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Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. PA-01611 and award contracts to Worthington Ford (SBE and Local) and Boulevard Cadillac (SBE and Local), for furnishing and delivering Ford and Chevrolet/GMC automotive parts and service, in an amount not to exceed $405,000, 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 Worthington Ford and Boulevard Cadillac to furnish and deliver Ford and Chevrolet/GMC automotive parts and service to support the Department of Public Works, Fleet Services Bureau, Water Department and Harbor Department for the City’s ongoing vehicle preventative and repair maintenance program. These contracts provide for the parts requirements for the City’s Police black and white sedans, Fire command staff units, utility vehicles, light-duty pick-up trucks, as well as a variety of other light-duty vehicles. The City’s fleet consists of 989 Ford vehicles and 126 Chevy vehicles.
The bid was advertised in the Press-Telegram on June 27, 2011, and 171 potential bidders specializing in OEM (Original Equipment Manufacture) Ford and Chevrolet/GMC parts and service were notified of the bid opportunity. Of those bidders, 18 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. Three bids were received on July 13, 2011. Of those three bidders, none were Minority-owned Business Enterprises (MBEs), none were a Women-owned Business Enterprises (WBEs), three were certified Small Business Enterprises...
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