Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to enter into contract and issue purchase orders as needed with Rudd Equipment Company, Inc., for the purchase of two front end wheel loaders. This purchase will be made for the Department of Public Service, Division of Infrastructure Management.
The Division of Infrastructure Management will use the equipment to maintain and repair streets throughout the City of Columbus. The City of Columbus, Fleet Management Division, approved the purchase of this equipment to replace equipment that has reached the end of its useful life.
The Purchasing Office advertised and solicited competitive bids in accordance with the relevant provisions of City Code Chapter 329 relating to competitive bidding (Solicitation RFQ016377) through Vendor Services. The City received three bids for the front end wheel loaders on September 17, 2020, and they were tabulated as follows:
Company Name Bid Amount City/State Majority/MBE/FBE
Rudd Equipment Company $366,732.00 Columbus, OH Majority
Southeastern Equipment Co $376,000.00 Dublin, OH Majority
Murphy Tractor $467,934.00 Columbus, OH Majority
The award is to be made to Rudd Equipment Company, Inc., as the lowest responsive and responsible and best bidder for all lines of its bid of $366,732.00.
Searches in the System for Award Management (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against Rudd Equipment Company, Inc. ...
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