The county is selling off six items of construction/excavation equipment that have run their useful life and have no been designated as surplus governmental property.
Those items are a 2009 International 4×4 Patch Truck (Vehicle Identification Number 1HTWEAAR99J126821 and county equipment No. 008709), with an estimated value of $15,000; a 2006 Ingersoll-Rand Roller (Vehicle Identification Number SN184534 and county equipment No. 065017), with an estimated value of $15,000; a 2004 Chevrolet 7500 Truck (Vehicle Identification Number 1GBK7E1E04F503580 and county equipment No. 008711) with an estimated value of $20,000; a 2005 Freightliner Flatbed Truck (Vehicle Identification Number 1FVACYDC95HU32811 and county equipment No. 008714), with an estimated value of $20,000; a 2010 Kenworth Dump Truck (Vehicle Identification Number 1NKDL50X2AJ266293 and county equipment No. 027020), with an estimated value of $20,000; and a 2010 International 7400SFA (Vehicle Identification Number IHT-WEAAR5AJ268605 and county equipment No. 008758) with an estimated value of $15,000.
At its January 13 meeting, the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors declared the five vehicles as surplus, fully depreciated, no longer meeting air quality requirements, having reached the end of their service lives, no longer necessary to meet the needs of the public works department, and that all six had been replaced. The board authorize that the sale of the fixed assets to be coordinated through the county’s purchasing department, surplus property division and authorize the director of fleet management to execute all necessary documentation to transfer title and release of liability.
The department of public works is to retain the proceeds from the sales and will deposit the receipts into the county’s transportation equipment fund to offset costs of future equipment purchases.