Title
Bus Pneumatic Parts
Action
Action:
A. Approve a unit price contract with the lowest responsive bidder Muncie Transit Supply for the purchase of select pneumatic parts for the Charlotte Area Transit System bus fleet for a three-year term, and
B. Authorize the City Manager to renew the contract for up to two, one-year terms with possible price adjustments and to amend the contract consistent with the purpose for which the contract was approved.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
John Lewis, CATS
Tangee Mobley, CATS
Explanation
§ The contract will provide pneumatic parts for the maintenance of the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) bus fleet.
§ On May 24, 2019, the city issued an Invitation to Bid; eight bids were received.
§ Muncie Transit Supply was selected as the lowest responsive, responsible bidder.
§ Total annual expenditures are estimated to be $120,000.
Charlotte Business INClusion
Per Charlotte Business INClusion Policy: Part C: Section 2.1(a) The city shall not establish Subcontracting Goals for Contracts where: (a) there are not subcontracting opportunities identified for the Contract; or (b) there are no SBEs or MBEs certified to perform the scopes of work that the city regards as realistic opportunities for subcontracting.
This contract meets the provisions of (b) - there are no SBEs or MBEs certified to provide the product.
Fiscal Note
Funding: CATS Operating Budget