Explanation
Background: The Transportation Division is responsible for traffic control and street name signage throughout the City. To accomplish this mission the Division requires four platform trucks to effect sign replacement and maintenance. These trucks will replace older trucks that have high mileage and excessive maintenance costs.
Bids were advertised in the City Bulletin and were received by the Purchasing Office on March 17, 2005 for Bid SA-001558GRW as follows:
Vendor / Cab and Chassis / Platform / Cost for Four Units / Vendor Status
Dueco, Incorporated / GMC TC8C042 / Dueco / $553,316.00 / Majority
Center City International, Incorporated / International 7400 / (none) / $191,788.00 / Majority
Center City International, Incorporated, submitted the apparent low bid but this was judged to be non-responsive in that they only bid the cab and chassis portion of the specifications. Therefore, the Transportation Division recommends bid award to Dueco, Incorporated, Contract Compliance Number 39-1084229 (expires March 23, 2007) as the lowest, best, most responsive, and most responsible bidder. Their bid price for four (4) units is $553,316.00.
Related 2004 vehicle purchases included three (3) 36-foot aerial trucks ($268,209.00) authorized by Ordinance 0987-2004 passed by City Council on July 19, 2004 and two (2) aerial sign trucks ($228,760.00) authorized by Ordinance 1614-2004 passed by Council on October 18, 2004.
Fiscal Impact: The Transportation Division budgeted $3.17 million in the 2004 Capital Improvements Budget for street equipment. These funds have either all been expended or encumbered for existing purchases of street equipment. This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $553,316.00. Therefore, this ordinance authorizes a transfer of funds within the Transportation Division's 2004 Capital Improvement Budget in the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund.
This ordinance amends the 2004 Capital Improvements budget...
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