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Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. PA-05313 and authorize City Manager to execute a contract with Los Angeles Truck Center, LLC, of Whittier, CA, for the purchase of one natural gas powered, 20 cubic yard, rear-loading refuse truck, in a total amount not to exceed $281,798, inclusive of taxes and fees. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with Los Angeles Truck Center, LLC, for the purchase of one natural gas powered, 20 cubic yard, rear-loading refuse truck. In February 2013, vehicle 13722 was in an accident and deemed a total loss by the Fleet Services Bureau. The City’s insurance carrier, Lexington Insurance Company, has agreed to reimburse $186,765 of the total purchase price to the City upon delivery of the replacement vehicle to the City. Sufficient replacement funds have been collected over the life of the vehicle to complete the purchase.
The bid was advertised in the Press-Telegram on July 30, 2013, and 898 potential bidders specializing in automotive or transportation services were notified of the bid opportunity. Of those bidders, eight 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 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 30 local, minority, and women-owned business groups. Two bids were received on August 15, 2013. Of those two bidders, none were Minority-owned Business Enterprises (MBEs), Women-owned Business Enterprises (WBEs), certified Small Business Enterprises (SBEs), or Long Beach businesses (Local). Los Angeles Truck Center, LLC, of Whittier, CA (not an MBE, WBE, DBE, SBE or Local), was the lowest responsible bidder.
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