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Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. ITB FS16-013 and award a contract to Fritts Ford, of Riverside, CA, for the purchase of five Ford F-350, Regular Cab CNG-fueled welder-body trucks, with accessories, in a total amount not to exceed $457,287, inclusive of taxes and fees. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with Fritts Ford for the purchase of five Ford F-350, CNG-fueled, welder-body trucks. The trucks will support the operations of the Long Beach Gas & Oil Department (LBGO). Sufficient replacement funds have been collected to replace the five units, which are four years past their scheduled replacement. This equipment is part of the approved replacement plan for FY 15. The new units are the same make and model as the current vehicles being used by LBGO, therefore, enabling some operational equipment to be transferred instead of replacing with new equipment. The new units are also 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 November 10, 2015, and 516 potential bidders specializing in transportation, automotive parts and services were notified of the bid opportunity. Of those bidders, 18 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. Six bids were received on December 10, 2015. Of those bidders, none were Minority-owned Business Enterprises (MBEs), Women-owned Business Enterprises (WBEs), or Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs,) one was a certifi...
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