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TO: DATE: Dec. 22 <br />•Board of County Commissioners 1986 FELE: - <br />�a ' <br />THRU: Jose .. Baird SUBJECT: IRC BID #327 -One (1) New <br />Director, Budget Office Hydraulic Tilting Ditch <br />Cleaning Bucket <br />FROM: <br />-REFERENCES: <br />Carolyn G odrich, Manager <br />Purchasing Department <br />1. Description and Conditions <br />Bids were received Thursday, December 18, 1986 at 11:00 A.M. <br />for IRC #327 -One (1) New Hydraulic Tilting Ditch Cleaning <br />Bucket for the Model 206 Caterpillar Excavator for Road and <br />Bridge. <br />3 Bids were sent out. Of the 2 Bids received, 1 was a "No <br />Bid." <br />2. Alternatives and Analysis <br />Kelly Tractor, West Palm Beach, Fl. submitted 2 bids, 1 for <br />a 59" Bucket with .46 cu. yd, capacity and 1 for a 79" Bucket <br />with .63 cu, yd. capacity. Both bids -were the same amount, <br />$7,500.00 less $2000.00, Total $5,500.00. The 79" Bucket <br />is in stock and available within 5 days. <br />3. Recommendation and Funding <br />Staff recommends the bid be awarded to Kelly Tractor for the <br />79" Bucket in the amount of $5,500.00. <br />Fundingto come from Road & Bridge Department Transportation <br />Fund. <br />Chairman Scurlock had a question as to a sole bidder and one <br />vendor; he noted there actually were three bids submitted, two of <br />which were from the same vendor. <br />OMB Director Baird explained that the bid is for a piece of <br />Caterpillar equipment, and he understood the firms that handle <br />this item are limited. <br />Commissioner Eggert asked if the equipment has to be Cater- <br />pillar, and Commissioner Bird believed that actually we are just <br />buying the bucket for a piece of equipment which we already have. <br />OMB Director Baird advised that we can rebid, but there is a <br />time factor involved. <br />JAN 6 1987 3 Booa 804 <br />