Award Bid - Spec G - Three More or Less 2018 or Newer 28 Cubic Yard Front Loading Refuse Trucks - Central Indiana Truck Equipment

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120ON County -City Building 227 W Jefferson Blvd. South Bend, Indiana 46601-1830 Phone 574/235-9216 TTY 574/235-5567 Fax 574/235-9928 CI-IFY OF SOUTH BENI) PINE BUTTIGIEG, MAYOR DEPARTMENT OFADmINISTRATION ANDFINANCE April 15, 2018 Board of Public Works 1308 County -City Building South Bend, IN 46601 Dear Board Members, The Central Services Division requests your permission to award three (3) or more 2018 or Newer 28 Cubic Yard Front Loading Refuse Trucks to the most responsive and responsible bidder. While the low bidder is Pyramid Equipment, the team at Central Services has determined that the Pyramid Equipment bid is not responsive to the specifications for the following reasons: • The Pyramid Equipment bid did not meet our advertised specification in 16 areas. • We asked for the floor and sides of the unit to be abrasion resistant steel with a typical tensile strength of 184,000 PST, the unit bid offers a tensile strength of 100,000 PSI which is over 50% less than requested. • We asked that the lifting forks be clamped to the torque tube, this allows for the forks to move and be put back in place if it hit an object. The unit bid has these forks welded fast which if they hit an object would be bent and require lengthy repair. • Our specification asks for the forks to be I 1/2inch thick steel, the bid offers I inch thick; 50% less than specified. • Our specification asked for a transducer sensor that will allow the controller to monitor the position of the forks at all times. The unit bid does not have these transducers. For safety reasons the drive wants to monitor the position of the forks. • We specified one joy stick to operate all functions of lifting and dumping, the unit bid has two joy sticks that the driver must use to perform these functions. This is less productive and raises some safety concerns for the drivers. The abovementioned have been determined to be critical to the structure, operation and safety of the vehicle as opposed to minor deviations from the specifications. The bid from Central Indiana Truck Equipment Corporation was more responsive than the Pyramid Equipment bid and met the specifications without sacrificing the safety and integrity of the vehicle. The Central Indiana Truck Equipment Corporation bid was $374,320 per unit and will be funded with proceeds from the 2018 Capital Lease. Listed below are the bids received for your review.