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Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP FS17-069 and award a contract to Los Angeles Truck Centers, LLC, of Whittier, CA, for the purchase and delivery of two compressed natural gas fueled pot hole patch trucks, for a total amount not to exceed $539,337, 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 two CNG-fueled pot hole patch trucks for use by the Public Works Department. These new vehicles were approved in the FY 15 vehicle replacement plan and are 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. The units to be replaced are six years past their useful life with an average of 142,880 miles driven.
The Request for Proposals (RFP) was advertised in the Long Beach Press-Telegram on July 24, 2017, and 1,413 potential proposers specializing in automobile manufacturing were notified of the RFP opportunity. Of those proposers, 21 downloaded the RFP via the City’s electronic bid system. The RFP 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. An RFP 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. Two proposals were received on August 29, 2017. Of the two bids received, none were Minority-owned Business Enterprises (MBEs), Women-owned Business Enterprises (WBEs), Small Business Enterprises (SBEs), or Long Beach businesses (Local).
A committee comprised of subject matter experts reviewed the proposals for experience in building equipment of the same type, reasonableness of cost, and conformance with the terms of the RFP, among other criteria. The selection committee...
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