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Counncil Agenda Item Covver <br />____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />MEETINNG DATE: <br />Novemberr 16, 2009 <br />AGENDDA ITEM TITTLE: <br />Annual Tire Bidd <br />AGENDDA SECTION: <br /> Conseent <br />CAN THHIS ITEM BBE RESCHEEDULED?: <br />No <br />BACKGGROUNDRREVIEW: <br />TThe Financee Departmeent solicitedd bids for eestimated ussage <br />on varioous sized tirres for the City’s fleet from twelvve local tire vendors,wwith six venndors <br />respondding. The bbid results aare as followws: <br />Coompany Tire Bid <br />Crross Midwesst Tire $29,499.56 <br />00 <br />MFR Tire $30,102. <br />Frroesel/Mitcheel Tire $31,454.56 <br />$32,660.00 <br />Tuucker Tire <br />Firrestone Bid only on 1 tire sizee. <br />Did not Bid on tire <br />Tirre Shredderrsbbid on tires. ddisposal onlyy. <br />The bidss were evaluated baseed on perfoormance/saafety of the tire for vehicle applicaation, <br />life-cyclee cost of thhe tire (including the nnumber of retreads poossible), cuustomer service <br />and pricce. The loowest biddeer for tires was Crosss Midwest TTire for a ttotal amount of <br />$29,4999.56. This yyear for thee first time the bids also includedd the unit ccosts to perrform <br />tire servvices and pprovide suppplies such as retreadds, mountinng and dismmounting heavy <br />truck tirees, heavy truck tire fflat repair,tire dispossal and valve stems ffor heavy ttruck <br />wheels. Based onn previous yyears, the eestimatedaannual costt for these services will be <br />approximmately $89550. <br />CrossMMidwest Tiree consistenntly had thee lowest unit price for tire servicees and suppplies. <br />They haave a largerr service fleeet, multiplee service loocations in the St Louis Area andd will <br />providecomputerggeneratedtire audits twice per mmonth to assist in tiree cost reduction <br />practice <br />s. <br />RECOMENDATION: <br />MM <br />Stafrecommentract be warded to Cross Midwest <br />ffnds the coaa <br />a total a$29,499.56 for tires and <br />Tire for mmount of $$38,449.56,, using esttimates of <br />$8,950.0 for relatd service and supplies. <br />00eess <br /> <br />