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___f. MXa0MIDATION AND FUNDING: Staff recamtiends that we award this contract to the low bidder, Pavemark Corporation as follows: Two Kettle System $20,000.00 with heavy Duty Trailer IRC received a highway safety grant of $11,250.00 to purchase a pavement parking equipment. In addition the county contri- buted $1,250.00 for a total available of $12,500.00. Staff would like to transfer $7,500.00 from the Traffic Engineering salary account to Traffic Engineering Equiprent so that we have the $20,000.00 available to purchase the appropriate equipment. Ftmding to be as follows: Bureau of Highway Safety Grant $11,250.00 Traffic Engineering Budget 1,250.00 Account No. #111-245-541-066.49 C,0A ri,,GFAr ly Budget amendment from Traffic Eng. S&I=Y Account to Traffic Eng. Capital -Other Equipment $ 7,500.00 $20,000.00 Staff recommends the above budget amendments be approved. Commissioner Eggert was concerned about receiving so few bids and no bids on some items_recently, especially when numerous invitations -to bid had been sent out. She asked why that was occurring so much lately. Purchasing Manager Gus Ambler stressed that his department Is working very hard to encourage competition for the County. They have just automated the vendors' bid list and are in the process of reviewing our bid specs to make sure that we are not too restrictive with respect to insurance and bond posting requirements. Mr. Ambler advised that on this particular bid they used the Thomas Register, the Builders' Exchange listing and information from the DOT, but noted that there are primarily only two firms in this marketplace. ON MOTION by Commissioner Eggert, SECONDED by Commissioner Wheeler, the Board unanimously (4-0) awarded Bid #443 to the low bidder as set out in the above staff recommendation and.approved Budget Amendment #050. 9 BOOK � F:1E•�� A � 1, 2 1988