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PURCHASING / PUBLIC WORKS - Director Jim Simon
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Requested Action(s)
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a) Request to award the bid for three (3) new, 3/4-ton, 4x2, extended cab long bed pickup trucks to Corning Ford as the low responsive bidder for a total amount of $147,878.64 and further authorize the Purchasing Agent to sign a purchase order for the acquisition
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Financial Impact:
The 4x2 pickups will be purchased with funds budgeted for planned vehicle replacements. All purchases are budgeted in Road account 3011-57605 and will not impact the General Fund.
Background Information:
Corning Ford’s initial bid of $153,167.63 was within 5% of the low bid placed by out of County vendor Crown Motors. Corning Ford exercised their option per Tehama County’s Local Vendor Preference Ordinance 1959 to rebid at an amount at or below the out of County low bid.
The new pickups will be replacing the following vehicles that all have outlived their useful life and have an excessive number of miles on them:
#42- 1992 Chevy C1500 with 229,000 miles
#173- 1995 Chevy C2500 with 249,000 miles
#206- Chevy C2500 with 274,000 miles