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Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. ITB FS22-004 and award a contract to Quinn Company, of City of Industry, CA, for the purchase of a Caterpillar telescopic handler, in a total amount not to exceed $162,268, 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 Quinn Company to purchase a telescopic handler for use by the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine. This equipment was approved as a Fiscal Year 2022 (FY 22) enhancement unit for the Maintenance Operations Bureau. This equipment is a large, 4-wheeled forklift with a telescoping arm, which extends up to 42 feet. It has a 6,500-pound load capacity and will be used for a variety of maintenance tasks, including berm and seawall repairs. The proposed piece of equipment is critical to operations, allowing movement of equipment and large deliveries, while navigating outdoors around park elements.
The bid was advertised in the Long Beach Press-Telegram on November 11, 2021, and 37 potential bidders specializing in off-road equipment were notified of the bid opportunity. Of those bidders, 12 downloaded the bid via the City of Long Beach’s (City) electronic bid system. The bid document was made available from the Purchasing Division, located on the 6th 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 39 local, minority-owned, and women-owned business groups. Two bids were received on September 8, 2021. Of those bidders, none were a Minority-owned Business Enterprise (MBE), Women-owned Business Enterprise (WBE), or certified Small Business Enterprise (SBE), and one was a Long Beach vendor (Local). Quinn Company (not an MBE, WBE, SBE, ...
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