Opening of Bids - 6000 More or Less, Universal Nestable Refuse and Yard Waste Containers - Pyramid Equipment, Inc.

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unacceptable. Lid latches are unacceptable. The rim must also include a ledge on which the lid rests to create a tight seal between body and lid. BOTTOM: The bottom of the container must have a molded -in wear &�S / NO strip to protect against dragging. Container base must be impact resistant at all points (four comers and the center) of the base for durability. Screw -on, bolt -on, or pop -on wear guards are unacceptable. WHEELS: Wheels shall be 10" diameter and 1.75" wide with YE / NO knobby treads. Wheels must be extra high molecular weight polyethylene capable of supporting 200 pounds per wheel. AXLE: The axle must be 27/32" or greater for 96-gallon containers YES &0 and 45/48-gallon containers must be 3/4" or greater diameter zinc a 6 chromate plated solid high strength steel fully supported by cart S all body. Axle must slide through two molded -in plastic journals in the cart bottom and must not be exposed to contents inside of container. Each molded -in axle journal must be at least I" wide. Axles attached by means of bolts or rivets are unacceptable. STABILITY: Each container shall be stable and self -balancing when S / NO in the upright position, either loaded or empty. The container must be designed to withstand winds of up to 25 mph when empty. Containers must be easy for a citizen to tilt to the roll position when fully loaded while keeping both feet on the ground. Any container which is judged as too difficult to tilt when loaded with 335 pounds (96 Gallon) and 160 pounds (45/48 Gallon) of material will be disqualified. Containers that require a foot fulcrum to assist in tilting the container are unacceptable. LIFT SYSTEM: Each container shall be equipped with attachment S / NO points which make it compatible with standard American semi - automated bar -locking lifters and fully -automated arm lifters. The upper lift point must be integrally molded into the body of the container. The lower lift bar must be designed to withstand over ten (10) years of lifter attachment, and must be I" diameter galvanized steel. It must freely rotate a full 360' on its own axis. The lower bar must be mounted in molded -in plastic bearings so that it is not exposed to the contents inside the container. The lower bar must be factory installed and cannot be attached by means of rivets, screws, bolts, fasteners, etc. Containers with bolted on lower bars or plastic lower bars are NOT acceptable. COLOR — The container body color shall be a dark green or tan to / NO match our existing carts. Bidder must supply sample chips of the colors available with their bid. Surface treatments, spray -on finishes and materials that are not homogenous are not acceptable. Color will be determined at the time of order. C "vO t4v r ,U c, o,,t4, f�