Explanation
BACKGROUND: To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to enter into a contract with Utility Truck Equipment, Inc. for the purchase of two (2) Plug-In Hybrid Electric 60-Foot Digger/Derrick Trucks with Utility Bodies, for the Division of Power.
These heavy duty trucks will be used to remove, replace, and service power poles.
The Purchasing Office advertised and solicited competitive bids in accordance with the relevant provisions of City Code Chapter 329 relating to competitive bidding (RFQ009586). Fifty-three (53) bidders (2 F1, 5 MBE, 4 MBR, 42 MAJ) were solicited and one (1 MAJ) bid was received and opened on July 26, 2018.
After a review of the bid, the Division of Power recommends the award be made to Utility Truck Equipment, Inc., the lowest, responsive, and best bidder for Item No’s 1, 2, 3A, and 5 for a grand total of $836,920.00. The Division wishes not to purchase Item No’s 3 and 4.
Utility Truck Equipment, Inc. 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: Utility Truck Equipment, Inc. Vendor #004562 CC# 31-0989420, expires 7/25/20 (MAJ)
FISCAL IMPACT: $836,920.00 is required for this purchase. Funding will come from the Electricity Operating Fund as well as the Electricity G.O. Bonds Fund. A transfer within the Electricity G.O. Bonds Fund will be necessary as well as an amendment to the 2018 Capital Improvements Budget.
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To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish a contract with Utility Truck Equipment, Inc. for the purchase of two (2) Plug-In Hybrid Electric 60-Foot Digger/Derrick Trucks with Utility Bodies, for the Division of Power; to authorize an expenditure within the Electricity Operating Fund; to authorize a transfer and expenditure within the Electricity General Obligations Bond Fund; and to aut...
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