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Council Meetlng October 25, 198J
Santa Monica, Callfornla
TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
FROM: CITY STAFF
SUBJECT: RecoMMendatIon To Award BId for Sewer Roddlng Machine,
Truck Mounted Bid No. 1920
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ThlS report concerns award of bld for one new truck Mounted sewer
roddlng
MachIne 1n the total aMount of $33,738.32 Including
applicable sales tax and trade-ln.
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In respunse 10 publIshed NotIce InVItIng Bids (publ~shed 8-22-83) to
furnish and delIver one sewer roddlng MachIne 1n accordance WIth
City specifications, blds were received and pUblIcly opened and read
on SepteMber 13, 1983. Proposal forMS were Malled to 22 vendors and
n otlces
were advertIsed 1n accordance WIth City Charter and
MuniCIpal Code proviSions. One proposal was receIved as follow~:
Southwest Flexible Sewer EquipMent COMpany
$33~738.32 Mounted
on a Dodge Truck or
$34,500.86 Mounted on
a Chevrolet truck both
figures include taxes
dnd trade-1n.
lhe
sewer
roddlng
Machlne 1S a hIghly speCIalIzed product
Manufactured on the West Coast by Just one flrM~ Southwest Flex1ble
Sewer EqulpMent Co~panv. In an atteMpt to interest truck dealers or
other body Manufacturers 10 b1dding on thlS iteM~ bids were sent to
a representatlve array of these fIrMS. No interest other th~n
Southwest Flexlble was generated.
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Councll Heetlng October 25, 1983
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Fiscal Year 1983-84 approprlation authorltv for 1h1S purchase lS 1n
the Sewer DivIsIon of the General Servlces DepartMent 1 account
nUMber 31-500-661-000-801.
Hec 0 MMfi!'nd a t!n9 n
It is reCOMMended that the award of Bld . 1920 be Made to South-
West Flexlble Sewer EquipMent COMpanYI Whlttlerl Callfornlil ln the
total aMount of $331728.32 lncludlng tax and trade-ln as the lowest
and best bldder.
Prepared By: R, N, AronoTfl Dlrector of Purchaslng
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