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Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. PA-03007 and award a contract to American Rotary Broom Co., Inc., to furnish and deliver street sweeper brooms, in the total estimated annual amount of $200,000, plus a 10 percent contingency, for the period of one year, with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into an annual contract for street sweeper brooms. This award combines the estimated annual requirements for the Citywide Departments to secure pricing at the highest possible discount available.
The bid was advertised on August 3, 2007, and 8 potential bidders specializing in street sweeper brooms chose to download the bid opportunity; none are Minority-owned Business Enterprises (MBEs), none are Women-owned Business Enterprises (WBEs), none a Long Beach businesses, and two are certified Small Business Enterprises (SBEs). The bid document was made available from the Purchasing Division located on the Plaza Level of City Hall and the Division's website at www.lonqbeach.qov/purchasinq. A bid announcement was also included in the Purchasing Division's weekly update of Open Bid Opportunities, which is sent to 31 local, minority and women's business groups. Bids were opened on August 15, 2007. American Rotary Broom Co., Inc., of Escondido, CA, an SBE is the lowest responsible bidder.
This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Lori A. Conway on July 24, 2007 and Budget and Performance Management Bureau Manager David Wodynski on August 21, 2007.
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
City Council action to adopt Specifications No. PA-03007 and award a contract concurrently is requested on September 4, 2007, to ensure that a contract is in place expeditiously. There is no interim in place.
FISCAL IMPACT
The cost of this contract, in the estimated annual amount of $150,000, is included in the Fleet Fund (IS386) of Public Works and the Harbor ...
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