March 19, 2024

New dozer approved for landfill

To continue work at the Newton Sanitary Landfill, a new small dozer was approved for purchase by Newton City Council. A John Deere Crawler Dozer Model 700K was approved for $173,584 from Murphy Tractor of Des Moines.

“The Newton Sanitary Landfill has a need for a small dozer to place dirt over the waste, clean ditches, and grade material on a daily basis,” interim city administrator Jarrod Wellik said. “The existing Komatsu dozer is 13 years old and will need some major components replaced in the near future.”

The decision to replace the 2004 Komatsu dozer was made during a discussion at the Landfill 28E budget workshop in January. Currently, there is $250,000 budgeted for a new dozer in the 2017-2018 landfill capital equipment budget.

Bids for the dozer were gathered using the Iowa Department of Transportation State Bidding process. The cost of the crawler dozer will be paid for utilizing available funds form the landfill fund.

The city plans to put the existing Komatsu dozer on the Public Surplus online auction site with a reserve value of $20,000. The city will sell the existing dozer to the highest online bid, or if the reserve value is not met in the auction, it will sell the dozer to Murphy Tractor for $20,000.

Contact Jamee A. Pierson at 641-792-3121 ext. 6534 or jpierson@newtondailynews.com