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Council Meeting: February 27, 2001 Santa Monica, California
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Staff
SUBJECT: Recommendation to Award Bid to Furnish and Deliver Four 30-Cubic Yard
Automated Side Loader Refuse Collection Vehicles, Bid #2810
Introduction
This report recommends award of bid to furnish and deliver four 30-cubic yard automated
side loader refuse collection vehicles for the Solid Waste Management Division,
Environmental & Public Works Management Department, in the total amount of $931,068.00,
including applicable sales tax.
Background
The four CNG-powered refuse collection vehicles will be used by Solid Waste Management
personnel for residential and commercial refuse collections, and transporting the collections
to the City Yards transfer station. They will replace two 1991 Am-rep collection trucks, which
are no longer cost effective to maintain and are part of the Vehicle Replacement Program.
In response to published Notices Inviting Bids (published November 3 and 5, 2000) in
accordance with City specifications, bids were received and publicly opened and read on
November 16, 2000. Proposal forms were mailed to five vendors and notices were advertised
in accordance with City Charter and Municipal Code provisions. Proposal forms requested
vendors to quote on six fuel sources, including CNG. Three proposals were received as
follows:
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VENDOR AMOUNT
Carmenita Truck Center $846,288.00
TEC of California, Inc. $903,023.59
Golden State Truck Center $931,068.00
Staff has evaluated the bid submitted by Golden State Truck Center and finds that it meets
City specifications.
The bid submitted by Carmenita Truck Center offers a recently introduced Cummins engine
that has no track record to examine and will not be available for delivery until March of 2002.
In addition, Carmenita Truck Center’s product support and customer service over the past two
and a half years has been unsatisfactory. The bid submitted by TEC of California, Inc. offers
a cab design of the Mack chassis that does not meet City specifications. Additionally, the
engine is a first generation CNG engine and the product support may be limited. The
purchase of the four CNG-powered refuse collection vehicles is consistent with the Citys
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reduced emissions fuel policy.
Budget/Financial Impact
Budget authority for this purchase is in the Capital Improvement Budget account number
C54016701.589000, ”Fleet Vehicle Replacement Program”.
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Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council reject the bids submitted by Carmenita Truck Center
and TEC of California, Inc. and award Bid # 2810 to Golden State Truck Center in the amount
of $931,068.00, including applicable sales tax, as the best bidder.
Prepared By: Diane Howell, Purchasing Agent
Richard Chiu, Buyer
Ralph Merced, Fleet Maintenance Superintendent
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