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                         ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

                                           Date: May 23, 1995
                                           Dept. File No. H762-19

   TO:       Vancouver City Council

   FROM:     General Manager of Engineering Services and
             City Purchasing Agent

   SUBJECT:  Tender No. 35-95-05
             Supply of Mobile Vacuum Street Sweepers


   RECOMMENDATION

        THAT Council accept the  bid which offers best value  to the
        City from Williams Machinery Ltd. for  three (3) Johnson 605
        mobile vacuum  street sweepers at  a total cost  of $396,063
        ($419,736  plus $1545 for spare brooms, plus $8508 for catch
        basin  cleaners,  plus  auto  reverse  retraction  and   cab
        controlled left and right suction nozzle doors at no charge,
        plus $1194 for air dryers, plus $7725 for gutter broom tilt,
        plus $2355 for gauges, less $45,000 for trade-ins from Metro
        Motors Ltd.),  plus the Provincial  Sales Tax, the  7% Goods
        and Services  Tax (less  any municipal rebate  received) and
        the  Provincial Environmental  Levy, subject  to a  contract
        satisfactory to the Director of Legal Services.

   COUNCIL POLICY

   The policy of Council is  to award contracts for the purchase  of
   equipment, supplies and services that will give the highest value
   based on quality, service and price, except where an allowance of
   a maximum of 5% is given  to those bidders whose tender  reflects
   local content.

   Contracts  with a value over $200,000 are referred to Council for
   award.


   DISCUSSION

   Tenders for the above were opened on April 18, 1995  and referred
   to  the   General  Manager  of  Engineering   Services  and  City
   Purchasing  Agent for report.   The Provincial Sales  Tax, the 7%
   Goods and Services  Tax (less any municipal rebate  received) and
   the Provincial Environmental  Levy are in addition to all pricing
   shown  in this  report and  in  the tabulation.   A  copy of  the
   tabulation  of bids  is on  file in  the City  Purchasing Agent's
   office.   Funds of $525,000  for this purchase  are provided from
   the Truck Plant Account.

   This  Tender called  for prices  for three  street sweepers.Eight
   bids  were received  from  five suppliers  with total  prices for
   three sweepers,  including required City  of Vancouver  specified
   options less trade-ins, ranging from $73,509 to $441,288.

   Bid No. 1              M.M.P. Inc.                     $73,509.00
   This bid does not meet specifications for a 4-wheel mobile street
   sweeper, is not acceptable and is not recommended.

   Bid No. 2              Vimar Equipment Ltd.           $375,031.50
   This  bid meets specifications but is not recommended.  The extra
   cost of the recommended  sweeper (Bid No. 3) is  $3,252.50 (2.6%)

   more per machine and it offers better value as detailed below.

   Bid No. 3              Williams Machinery Ltd.        $384,789.00
   This bid meets specifications  and offers best value to  the City
   through reduced maintenance costs and improved productivity.  The
   City  has  operating  experience with  both  Bid  No.  2 and  the
   recommended  bid.   Our experience  with both  machines indicates
   that  the   recommended  bid  should   have  substantially  lower
   maintenance costs than Bid  No. 2 which will more than offset the
   increased capital cost.  We are also recommending the purchase of
   additional options (air dryers, gutter broom tilt, and gauges) at
   an additional total cost for three sweepers of $11,274 to improve
   the productivity and lower the maintenance costs.

   We  are,  therefore, recommending  acceptance  of  the bid  which
   offers best value to  the City from Williams Machinery  Ltd., for
   the  supply of three (3)  mobile vacuum street  sweepers, and the
   highest trade-in bid from Metro Motors Ltd.


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