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Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. ITB FS17-130 and award a contract to Los Angeles Truck Centers, LLC, of Whittier, CA, for the purchase and delivery of a Freightliner M2-112, CNG-fueled Street Flusher Truck, for a total amount not to exceed $248,260, inclusive of taxes and fees. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with Los Angeles Truck Centers, LLC, for the purchase of a new Freightliner M2-112 Street Flusher Truck with a CNG fuel system. This new vehicle was approved in the FY 15 vehicle replacement plan and is fully funded by a combination of previously collected replacement funds from the Department of Public Works, AB 2766 grant allocation, and 2015 Local Government Match Grant funds.
This vehicle will replace a 1998 model-year, diesel fueled Street Flusher Truck used by the Public Works Department that is nine years past its useful life. Street Flusher Trucks are used to fill traffic control devices with water, irrigation and dust control. This truck can also be used as a supplemental water source in an emergency.
The bid was advertised in the Long Beach Press-Telegram on August 11, 2017, and 663 potential bidders specializing in vehicles were notified of the bid opportunity. Of those bidders, 14 downloaded the bid via the City’s 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 22 local, minority, and women-owned business groups. One bid was received on September 6, 2017. The sole bidder is not a Minority-owned Business Enterprise (MBE), Women-owned Business Enterprise (WBE), Small Business Enterprise (SBE), or a Long Beach business (Local). Los Angeles Truck Centers, LLC, of Whittier, CA (not MBE, WBE, or Local), was th...
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