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Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. PA-01011 and award contracts to Scher Tire, Inc. (SBE and Local), and Sudduth Tire Co., Inc. (SBE, WBE, and Local), for furnishing and delivering tires and service, in an amount not to exceed $370,000, for a 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 being requested to enter into annual Citywide contracts with Scher Tire, Inc. and Sudduth Tire Co., Inc., for furnishing and delivering tires and service to support the Department of Public Works, Fleet Services Bureau, Water Department and Harbor Department tire maintenance program. The tire maintenance program consists of new tires and tire-related accessories for small, medium, heavy-duty and specialty vehicles, and safety tires for police and fire. These contracts will support over 2,100 vehicles Citywide.
The bid was advertised in the Press-Telegram on March 18, 2011 and 30 potential bidders specializing in tires and service were notified of the bid opportunity. Of those bidders, nine 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’s business groups. Four bids were received on April 14, 2011. Of those four bidders, none were Minority-owned Business Enterprises (MBEs), one was a Women-owned Business Enterprise (WBE), three were certified Small Business Enterprises (SBEs), and two were Long Beach Businesses (Local). Scher Tire, Inc., and Sudduth Tire Co., Inc., of Long Beach, CA (SBE, WBE, and Local), are the lowest responsible bidders.
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