REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: GREGORY A. BARFIELD, M.A., Director
Department of Transportation
BY: LINDA TAYLOR, Administrative Manager
Department of Transportation
SHARLEE FLORES, Senior Management Analyst
Department of Transportation
SUBJECT
Title
Reject all bids of a three-year base contract, with options for two one-year extensions, for the purchase Radial Tire Leasing Services (Bid File 12500030).
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council reject all bids of a three-year base contract, with options for two one-year extensions, for the purchase Radial Tire Leasing Services (Bid File 12500030).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
To support fleet operations and provide safe, reliable service to passengers, the Department of Transportation/Fresno Area Express (FAX) sought to establish a contract with a tire supplier for the leasing of transit radial tires, as well as tire maintenance services for the fixed-route bus fleet. An Invitation for Bid (IFB) solicitation was prepared and advertised to perspective bidders on October 4, 2024. Copies of the specifications were requested and distributed to eight (8) prospective bidders. One (1) sealed response was received and opened on November 26, 2024. Bridgestone American Tire Operations, LLC (Bridgestone), submitted the only bid at a total price of $2,999,954.71. Upon review of the submission, the bid was deemed non-responsive due to a technical issue with bid package and must therefore be rejected.
BACKGROUND
FAX operates a fixed-route bus fleet of 138 heavy-duty compressed natural gas (CNG) and battery electric buses (BEBs), which provide 363 days of transit service to the residents of the City and County of Fresno each year, accruing over 34,000,000 vehicle miles. Having an effective tire maintenance and replacement program is critical to ensuring bus safety and reliability. It is also a large cost component of bus maintenance; therefore, FAX follows the industry practice of leasing from a qualif...
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