Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to enter into a contract with Rudd Equipment Company for the purchase of a articulating wheel loader for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage. The wheel loader will be used by the Division of Sewerage and Drainage processing sewage sludge and compost, handling materials with bulk densities ranging from 500 to 1,600 pounds/cubic yard.
The Purchasing Office advertised and solicited competitive bids in accordance with Section 329.06 (Solicitation SA004752). Seventeen (17) vendors (16 MAJ, 1 MBE) were solicited and four (4) bids (4 MAJ) were received and opened on January 31, 2013. Rudd Equipment Company submitted the apparent low bid in the amount of $275,000.00; however it was an alternate model that did not meet the minimum specifications required. The specific areas of the specifications that the bid did not meet were Sections 3.3.1.1, 3.3.1.2, 3.3.1.4, 3.3.2.2, 3.3.4.2, 3.3.8.1, 3.3.11.1. Additional detail concerning these exceptions is attached to the recommendation letter. The second lowest bid was also submitted by Rudd Equipment Company in the amount of $302,952.00 and does meet the minimum specifications required. Therefore, the Division of Sewerage and Drainage is recommending the award go to Rudd Equipment Company as the lowest responsive, responsible, and best bidder. This award is for one (1) articulating wheel loader. The total award will be for $302,952.00.
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: Rudd Equipment Company, Contract Compliance Number: 61-0445955, expires 10/10/2014. This supplier does not hold MBE/FBE status.
FISCAL IMPACT: $302,952.00 is budgeted for this purchase.
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