Explanation
The Transportation Division is responsible for conducting street maintenance and rehabilitation operations on the City's roadway system. To accomplish this mission the division requires two pothole patching units capable of performing street repairs. The purchase of these units is necessary to ensure the proper and rapid repair of street and roadway anomalies.
Bids were advertised in The City Bulletin and were received by the Purchasing Office on September 25, 2003, for Bid Proposal No. SA-000518GRW as follows:
Vendor/ Item/ Amount/ Status
Center City International/ Pro-Patch TCM 500-120-DHE/ $183,178.00/ majority
Bob McDorman Chevrolet/ Pro-Patch TCM 500-120-DHE/ $183,338.00/ majority
H. D. Industries/ Pro-Patch TCM 500-120-DHE/ $184,000.00/ majority
The lowest bid from Center City International Trucks, Inc., contract compliance number 31-1048371 (expires September 12, 2005) met specifications as the lowest, best, most responsive, and most responsible bidder. Their bid price for two units was $183,178.00.
The Division would also like to accept twelve of the proposed options in the bid. They are:
1. Hydraulic lift platform; two at a cost of $3,190.00
2. Drip pan; two at a cost of $550.00
3. Water tank; two at a cost of $550.00
4. Strobe light; two at a cost of $500.00
5. 5 lb. Fire extinguisher; two at a cost of $200.00
6. Work Deck; two at a cost of $1,600.00
7. Frame mounted LP gas bottle; two at a cost of $1,960.00
8. Laptop computer and software; one at a cost of $4,250.00
9. Extended warranty on the truck engine, P3733E; two at a cost of $3,960.00
10. Extended warranty on the truck body, P1302C; two at a cost of $312.00
11. Extended warranty on the transmission; two at a cost of $1,600.00
12. Extended warranty on the patching unit body; two at a cost of $2,400.00
Total cost of all options is $21,072.00. The final cost for both units is $204,250.00.
Funds are budgeted and available for this expenditure fr...
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