Opening of Bids - Five Thousand More or Less Universal-Nestable Refuse Containers Spec A - Best Equipment Co., Inc.

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assembled containers shall be as follows: 96 Gallon — Height: 43.25" STATE HEIGHT - 43.25 " Length: 35.25" STATE LENGTH - 35.25 " Width: 29.75" STATE WIDTH - 29.75 " HANDLES: Each container must be equipped with two (2) handles, ES NO each a minimum of 1" diameter. The handles and handle mounts must be an integrally molded part of the container body. The handles shall be designed to afford the user positive control of the loaded cart at all times. The handles must not have the ability to rotate on their own axis at any time. Handles which are molded as part of the lid are unacceptable. Bolted -on handle mounts or bolted -on handles are unacceptable. LID: The lid shall be configured to ensure that it will not warp, ES NO bend, slump, or distort such an extent that it no longer fits the container properly or becomes otherwise unserviceable. The lid must be crowned in shape and designed to disallow entry of rain when in the closed position. The lid must open from a closed position through a full 270' arc. Living hinges and lid counter weights are 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. The City will be asking for a price reduction for a lid delete. BOTTOM: The bottom of the container must have a molded -in wear ES NO strip to protect against dragging. Container base must be impact resistant at all points (four corners 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 ES NO knobby treads. Wheels must be extra high molecular weight polyethylene capable of supporting 200 pounds per wheel. AXLE: The axle must be 5/8" diameter zinc chromate plated solid YES NO high strength steel fully supported by cart 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 1" wide. Axles attached by means of bolts or rivets are unacceptable. STABILITY: Each container shall be stable and self -balancing when ES 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 12