Explanation
BACKGROUND: To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to enter into a contract with Utility Truck Equipment, Inc. for a 55 Foot Bucket Truck with Hybrid Electric System for the Division of Power. The truck will be used to service street lighting and electrical power lines. This unit is replacing BT-18999. This purchase has been approved by the Division of Fleet Management. In support of the Mayor’s Get Green Columbus initiative, this vehicle is a plug-in Hybrid Electric Bucket Truck.
The Purchasing Office advertised and solicited competitive bids in accordance with the relevant provisions of City Code Chapter 329 relating to competitive bidding (RFQ006761). Eighty-three (83) bidders (1 F1, 3 MBR, 10 MBE, 69 MAJ) were solicited and two (MAJ) bids were received and opened on October 19, 2017.
After a review of the bids, the apparent low bidder is FYDA Freightliner Columbus, Inc. in the amount of $230,216.00. However, they did not meet 23 of the requested specifications nor did they bid on line items 20, 30, 40 or 50.
Listed below are some of the exceptions:
3.3.17.1 Requested: Articulating, stacked boom design
*FYDA offered telescopic side-by-side boom
3.3.17.7 Requested: Horizontal reach 36 ft. minimum at 30 ft. elevation
*FYDA offered 22’6” elevation at max horizontal reach
3.3.17.8 Requested: Bucket capacity, 700 lbs. minimum
*FYDA offered 600 lbs. capacity
3.3.17.10 Requested: Articulating booms arranged in a stacked configuration, non-over-center design
*FYDA offered telescopic side-by-side boom
3.3.17.11 Requested: Upper boom assembly shall provide full insulation with a fiberglass insulation gap to be 239 inches for ANSI category “C” voltages up to 46kv.
*FYDA offered Insulated only when extended.
3.3.17.13 Requested: Upper boom articulation to 70 degrees above horizontal for a total of 175 degrees total- relative to the lower boom.
*FYDA offered -35 degrees to 85 degrees upper boom articulatio...
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