TITLE
Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. PA-00510 to award contracts to Danny’s Auto Painting, a local Long Beach-based business, and Laszlo’s Sports Car Center Inc., a local Long Beach-based business, in a combined annual amount not to exceed $615,000 to furnish and deliver light, medium and heavy-duty autobody repair services, with the option of adding expenditures up to 10 percent
(or $61,500) above the contract amount, if necessary, for the period commencing April 1, 2010 for one year, with the option to renew for one additional one-year period, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is being requested to enter into contracts between the Departments of Public Works, Water and Harbor with Danny's Auto Painting and Laszlo's Sports Car Center, Inc., to furnish and deliver light, medium and heavy-duty autobody repair services. The City prefers two contractors to ensure timely repairs at a reasonable cost.
Based on expenditures from prior years, the annual proposed contracts are estimated to total $615,000. Historically, expenditures for light/medium-duty repairs have averaged $500,000 and $115,000 for heavy-duty repairs. Previous autobody contracts did not include heavy-duty repair specifications. Historically, the Fleet Services Bureau bid heavy-duty repairs separately, per vehicle, on an as-needed basis. The City's heavy-duty fleet is comprised of 175 units, which include refuse trucks, fire apparatus and street sweepers. The inclusion of light, medium and heavy-duty repair specifications, and related costs, will streamline the process of service delivery. The Purchasing Division worked with the Fleet Services Bureau to develop a comprehensive bid that encompassed all autobody needs.
The bid for furnishing and delivering light, medium and heavy-duty autobody services was advertised in the Press Telegram on December 11, 2009, and 225 potential bidders· specializing in autobody repair services were notifi...
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