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f'E B 2 71990 ROOK 79 FADE 361 M. Bid #90-33-- D7H Tractor The Board reviewed the following memo from the Purchasing Manager: DATE: January 25, 1990 TO: BOARD OF COUNTY THRU: James E. Chandler, County Administrator H.T. "Sonny" Dean, Director Department of General Servic FROM: Dominick L. Mascola, CPP Manager Division of Purchasing SUBJ: IRC BID#90-33/D7H TRACIOR On request from the Solid Waste/Landfill Division the bid for the D7H Tractor was properly advertised and Ten (10) invitations for bid were'sent out. On January 24, 1990 bids were received. Two (2) vendors submitted proposals for the equipment. ANALYSIS: Staff has reviewed the submittal to ascertain adherence to specifications. Florida Equipment and Service was the low bidder with a Liebherr PR741 but did not meet the minimnn specifications. (See Memorandum). Kelly Tractor was the low responsive bidder with a Caterpillar D7H Tractor that met all specifications. FUNDING: Monies for this equipment will come from the CIP Equipment Account. There was $181,500.00 budgeted, the additional $30,012.00 will be a money transfer from the bond issue contingency fund. REOOAM'ENDATION: Staff recoau ends the Award of the bid for $211,512.00 to Kelly Tractor Company for the subject commodity - Commissioner Scurlock noted that he previously had expressed some concern about having specifications broad enough so that people can bid, and he has been assured by Purchasing that at least four bidders could have met the specifications on this but chose not to bid. Commissioner Scurlock continued that on this particular item, it looks on the surface as if we could have saved $40,000 by going to a lighter piece of equipment, but staff told him that isn't what their recommendation would have been even if it met the specifications because they need the extra 16