Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to enter into a contract with All Around Access LLC for the purchase of an Articulating Boom Lift. The Articulating Boom Lift will be used to for preventative maintenance and on demand repair work at the Southerly Waste Water Treatment Plant. This purchase has been approved by the Division of Fleet Management.
The Purchasing Office advertised and solicited competitive bids for the Articulating Boom Lift in accordance with the relevant provisions of City Code Chapter 329 relating to competitive bidding (RFQ025743). Seventy (70) bidders were solicited and two (MAJ) bids were received and opened on September 28, 2023.
Name Bid Amount________City/State Status
All Around Access LLC $192,955.00 Naples, FL MAJ
Qasim Juzer $220,200.00 Bakersfield, CA MAJ
All Around Access LLC’s bid was deemed the lowest, best, most responsive bid.
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
All Around Access LLC’s contract compliance number is 018943 and expires 10/12/25.
The certification of All Around Access LLC was in good standing at the time of the contract award.
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.
3. FISCAL IMPACT
The 2023 Capital Improvement Budget will need to be amended to align budget authority with the proper project. A transfer of cash and appropriation between projects within the Sanitary Bond Fund, Fund 6109, is needed to align cash and appropriation with the proper project.
4. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested to finalize the contracts for this equipment as soon as possible because of the...
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