Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The Divisions of Infrastructure and Traffic Management use equipment for projects throughout the City of Columbus. These pieces of equipment allow for the divisions to be more efficient with day to day projects and work orders and provide for more reliable equipment to carry out services provided by the divisions.
The Purchasing Office opened formal bids on July 30th, 2015 for the purchase of five (5) hot patching inserts for F550s for the Division of Infrastructure Management. The office received two bids. After review of the bids, the Department of Public Service recommends award to the following vendor as the lowest, responsive and responsible bidder:
Kaffenbarger Truck Equipment Co. (31-0802979): Line items #1 and #2.
The total cost will be $67,000.00.
The Purchasing Office opened formal bids on August 6th, 2015 for the purchase of one (1) vacuum trailer for the Division of Traffic Management and received four bids. After review of the bids, the Department of Public Service recommends award to the following vendor as the lowest, responsive and responsible bidder:
Vermeer Heartland Inc. (36-3116243): Vacuum Trailer with Training
The total cost will be $42,850.00.
The total cost of these expenditures is $109,850.00
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE INFORMATION
Company Compliance Number Expiration Date
Kaffenbarger Truck Equipment Co. 31-0802979 02/02/2017
Vermeer Heartland Inc. 36-3116243 03/17/2017
3. FISCAL IMPACT
Funds for this expenditure are budgeted in the 2015 C.I.B within the Streets and Highways Bonds Fund, no. 704.
4. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested to ensure equipment is received as soon as possible so that it can replace units that are beyond their useful life.
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish purchase orders for the purchase of five (5) hot patch inserts from Kaffenbarger Truck Equipment Co. and one (1) vacuum trailer from Vermeer Heartland Inc.; to a...
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