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Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. ITB FS15-183 and award a contract to FFBH Motors, LLC, dba Frontier Ford, of Santa Clara, CA, for the purchase of three Ford F-250 CNG-fueled, Super Cab trucks, in a total amount not to exceed $205,974, inclusive of taxes and fees. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with Frontier Ford for the purchase of three Ford F-250, CNG-fueled, Super Cab trucks. The trucks will support the operations of the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department, Animal Care Services Bureau (Animal Care). Sufficient replacement funds have been collected to replace these three units, which are two years past their scheduled replacement. This equipment is part of the approved replacement plan for FY 16. The new units are the same make and model as the current vehicles being used by Animal Care, therefore, enabling operational equipment to be transferred instead of replacing with new equipment. The new units are CNG-fueled, which is a less expensive and more environmentally beneficial alternative to the current gasoline fueled trucks.
The bid was advertised in the Long Beach Press-Telegram on September 10, 2015, and 1,080 potential bidders specializing in transportation, automotive parts and services were notified of the bid opportunity. Of those bidders, 11 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 Purchasing 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. Two bids were received on September 25, 2015. Of those bidders, none were Minority-owned Business Enterprises (MBEs), none were Women-owned Business Enterprises (WBEs), one was a certified Small ...
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