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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />AUGUST 21, 2006 <br />TITLE: <br />CONTRACT AWARD FOR <br />STREET SWEEPER BROOM REWRAP <br />(SPEC. NO. 06-109) <br />~~. <br />CITY MANAGER <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Ordinance on 15t Reading <br />^ Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br />^ Implementing Resolution <br />^ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />1. Reject the bid from West Coast Equipment, Inc. as nonresponsive to the <br />specification. <br />2. Award a contract to American Rotary Broom Co, Inc for street sweeper <br />broom rewrap service for a one-year period, with provision for two, <br />one-year renewals in the annual amount not to exceed $165,000. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Fleet Maintenance Division of the Finance and Management Services <br />Agency is responsible for the maintenance and repair of 11 street sweepers <br />used by the Public Works Agency's Street Sweeper Division. The street <br />sweepers maintain over 60,000 miles of City streets annually. The brooms on <br />the sweepers require periodic rewrapping to maintain effectiveness. <br />The notice inviting bids was advertised on July 10 and 12, 2006, and bids <br />were .solicited. A summary of the bid invitations and bids received is as <br />follows: <br />3 Invitations For Bid mailed <br />3 Bids received <br />Bids were received, opened on July 26, 2006, and evaluated (Exhibit 1). <br />The bid received from West Coast Equipment, Inc. did not meet the cast <br />aluminum alloy broom core requirement and was therefore considered non- <br />responsive. The bid from American Rotary Broom Co., Inc. is responsive to <br />the specifications and meets the City's requirements. <br />22H-1 <br />