SR-205-003 (351)
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MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
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t.ldl.1 t.a .M..onl~a) Ca] J.for:n.ld" ;1e}
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PU:RNA:fMJ
~ounL1I Meetlnq April 26, 1983
nWM; CITY SrAFF
~~UBJECT: ReCOMMendatJ.on fo AWArd B1d For Refu~e Collectlon lruck~
Dld No. 1846
In.trotluc tl,oJl
fhlS rpport conLerns award of bld for three rear-loadlng refuse
collectJ.on trucks) 1n the total net aMount of $235,861.82 lncludlng
trdde-ln and appllcable sales tax. Funds for thIs purchase are
budgeted In account nUMber 27-500-441-000-802 (Refuse, Gener~l
Ser v lcec,) .
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In respons~ to publl.hed NotIce Invltlnq B1ds (publIshed 2-24-83) 10
furnlsh and dellver three refuse collectlon trucks 1n accordance
wlth C1ty GpeclfJ.catlon~) b1d~ were reLOlved and publ1Cly opened and
read on March 10, 1985. Proposal forMs were MaIled to 53 vendors ~nd
llotJ.ces
were adv~rtls~d 1n aLtordance w1th CIty Charter and
Mun~c~pal Code prQViS1ons. Two proposals were receIved as follows:
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APi 2 6 1983
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PU:RNA:f'MJ
Councll Meet1.ng Aprll 26) 1983
Santa MonIca) Callfornla
(~OMP ANY BID AS SPEClrI~D ALTERNATE OFFER
INCLUDING TRADE & TAX INCLUDING TRADE ~
TAX
IN1ERNATIONAL
IIARVE'SfER $235,861.8;"; ~257,907.52
AMERICAN LA FRANCf:. i>241,846.75 '!-226 > 430 , 88~
~=AMerIcdn La ~ranceJ~ bId does not Meet specLflcatlon, as follows:
a) HydraulIC cyllnd~rs whIch operate the loader body are 5"
dldMeter lnst~ad of the specIfIed h>> dJ8MPter) thus reduclnq
the power capabIlItIes of the cyl1.nders.
b) COMpactlon requlreM~nts nre speclfled In order to dpslgnate
how tightly the refuse 1S to be squeezed 1n10 the packer body.
Propo~ed body cOMpactIon ratIng IS 73)600 pounds, speclflcatlOnG
requ1re 93)000 pounds cOMpactIon capabIlItIes,
L) lotal capacIty In gallons of hydraulJr 011 1S spec1fLed for the
hydraulIC systeMS as part of the total functIonal ~peclflcat3ons
of the MachInery deSIred. lhe rapacity of the refu~e packer
body offered under thIS proposal IS 26 gallons, The r~qulred
rapacIty speCIfIed 15 65 qallons,
The arld~d capac1ty speclf1ed
protects the entlre hydraulIC systeM frOM excessIve heat~
WhlCh Lan cau~e dangeruu~ and preMaturw 'allure of the sy~teM.
~eCOMMti!ndatlon
It LS reCOMMended that the award of Bld t 1046 be Madp to
Internatlona] Harvester, Los Angeles, Callfornld In the total of
~235,861.8~, lncludlng tax, a~ th~ jowe~t and best bLdder.
Prepared By: R, N. Aronoff~ DIrector of PurchaSIng
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