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Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. ITB FS18-055 and award a contract to Mar-Co Equipment Company, of Pomona, CA, for the purchase and delivery of a compressed natural gas (CNG) fueled regenerative air sweeper, for a total amount not to exceed $384,780, inclusive of taxes and fees. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with Mar-Co Equipment Company, for the purchase of a new CNG-fueled Freightliner M2-112 regenerative air sweeper. This new vehicle was approved in the FY 15 vehicle replacement plan and is fully funded by a combination of previously collected replacement funds from the Long Beach Airport (Airport), AB 2766 grant allocation, and 2015 Local Government Match Grant funds.
This sweeper will replace a 2002 model-year, diesel-fueled vacuum sweeper used by the Airport that has reached the end of its useful life and requires costly continued maintenance. The sweeper is used by Airport maintenance and operations for removal of debris from runways, taxiways, and the Airport perimeter road.
The bid was advertised in the Long Beach Press-Telegram on January 3, 2018, and 677 potential bidders specializing in regenerative air sweepers were notified of the bid opportunity. Of those bidders, eight 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 Purchasing Division’s weekly update of Open Bid Opportunities, which is sent to 22 local, minority, and women-owned business groups. One bid was received on January 24, 2018. This bidder is not a Minority-owned Business Enterprise (MBE), Women-owned Business Enterprise (WBE), Small Business Enterprise (SBE), or Long Beach business (Local). Mar-Co Equipment Company, of Pomona, CA (not MBE, WBE, DBE, or Local), was the sole bidder.
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