Explanation
BACKGROUND: To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to enter into a contract with Kaffenbarger Truck Equipment Company for the purchase and installation of Utility Service Bodies to be mounted on the Division of Water supplied Cab and Chassis. The trucks will then be used by the Division of Water to remove and replace residential water meters.
The Purchasing Office advertised and solicited competitive bids in accordance with the relevant provisions of City Code Chapter 329 relating to competitive bidding (RFQ006802). Twenty-three (23) bidders (1 MBE, 22 MAJ) were solicited and four (4) bids were received and opened on September 28, 2017. After a review of the bids, the Division of Water recommends an award be made for all items to Kaffenbarger Truck Equipment Company in the amount of $41,952.00 as the lowest, responsive and responsible and best bidder.
The company is not debarred according to the Excluded Party Listing System of the Federal Government or prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Auditor of State Unresolved Findings for Recovery Certified Search.
SUPPLIER: Kaffenbarger Truck Equipment Company, Vendor#004325, CC#31-0802979 , expires 4/28/18
FISCAL IMPACT: $41,952.00 is required for this purchase.
$41,400.00 was expended in 2016.
$132,400.00 was expended in 2015.
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish a contract with Kaffenbarger Truck Equipment Company for the purchase and installation of Utility Service Bodies for the Division of Water and to authorize the expenditure of $41,952.00 from the Water Operating Fund. ($41,952.00)
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WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office opened formal bids on September 28, 2017 for the purchase and installation of Utility Service Bodies for the Division of Water; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Water recommends an award be made to the lowest, responsive and responsible and best bidder, Kaffenbarger Truck Equipment Compa...
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