TRANSMITTAL LETTER FOR BOARD MEETING OF OCTOBER 17, 2019
COMMITTEE ON PROCUREMENT
Mr. Brian A. Perkovich, Executive Director
Title
Report on rejection of bids for Contract 19-088-11, Furnish, Deliver and Install Structural Cantilever Racking at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, estimated cost $98,500.00
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Dear Sir:
On August 8, 2019, the Board of Commissioners authorized the Director of Procurement and Materials Management to advertise for bids Contract 19-088-11, Furnish, Deliver and Install Structural Cantilever Racking at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant.
In response to a public advertisement of August 21, 2019, a bid opening was held on September 10, 2019. The bid tabulation for this contract is:
ATLAS TOYOTA MATERIAL HANDLING LLC $97,250.00
*corrected total
Seven hundred ninety-five (795) companies were notified of this contract being advertised and twenty-three (23) companies requested specifications.
Atlas Toyota Material Handling LLC, is not signatory to a union under our Multi-Project Labor Agreement (MPLA). Therefore, their bid is considered non-responsive and rejected for failure to comply with the requirements in accordance with the Multi-Project Labor Agreement (MPLA). The Director of Procurement and Materials Management has informed Atlas Toyota Material Handling LLC of this action.
The Procurement and Materials Management Department will not re-advertise this contract. A new Authority to Advertise will be presented at this Board Meeting under a different contract number.
Recommended, Darlene A. LoCascio, Director of Procurement and Materials Management, DAL:SEB:cm