Primary Department: County Engineer
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman, PhD, P.E., PMP, CFM, ENV-SP
Managing Department: County Engineer
Managing Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman, PhD, P.E., PMP, CFM, ENV-SP
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Investment Memo
Investment Memo Type: Final Investment Memo
Project Name: HCED Bucket Truck
Project ID (if applicable): TBD
Vendor Legal Name (if applicable):
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 0%
MWBE Current Achievement (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Incremental Authorization Requested: $196,041
Total Estimated Project Cost: $196,041
Request Summary:
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Request for approval of a Final Investment Memo for the HCED Bucket Truck project for an amount of $196,041, and commercial paper funding in the amount of $200,000.
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Project Description:
The office of the County Engineer is seeking funding approval to acquire a dedicated bucket truck. This vehicle will enhance the Infrastructure Services capabilities, improve worker safety, and ensure compliance with operational standards.
Anticipated Project Expenditures and Timeline: N/A
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Justification & Alternatives:
A dedicated bucket truck is properly specified for lighting maintenance work and will improve worker safety, reduce fixture damage from improvised access methods, and eliminate operational delays caused by rental availability constraints. Current monthly rental costs for inadequately specified equipment result in annual expenditures without asset acquisition, making this purchase financially prudent.
This investment is expected to significantly improve our overall operational efficiency and play a vital role in supporting community members.
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County Strategic Plan Goal: 2. Connect our community with safe, reliable, equitably distributed, and well-maintained infrastructure.
County Strategic Plan Objective: N/A
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): N/A
Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): N/A
Economy Initiative (Goal 3): N/A
Health Initiative (Goal 4): N/A
Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): N/A
Housing Initiative (Goal 6): N/A
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Precinct(s): Countywide
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Anticipated Court Date: 1/8/2026
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 1/8/2026
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Legal funding compliance confirmed by: Paige Abernathy, Special Assistant County Attorney, 12/24/2025
Department Approval by: Samuel Peña, Chief, Infrastructure Services & Disaster Recovery, 12/29/2025
Hugh Taylor, Senior Buyer, Purchasing
OMB CIP Team Approval by: Jordan Frijas, Budget Analyst-Capital Projects & Infrastructure, 12/29/2025
Commercial Paper Request (For OMB use only):
Receiving Department: County Engineer
Project PeopleSoft ID: TBD
CP Series Description: Commercial Paper Series D-2 can be used for (1) construction of public works, (2) the purchase of automobiles, equipment and machinery, including computers, materials and supplies for the operation of the County’s precincts and departments (3) Professional services, including services provided by engineers, architects, attorneys, auditors, financial advisors, and fiscal agents, in connection with the contractual obligations described in (1) and (2).
Commercial Paper is being requested for the HCED Bucket Truck project and is expected to be repaid within the next three fiscal years either through bonds, budgetary means or pay-as-you-go sources.
Note: Commercial Paper is issued in increments of $5,000 and the excess is not available to be spent by the department.
OMB Financial Management contact: Amy Perez, Deputy Executive Director, Office of Management and Budget