID MEETING SPECIFICATIONS. <br />COMMISSIONER $CHMUCKER STATED THAT HE FEELS WE SHOULD PURCHASE <br />EQUIPMENT FROM LOCAL COMPANIES. <br />THE CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR THE MOTION: COMMISSIONER $CHMUCKER VOTED <br />IN OPPOSITION, THE BOARD VOTED IN FAVOR AND THE MOTION WAS CARRIED. <br />CHAIRMAN SIEBERT PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION, <br />WORDING TO BE PUT ON THE MARCH 9TH PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY BALLOT, <br />REGARDING THE COUNTY GETTING.INTO AN ORGANIZED RECREATION AREA. <br />COMMISSIONER $CHMUCKER STATED THAT AT FIRST HE WAS CONCERNED THAT <br />THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH DETAILED INFORMATION IN THE REFERENDUM, BUT HE HAS <br />NOW CHANGED HIS CONCERN AND IS MOST OPPOSED TO THE PROPOSED ONE—HALF MILL <br />OUTSIDE THE COUNTY'S 10 MILL CAP. HE FEELS THE TAXPAYER SHOULD NOT BE <br />TAXED OUTSIDE OF THE CAP FOR RECREATION, THAT THIS MONEY SHOULD BE KEPT <br />WITHIN THE 10 MILL LIMITATION. <br />14 <br />I <br />FEB 41976 u <br />