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MOBILITYWORKS
<br /> C 0 M M E R C I A L
<br /> 1090 W.Wilbeth Road,Akron,OH 44314 330-861-1118 FAX 330-861-0281
<br /> City Purchasing Division
<br /> #1 Gary K.Anderson Plaza
<br /> Decatur, IL 62523
<br /> March 14, 2013
<br /> Re: Bid for Wheelchair Accessible Mini-Vans
<br /> Decatur Public Transit System
<br /> 4:00 p.m., March 15, 2013
<br /> To Whom It May Concern:
<br /> WMK, Inc.dba MobilityWorks manufactures, modifies,assembles and sells vehicles for transportation of physically challenged
<br /> individuals. The Company has a consumer and commercial division.
<br /> The commercial division manufactures,modifies and assembles ambulettes, medical equipment vans and various wheelchair-accessible
<br /> transporters from full-size van chassis;as well as lowered-floor,wheelchair accessible and rear-entry vehicles from smaller-sized chassis
<br /> (minivans). Mobility Conquest became the division/assembler of the three-wheeled,wheelchair accessible motorcycles. The consumer
<br /> division purchases vans, minivans and 3-wheeled motorcycles from major conversion manufacturers and re-sells these vans in the
<br /> Company's showrooms,located throughout the United States. The showroom locations are:
<br /> ALABAMA, Birmingham
<br /> CALIFORNIA, Chico, Fresno, Pasadena,Sacramento,San Francisco,San Jose,Van Nuys
<br /> FLORIDA,Jacksonville
<br /> GEORGIA,Atlanta
<br /> ILLINOIS, Plainfield,Skokie,Villa Park
<br /> MICHIGAN, Detroit,Saginaw
<br /> NEW JERSEY, Farmingdale
<br /> NEW YORK,Albany
<br /> OHIO,Akron-Cleveland,Cincinnati,Toledo
<br /> PENNSYLVANIA, Pittsburgh
<br /> TENNESSEE,Chattanooga, Nashville
<br /> WISCONSIN,Waukesha
<br /> WMK, Inc.was originally founded in January, 1986,as New Era,and purchased by the current owners in 1997. In January,2003,the
<br /> Company purchased Tri-State Mobility Equipment. In November,2009,the Company acquired exclusive USA manufacturing and
<br /> distribution rights of the Conquest,a three-wheeled,wheelchair accessible motorcycle, marking the birth of Mobility Conquest, LLC. In
<br /> 2010,the Company purchased Accubuilt Mobility,and also acquired the USA manufacturing and distribution rights to Liberty Motor
<br /> Company's lowered-floor, rear-entry minivan.
<br /> The owners of WMK, Inc.(MobilityWorks and Mobility Conquest)are William Koeblitz and Taylor Clark. Collectively,they have over 60
<br /> years of business experience with over 35 years of experience in the automotive industry. The business ownership is privately owned.
<br /> MobilityWorks' Dun&Bradstreet number is 14-747-8531;the number of employees is 414 and current number of customers is over
<br /> 3,500.
<br /> The management team at MobilityWorks has the professional education and experience to successfully apply their business
<br /> management style of"open-door participation with a lean principal style"in their day-to-day operations. Employees include certified
<br /> welders,air conditioning specialists and seat and lift installers.
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