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F'JAN 19 193 BID # 152 - Road Grader BOOK 029.(A. -UP, 1 The Board reviewed the following memo from the Public Works Director: TO: The Honorable Members of the DATE: January 10, 1983 FILE: s Board of County Commissioners Through: Michael Wright, County Administrator SUBJECT: Award of Bid - IRC #152 - Road and Bridge Dept. Road CLader FROM: Jim Davis, NVI REFERENCES: Public Works Director DESCRIPTION AND cODIDITIONS During the 1982/83 Board of county C ffudssioner's Budget Hearings, the Board appsnved $103,000 for the purchase of a Road Grader. Specifications for the purchase of the equipment were prepared by the Road and Bridge Superintendent aLd Vehicle Maintenance Director. Bids were publicly adverUsed November 20-26, 1982% and bids were opened and recorded on December21,-1982, at a public meeting held in the County Admini •i-rator office. The grader is to be used as a "finish" grader for road paving to replacs Grader.' #48 (1963 Caterpillar), which is to be used as a speare. ALTERNATIV'Eg mism ANALYSIS Ten bidders respondedto the call for bids. Five -responded with a no bid. Of the five bidders submitting prices, four bidders met all minim= specifidations. The ti ee low bids that substantially met specifications were as follows: 1) Florida -Georgia Tractor - Galion Model A500 $65,839J.1 2) 2K911y factor -, Caterpillar Model 120G $69,5ia. my 3) Tinder -• Tndustrial Machinery Co. CIu mion D710A $70,536.00 Bids received during this bidding period were substantially below these received 3ast year. 7he Cat grader bid price is $42,927. below last year's bid of $112,498, alis, even below the 1980 bid price. It appears that the .recent re�ssiml has placed us ij, 'buyer's market". The CaLatp . lax. Grader bid rLeets or exceeds all Spec-:.Lf_i_ca• i( -)ms. The ,t :Lion Gra,4 meet: all specifications except that the windshield does not open. BE.,sed Qn i ne teb1rjj.t:al specifications -listed on the manufacturer's brodwre, the Caterpillax (-wader ,iF e. heavie.•+ more substantial grader. The advantages to purchase the Caterpillar -Grader fur L-.1 additional cost of $3,731.83 is as follows: 1) The County has a spare parts stock since we currently have _5 C,) t erpjLLa, _ � grader: 2) The County mechanics are experienced in working on Caterpillar graders. The Ccrrity does own a Galion grader and has no spare parts stock. 3) The County operators and all local grader csgmers contacted are of the o�,ir,ion that the Caterpillar is a superior grader, with a higher resale/salvage value. 27