Title
Vehicle and Equipment Welding and Related Services
Action
Action:
A. Approve a unit price contract with Bondo Innovations, LLC., for vehicle and equipment welding and related services for an initial term of three years, 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):
Phil Reiger, General Services
Chris Trull, General Services
Kay Elmore, General Services
Explanation
* This contract will provide repair services for a wide variety of City operations, including:
- City vehicles and equipment maintained by Fleet Management, including Fire apparatus, Solid Waste Services refuse trucks, Charlotte Water and Charlotte Department of Transportation (CDOT) specialty trucks, and construction equipment;
- Aviation equipment including passenger boarding bridges, baggage conveyors, and equipment for the terminal building; and
- Additional welding and fabrication-related services for various departmental needs, including various CDOT and Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) projects (e.g., CDOT Street Maintenance and CATS LYNX Gold Line).
* On June 25, 2021, the City issued a Request for Proposals (RFP); two responses were received.
* Bondo Innovations, LLC., best meets the City's needs in terms of qualifications, experience, cost, and responsiveness to RFP requirements.
* Annual expenditures are estimated to be $250,000.
Charlotte Business INClusion
Bondo Innovations, LLC., is a City-certified SBE.
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 and SBEs certified to perform the scopes of work that the City regards as realistic opportunities for subcontracting.
This contract meets the provisions ...
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