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Saipan Mayor’s Office gets new dump truck
The Saipan Mayor’s Office finally received the long-awaited dump truck it purchased in early September last year and it was at the Office of Procurement and Supply as of yesterday.
Saipan Tribune learned that the dump truck finally arrived from California based on the photo that Rep. Ed Propst (Ind-Saipan) posted on his Facebook page yesterday.
Rep. Ed Propst (Ind-Saipan) poses for a group photo along with the Saipan Mayor’s Office staff at the Office of Procurement and Supply in Lower Base in front of the mayor’s office’s new dump truck. (Contributed Photo)
The purchase of the dump truck was made possible after the Saipan Mayor’s Office got $413,000 from the Office of Insular Affairs.
Mayor’s Office special assistant Henry Hofschneider said that with the arrival of the dump truck, the office can now improve its performance in community projects.
Saipan Mayor David M. Apatang began sending out community workers to clean up villages last February. With the new dump truck, the office’s community workers can now double their efforts in cleaning the islands.
Apatang noted that regular island cleanups are one of his priorities and is actually part of the Saipan Mayor’s Office’s duties.
Hofschneider said the office is happy about getting the dump truck already. All three new heavy equipment purchased from last year have arrived.
Right now, they are in the process of purchasing a skid steer loader that is similar to backhoes but are smaller. The contract is worth $107,800 and is now being routed for signing.
Despite the two new equipment and other smaller equipment purchased recently, Hofschneider noted that the Mayor’s Office still needs a big boom truck, a smaller dump truck, and small roller compacter for compacting when clearing secondary roads.
“Although these will be a lot of money, it will be put to good use. We don’t want to purchase used equipment because we’ll spend even more in repairing if it breaks down, so we’re aiming for newer equipment,” he said.
