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Electric work-truck deal clears committee—with a $9,600 higher cap
The $1.21 million proposal covers utility trucks, a refuse hauler and an Aviation dump truck. The 4–0 recommendation is not final purchase approval.
Atlanta’s City Utilities Committee voted 4–0 Oct. 27 to advance a $1,205,299.84 electric work-truck agreement with Georgia Kenworth, doing business as MHC Kenworth–Atlanta. The substitute raises the proposed spending ceiling by $9,600.[1][2][3]
The listed vehicle types are two classes of stake-body utility truck and a refuse hauler for Public Works, plus a utility dump truck for Aviation. Those types are unchanged from the earlier $1,195,699.84 version; the authorization also covers related equipment, warranties, delivery and services.[2][3]
EPA Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles grant funds and local matching accounts would pay the costs. The substitute’s text does not explain the higher ceiling or set a delivery date.[2]
We previously reported that two fleet proposals covered the same Kenworth agreement. The older $3.34 million EcoFleet proposal, 26-R-3949, included that agreement alongside other vehicles and 14 charging ports. The two headline amounts should not be added as separate truck purchases. The Oct. 27 minutes record no new disposition in the broader measure’s entry.[1][2][4]
The committee action is a recommendation, not final Council authorization. The draft minutes list the next step for Nov. 2 at 1 p.m. Even an authorized agreement would not bind the city until legal approval, mayoral execution, clerk attestation and delivery to the vendor, under the substitute’s terms.[1][2]
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