Title
Equipment and Dump Trailers
Action
Action:
A. Approve unit price contracts for the purchase of equipment and dump trailers for an intial term of three years to the following:
‒ Bobcat of Charlotte,
‒ East Coast Trailer and Equipment Co. Inc, and
B. Authorize the City Manager to renew the contracts for up to two, one-year terms with possible price adjustments and to amend the contracts consistent with the purpose for which the contracts were approved.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Phil Reiger, General Services
David Wolfe, General Services
Explanation
§ City departments routinely use trailers for daily operations to move equipment and necessary items.
§ On April 1, 2020, the city issued an Invitation to Bid; six bids were received. The following firms were selected as the lowest responsive, responsible bidders:
- Bobcat of Charlotte submitted the overall low bid for the Hudson Brothers Trailers, and
- East Coast Trailer and Equipment Co. Inc submitted the overall low bid for the PJ trailer.
§ Annual expenditures are estimated to be $400,000.
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 no subcontracting opportunities identified for the Contract; or (b) there are no MWBEs or SBEs certified to perform the scopes of work that the city regards as realistic opportunities for subcontracting.
This contract meets the provisions of (a) - No subcontracting opportunities.
Fiscal Note
Funding: Various Departments’ Capital Equipment Budgets