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(ouncIl MeetJ.ny 11-2~2
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Santa enJ.t.d, Callfor-nH'I b -G-
TO:
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
FROM: CI rY STAFF
HUBJECT: WeLoMMenddtlon To Award Bld For Bus RepaIr Parts
BId No. lB05
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lhls report conc.erns aWdrd of bId for MIscellaneous bus parts at
the unIt pr2ces or dlSLounts frOM desIgnated lIsts dur1ng the
per-lod frOM Dec.eMb~r 1, 1982 through Nov~~ber 30) 1983, IncludIng
optlon~ for two one-year extentlons. Funds for thIS purchase dre
bud(Jeted 1n ac.eount .. 41-955-100-000-000 (Transportdt1on).
~acJ~Qr' ol,lnd
tn r'esponse to publ1shed Not1ce InvltJ.l\(J Bld<:> <pUblIshed (9-6-82)
to furnIsh and delIver Mlscellaneous bus par.t~ 1n accordance
w1th C1.ty spec.:d'J.eatlons, bJ.ds were rl?cel.ved and publ1.C:ly opened
and read on October 28, 1982, Proposal forMS were M81.1ed to
;)1 vendors and notIces wwre advert'sed in aLcordance WIth
CIty Charter and MunIcIpal Code prQV1S1ons. NIne proposals
was rec~lved as follows:
MOHAWK MFG. ~ SUPPLY CO, N~les, rll~on~s-T1Mken-llst less bOX-
Mohawk-net.
HAI~BoR _'>>..!1.?E.L 6: EQUIPMENT INC~, Lony Beach, ea Ilforn la ~ Alll.son
TransMIsS10n ~ DetrOIt DIesel - Fleet less 15%
I1Ut-ICIE RE.CLAMA1ION a.pUPPu\.,,'L Muncle, Indlanaic Munc1.e Catalogue
less 2%, Spraque - less 45%
OR1GINnL PARTS SUPPLY, Buena Park} Californla} Bend1x les~ 54,
Gates - less 2X; T1Mken - Less 5%
BCA - less 5%~ Na"tJ.onal - les~ ~/.; Deleo R~MY - less 8/., Phll11pS
less 12%
NYCAluCO '_, So. Hac ken&ac k, New Jersey; Nyea 1 - lIS," less 5.1;'
CHORLES w. CARJF-R~., Los Angeles, CA, Gates- less 60%, BendIX -
less 51%; Natlonal - less 61%, BCA - less 60-65%
T1Mken - less 63%ic Wdgn~r - less SSr.ic Leldnd - le~s 62%, Cool
cab-less 57%, Red Dot - less 471.
Wh~taker - less 55%; Alroqulp - less 40%; DorMan - less 60%
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Council MeetIng 11-2~2
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GRAHAM ~RAKE~, DIESEL., Chat\:)worth, Callfof'nla - GElD - l~ss 3~;
Detro~t DJ.esel - Dlstr~butor - less 2%
nll,.on - Dlstrlbutor + 2~.
HAUSMAN BUS SALt.S AND PARTS CO. ,South Gate>, Callfof'n1i1; HausMan
Cataloque - net
BearInq Sal~~o., Los Angeles, CalIfornIa; tiRe,Fafnlr, A~B
and TIMken - less 32X; Ndtlonal ~ CR - less 55%.
DISCU...I.on
Parts hdve been purchased at OOB tlM~ or another frOM all of
the above bldders for the pdst several years. Purchase'.5 have
been Made on the baSIS of parts dVCll1ablllty, urgency of need
and prIce. The Maintenance funct10n of the bus operatIon has
IleCOMe exce~dlngly and progressIvely More COMplex over the past
ten years due to lnnovatlons enab11ng serVlce to the handlcapp~d
and greater COMfort for all rIder~. HydraullLb and aIrcondltlonlng
repalrs, WhICh were not encountered at all 10 yedr~ ago are now a
MaJor port~on of the Mdlntenance prograM. lhe Tranbportat1on
DepartMen1's acquis~tlon of neces.ary repdlr parts would be
t)redtly enhdnced 1f 1t w~re Mdd~ p~~slble for theM 10 deal WIth
anyone or any COMblnatlon of the above bldders for their needs.
Yhey would then be abl~ to Judge th? Mo~t advantageous avallablllty,
quality and price dMong all of these vendors for any given ne~d.
As a contlngen~y, there~ore, any of the reCOMMended bldders
could be the lowest and best bidder 10 a given ClrCuMstdncp,
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Councl1 Meetlng 11-2~2
sQotae01Cd, CallTOrnla
Re<::J!!'ttIend at 1 on
11 ~5 reLoMMended th4t the award b~ Made to all nln~ of the dhove
vendors at the unlt pr'lces aod/or dlscoun's froM designated 11st5
durJ.ng the per.Lod fr'oM DeceMber 1, 1982 through NoveMber 30, 1983,
includlng optlons for two one-year extenslons, dS the lowest dnd
bes"t b ldder'~ .
Prepared By: R. N. Aronoff, Dl1'ec.tol" of Purchaslng
Jack Hutchlson, Transportatlon
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