Title
Utility Carts - Parks Department -Bid Award
History
The Parks Department 2007/08 Fiscal Year Budget has a Board approved line item in the amount of $45,000 for the purchase of three replacement utility carts.
Legal notice ran in the Daily SouthtownStar Newspaper on Wednesday, March 12, 2008. In addition, bid packets were sent to three vendors. In return, only one bid was received. The sealed bid was opened by the Village Clerk’s Office on Wednesday, March 26, 2008.
Princeton Kawasaki of Princeton, Illinois, submitted a bid of $32,010 for three Kawasaki KAF620J8F Utility Carts. Their bid is $12,990 under budget and met the specifications as written.
On April 14, 2008, this item was reviewed and approved by the Public Works and Engineering Committee and referred to the Board for approval.
INFORMATION PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED AS PART OF THE APRIL 14, 2008, PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING COMMITTEE PACKET.
Financial Impact
There is $45,000 budgeted for the Utility Carts (Account #010-5006-431.70-30). The bid price of $32,010 is $12,990 under budget.
Recommended Action/Motion
I move to approve awarding the bid for three Kawasaki Utility Carts for the Parks Department to Princeton Kawasaki of Princeton, Illinois, at a price not to exceed $32,010.