HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 05-03-2005-5iORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: May 3, 2005
Action Agenda.
Item No. 5-i
SUBJECT: Bid Award: 300 HP Tandem Axle Dump Truck for Public Works
DEPARTMENT: Public Works & Purchasing PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No
ATTACHMENT(S):
Tabulation
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Pam Janes, 245-2652
Wilbert McAdoo, 245-2625
TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Hillsborough 732-8181
Chapel Hill 968-4501
Durham 688-7331
Mebane 336-227-2031
PURPOSE: To consider awarding a contract far the purchase of a 300 HP Tandem Axle Dump
Truck from Tar Heel Sterling Truck Center from Charlotte, North Carolina.
BACKGROUND: A tandem axle dump truck for Public Works Sanitation was one of the
vehicles approved at the March 15, 2005 BOCC meeting, The agenda item was titled Approval
of Equipment and Vehicle Purchases for Fiscal Year 2004-05, The dump truck that will be
replaced is a 1988 International with 208,064 miles, The dump truck is used four days weekly
for the collection of bulky waste from the six solid waste convenience centers, for stone delivery
and spreading and far miscellaneous projects
Orange County staff developed specifications. These specifications were part of bid solicitation
#1427 that was sent to eleven vendors as well as advertised on the County's website. Three
companies responded, with Tar Heel Sterling Truck Center from Charlotte, North Carolina
submitting the lowest responsive bid at a delivered cast of $89,969. Tar Heel Sterling offered
an optional five-year extended warranty on the engine, transmission and axles for $2,995.
Staff recommends the purchase of this extended warranty making the total cost of the dump
truck $92,964.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: The purchase price of the truck with the warranty is $92,964, Funding
was included as part of the 2004-2005 equipment and vehicle purchases plan approved March
15, 2005.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board award the bid to Tar Heel
Sterling Truck Center from Charlotte, North Carolina at a cost of $92,964 and authorize the
Purchasing Director to execute the necessary paperwork.
BID TABULATION
BID # 1427
BID FOR: DUMP TRUCK
CLOSING DATE: 4-4-05
CLOSING TIME: 3:00 PM
BID AWARDED TO:
BID PRICE:
BUDGETED AMOUNT:
VENDOR
MAKE/MODEL
DELIVERY
TOTAL COST
PETERBILT
GREENSBORO, Nc
***DID NOT MEET SPECIFICATIONS
TAR HEEL STERLING
CHARLOTTE, NC STERLING LT
9511 120 DAYS $89,969.00
TRIAD FREIGHTLINER
GREENSBORO, Nc
FREIGHTLINER
M2112
135 DAYS
$90,185.00
**PETERBILT'S TRANSMISSION DID NOT MEET SPECIFICATIONS