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BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to establish a Universal Term Contract (UTC) for the option to purchase Anti-Icing and Deicing Equipment with Bell Equipment MacQueen Equipment LLC, DBA Bell Equipment. The Division of Infrastructure Management is the primary user for Anti-Icing and Deicing Equipment. Anti-Icing and Deicing Equipment are used to upfit City owned single and double axle dump trucks for road maintenance. The term of the proposed option contract would be approximately three (3) years, expiring December 31, 2024 with the option to renew for one (1) additional year. The Purchasing Office opened formal bids on November 18, 2021. In addition, the expenditure of $1.00 is hereby authorized from General Budget Reservation BRPO001670.
The Purchasing Office advertised and solicited competitive bids in accordance with the relevant provisions of Section 329 relating to competitive bidding (Request for Quotation No. RFQ019878). One (1) bid was received.
The Purchasing Office is recommending award to the overall lowest, responsive, responsible and best bidder as follows:
Bell Equipment MacQueen Equipment LLC, DBA Bell Equipment, CC# 007526 CC# 035318 expires 11/19/2023, expires 5/3/2023, All items, $1.00
Total Estimated Annual Expenditure: $70,000.00, Department of Public Service the primary user
Emergency Designation: The Finance and Management Department respectfully requests this legislation to be considered an emergency ordinance to avoid an interruption in supply.
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.
FISCAL IMPACT: The expenditure of $1.00 is hereby authorized from General Budget Reservation BRPO001670. City Agencies will be required to obtain approval to expend from their own appropriations f...
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