Title
Cummins Engine Repair Services
Action
Action:
A. Approve a contract with Cummins Inc. for diagnostics, repairs, and maintenance 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
Shelia Anderson, General Services
Explanation
§ Cummins Inc. engines power over 70 percent of city owned and maintained diesel trucks and construction equipment.
§ The contract will be used to perform repair, replacement, maintenance, diagnostic, warranty repair and representation, and related services on the city’s fleet of various trucks and heavy equipment.
§ A waiver of a competitive solicitation process for services may be granted on a limited basis when deemed appropriate and in the city’s best interest. A waiver for this contract was approved as there are no other local factory authorized vendors that provide the service portfolio required by the city, including both diagnostics and warranty repairs.
§ The prices stated in the schedule shall remain fixed for the initial term. At renewal, price increases shall only be allowed when justified and in the city’s sole discretion based on legitimate increases.
§ Annual expenditures are estimated to be $300,000.
Charlotte Business INClusion
This is a contract is exempt under the CBI Program.
Fiscal Note
Funding: General Services Operating Budget