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Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. ITB FS15-186 and award a contract to FFBH Motors, LLC, dba Frontier Ford, of Santa Clara, CA, for the purchase of three Ford F-150 CNG-fueled, Regular Cab trucks, in a total amount not to exceed $122,032, 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-150, CNG-fueled, Regular Cab pickup trucks. The units will support the operations of the Health and Human Services Department, Vector Control and the Public Works Department, Parking Meter Operations. Due to extensive usage, these units have an average of 113,220 miles and are experiencing high fuel costs. Sufficient replacement funds have been collected to replace these units, as they were originally scheduled in the FY15 approved replacement plan. The new units are the same make and model of current vehicles being used by Vector Control and Parking Meter Operations, therefore, enabling operational equipment to be transferred instead of replacing with new equipment. The new units are also CNG-fueled, which is 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 1080 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 groups that represent local, minority and women-owned businesses. Two bids were received on September 29, 2015. Of those bidde...
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