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Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP PR19-055 and authorize City Manager, or designee, to award a contract to Dion and Sons, Inc., of Long Beach, CA, to operate and maintain boat fueling facilities in the City of Long Beach Marinas, for a period of five years, with the option to renew for two additional five-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager; and authorize City Manager, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments. (Districts 2,3)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with Dion and Sons, Inc., to operate and maintain boat fueling facilities in the City of Long Beach (City) Marinas.
The contract for fueling operations, which consisted of the sale of fuel for boats, oil, spark plugs, storage batteries, parts for propulsion machinery, fresh water, and ice expired in December 2018. A new Request for Proposal (RFP) was issued to identify the best provider to operate and maintain the boat fueling facilities in City Marinas.
The RFP was advertised in the Long Beach Press-Telegram on February 11, 2019, and 212 potential proposers specializing in marina fueling facility operations were notified of the RFP opportunity. Of those proposers, 14 downloaded the RFP via the City's electronic bid system. The RFP document was made available from the Purchasing Division, located on the seventh floor of the old City Hall, and the Purchasing Division's website at www.longbeach.gov/purchasing.
A RFP announcement was also included in the Purchasing Division's weekly update of Open Bid Opportunities, which was sent to 28 local, minority and women-owned business groups. One proposal was received on April 30, 2019. The one proposer was not a Minority-owned Business Enterprise (MBE), Woman-owned Business Enterprise (WBE), or certified Small Business Enterprise (SBE), but was a Long Beach business (Local). The selection committee ...
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