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1979 ECONOMY TYPE PICKUP TRUCKS. HE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THEY SENT <br />OUT EIGHT BID INVITATIONS AND ONLY RECEIVED ONE BID FROM BARRIE REED'S <br />AUTO PLAZA FOR TWO DATSUN PICKUPS, PROMISING IMMEDIATE DELIVERY. HE <br />NOTED THAT ON THE STATE BID LIST, THE PRICE IS SLIGHTLY LOWER BUT THERE <br />IS NO GUARANTY OF DELIVERY. HE FURTHER NOTED THAT THE AUTO DEALERS ARE <br />SELLING A LOT OF SMALL TRUCKS AND DID NOT WANT TO BE COMMITTED TO A <br />PRICE, WHICH IS WHY ONLY ONE BID WAS RECEIVED. THE BID COMMITTEE, <br />THEREFORE, RECOMMENDS THE BID OF BARRIE REED'S AUTO PLAZA BE ACCEPTED. <br />MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER SIEBERT, SECONDED BY COMMIS- <br />SIONER DEESON, TO ACCEPT THE BID OF BARRIE REED'S AUTO PLAZA, FORT <br />PIERCE, FOR TWO 1979 ECONOMY (DATSUN) PICKUP TRUCKS, AS BEING THE LOWEST <br />AND BEST BID MEETING SPECIFICATIONS, IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,647.00 EACH. <br />MR. NELSON INFORMED THE BOARD THAT A WAREHOUSE NOW HAS BEEN <br />ESTABLISHED AT THE HOSPITAL COMPLEX AND DAILY TRIPS ARE BEING MADE USING <br />A ROAD AND BRIDGE VEHICLE. HE FELT THAT WE COULD ORDER A THIRD VEHICLE <br />.SIMILAR TO THOSE JUST BID ON FOR THE USE OF THE MATERIAL MANAGEMENT <br />DIRECTOR AND THE WAREHOUSE DN THE SAME BID LIST WITHOUT GOING OUT FOR <br />ANOTHER BID. THIS,CAN BE DONE ON A CONTINUING CONTRACT. HE STATED <br />THIS IS BUDGETED FOR AND HE WOULD LIKE AUTHORIZATION TO ORDER A THIRD <br />VEHICLE.. <br />THE CHAIRMAN DISCUSSED BIDDING PROCEDURES AND HOW THE LEGALITY <br />OF THE BID IS DETERMINED, AND ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THAT THE BID <br />COMMITTEE HAS THE OBLIGATION OF DETERMINING THE LEGAL NOTICE IS IN ORDER <br />AND HE DOES NOT GET INVOLVED UNLESS A LEGAL QUESTION ARISES, <br />THE CHAIRMAN ASKED HOW WE KNOW WE ARE GETTING A GOOD°BID WHEN <br />WE ONLY RECEIVE ONE OUT OF EIGHT REQUESTED, AND MR. NELSON EXPLAINED <br />THAT IT WAS CHECKED AGAINST THE STATE -BID LIST. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE STATED THAT HE WOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT ADVER- <br />TISING FOR BIDS ON TWO CARS AND THEN PURCHASING THREE INSTEAD OF TWO. <br />COMMISSIONER LOY ASKED IF WE COULD ACCEPT THE BID FOR THE TWO <br />AND THEN AUTHORIZE PURCHASING ANOTHER ONE AT THE SAME PRICE. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS NOTED THAT THIS IS NOT THE TYPE OF PURCHASE <br />THAT ACTUALLY REQUIRES BIDDING AT ALL, BUT HE FELT IF YOU GIVE NOTICE <br />59 <br />JUN 61979 BOOK 40 PACE 434 <br />