TITLE
Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. ITB FS21-001 and award a contract to United Rotary Brush Corporation, of Lenexa, KS, for furnishing and delivering street sweeper brooms, for an annual amount of $250,000, with a 10 percent contingency of $25,000, for a total annual contract amount not to exceed $275,000, for a period of two years, with the option to renew for three additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with United Rotary Brush Corporation, for the purchase of street sweeper brooms, for a total annual contract amount not to exceed $275,000.
There are 24 street sweepers and a variety of smaller equipment that use rotating brooms to clean streets and other hard surface areas in the City. These mechanical broom sweepers are often the preferred application for optimal street cleaning and surface scrubbing. Due to the high rate of usage, brooms must be replaced frequently. In addition, the brooms must be configured to meet the specifications of the equipment and the diverse operational needs of the City.
The bid was advertised in the Long Beach Press-Telegram on October 20, 2020, and 12 potential bidders specializing in heavy equipment components were notified of the bid opportunity. Of those bidders, ten downloaded the bid via the City’s electronic bid system. The bid document was made available from the Purchasing Division, located on the sixth floor of City Hall, and the Division’s website at www.longeach.gov/purchasing. A bid announcement was also included in the Purchasing Division’s weekly update of Open Bid Opportunities, which is sent to 35 local, minority-owned, and women-owned business groups. One bid was received on November 19, 2020, and the bidder was not a Minority-owned Business...
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