DEPARTMENT: Finance
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
Riding Mowers and Utility Trailers
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes a contract with DeWinne Equipment and San Antonio Southwest Trailers, Ltd. for mowers and trailers for a total cost of $187,819.64. Funding for this purchase is available from the Equipment Renewal and Replacement Fund and the Transportation and Capital Improvements Department Operating fund.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Submitted for City Council consideration and action is the attached tabulation of eight competitive bids to provide 11 mowers and 10 trailers for a total cost of $187,819.64. This equipment will be utilized by Parks and Recreation, Solid Waste Management and Transportation and Capital Improvements Departments.
The bids submitted by Watts Equipment, DeWinne Equipment (Bid 1), and Moridge Manufacturing, Inc. for three 60" Zero Turn Riding Mowers (Item 2) did not meet one or more of the following minimum bid specifications: fuel type, horsepower, fuel capacity, forward speed, reverse speed or drive tire size. They were deemed non-responsive. Item 2 is recommended for award to DeWinne Equipment (Bid 2), the low responsive bidder.
The bid submitted by Watts Equipment for one 48" Zero Turn Riding Mower (Item 3) did not meet minimum bid specifications for reverse speed and as a result the bid was deemed non-responsive. In accordance with the Local Preference Program (LPP), Item 3 is recommended for award to DeWinne Equipment (Bid 1), a local bidder, whose price is within 3% of the non-local bidder. The LPP award will result in an additional cost to the City of $171.14.
San Antonio Southwest Trailers, Ltd. was the sole bidder for one 20,000 pound Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) trailer (Item 5), two 7,000 pound GVWR trailers (Item 6), and seven landscape utility trailers (Item 7).
The bids submitted by Watts Equipment, DeWinne Equipment (...
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