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Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. ITB FS14-042 and award a contract to Chevrolet of Watsonville, dba Wondries Fleet Group, for furnishing and delivering four two-wheel drive Chevrolet Tahoe Police Pursuit Vehicles in an amount not to exceed $130,365, with the option of purchasing another two-wheel drive unit for an additional amount not to exceed $32,591, for a total contract amount of $162,956, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract for the purchase of four two-wheel drive Chevrolet Tahoe PPVs for the Police Department, with the option of purchasing another two-wheel drive or four-wheel drive unit, providing funds are available and an additional replacement is required. Fleet Services Bureau has an immediate need to purchase four two-wheel drive Tahoe PPVs as part of the approved FY 14 vehicle replacement plan. Additional two-wheel drive vehicles of a similar configuration have been itemized on the FY 15 replacement plan. The current purchase will replace two units for Police Department Patrol Sergeants, and two units for Police Department K-9 Patrol that have exceeded their replacement dates. The replacement cycle for large Police sport utility vehicles is four years.
The bid was advertised in the Press-Telegram on January 10, 2014, and 773 potential bidders specializing in automotive services or transportation services were notified of the bid opportunity. Of those bidders, 13 downloaded the bid via our electronic bid system. The bid document was made available from the Purchasing Division, located on the seventh floor of City Hall, and the Division’s website at www.longbeach.gov/purchasing. A bid announcement was also included in the Purchasing Division’s weekly update of Open Bid Opportunities, which is sent to 30 local, minority, and women-owned business groups. Two bids were received on January 22, 2014. Of those two bidders, one was a Minority-owned...
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