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Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. ITB FS18-146 and authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into contracts, including any necessary amendments, with Lehr Auto Electric, Inc., of Anaheim, CA, and Professional Police Supply, Inc. dba Adamson Police Products, of Los Alamitos, CA, for the purchase of emergency vehicle auxiliary equipment, in an annual aggregate amount of $1,000,000, with a 10 percent contingency in the amount of $100,000, for a total annual aggregate amount not to exceed $1,100,000, for a period of two years, with the option to renew for three additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into contracts with Lehr Auto Electric, Inc., and Professional Police Supply, Inc., for the purchase of emergency vehicle auxiliary equipment.
The Fleet Services Bureau outfits an average of 200 vehicles annually with auxiliary equipment. Many sedans formerly used for patrol purposes are being replaced with utility vehicles that require different emergency response outfitting components. Typically, these components are reused from old to new vehicles; however, the sedan equipment is not compatible with the new utility vehicles. It is expected that the annual cost of outfitting units will decrease within the five-year cycle of the contract term because the utility vehicle auxiliary equipment will be reusable on new vehicles of the same type.
The bid was advertised in the Long Beach Press-Telegram on September 18, 2018, and 705 potential bidders specializing in automotive products and services were notified of the bid opportunity. Of those bidders, 16 downloaded the bid via the City's 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 Pur...
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