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Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. ITB FS21-093 and award a contract to Enterprise Rent A Car Company of Los Angeles, LLC, of Orange, CA, for the purchase of used cars, in a total annual amount not to exceed $500,000, for a period of two years, with the option to renew for three additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract including any necessary amendments. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with Enterprise Rent A Car Company of Los Angeles, LLC (Enterprise Rent A Car) to purchase an average of 20 used cars per year, at an average cost of $25,000 each, for the Long Beach Police Department. All vehicles purchased under this contract will be through the Long Beach rental sales branch.
The bid was advertised in the Long Beach Press-Telegram on September 8, 2021, and 66 potential bidders specializing in new and used vehicles were notified of the bid opportunity. Of those bidders, 10 downloaded the bid via the City’s electronic bid system. The bid document was made available from the Purchasing Division, located on the sixth 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 39 local, minority-owned, and women-owned business groups. One bid was received on September 28, 2021. The bidder was not a Minority-owned Business Enterprise (MBE), Women-owned Business Enterprise (WBE), certified Small Business Enterprise (SBE), or a Long Beach vendor (Local). Enterprise Rent A Car (not an MBE, WBE, SBE, or Local), was the sole responsible bidder. Even though Enterprise Rent A Car is registered in Orange, CA, the Long Beach location will be utilized for the City’s transactions.
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