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Council Meeting July 22, 1997
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Santa MOnica, California
JUl 2 2 1997
TO Mayor and City CounCIl
FROM City Staff
SUBJECT Recommendation to Award BId to Provide Remanufactured Allison
Transmissions, Bid #2649
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This report concerns an award of bId to provide remanufactured Allison transmisSions for
the Transportation Department, at specified unit prices, plus applicable sales tax, with two
one-year renewal optIons
Backaround
In response to published Notices InvitIng BIds (published June 16 and 17, 1997) to
provIde remanufactured Allison transmIssIons In accordance WIth CIty specIfIcatIons, bIds
were receIved and publicly opened and read on June 3D, 1997 Proposal forms were
mailed to three vendors and notices were advertised In accordance WIth City Charter and
MUnicipal Code provISIons Three proposals were received as follows.
VENDOR
PRICE PER TRANSMISSION
(V730) (V731)
S & J Chevrolet, Inc
$4,09500
$6,861 00
$4,495 00
$8,016 00
Valley Detroit Diesel Allison
Umversal Coach Parts, Inc
$5,76000
$10,456 L
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JUL 2 2 1997
These transmIssions are used In the CIty's buses As transmissions become unrepslrable,
they are replaced
Staff has evaluated the low bid and finds that It meets City specIfications
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Fiscal Year 1997-98 appropriation authonty for this purchase IS In the Capital
Improvement Budget Program, account number 41-750-657-20096-8900-99106, "Bus
Component Replacement Program" The estimated annual expenditure IS $75,000 00
Recommendation
It IS recommended that the award of BId #2649 be made to S & J Chevrolet, Inc at
specIfied Unit prtces wIth two one-year renewal optIons, plus applicable tax, as the lowest
responsible bidder
Prepared By.
Pam Wortham, Purchasmg Agent
Marganta Lee, Buyer
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