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OF'�Er <br /> ��fj\� 9� <br /> � G <br /> % ��� CITY OF DECATUR ILLINOIS <br /> �� LIN I 2523-1196 <br /> #1 GARY K. ANDERSON PLAZA DECATUR, IL O S 6 <br /> '�(l I N O�`' <br /> May 10, 2000 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor Terry M. Howley and City Council Members <br /> FROM: Steve Garm ity Manager � <br /> Cecil A. Co in , Jr., Assistant City Manager for I ergovernmental Programs <br /> Paul McChanc , Mass Transit Administrator�; <br /> RE: Purchase of Service Vehicles for the Public Transit System <br /> If approved, the attached resolution would authorize the purchase of one 2000 Ford Taurus from <br /> Northtown Ford. On April 1, 2000, the Decatur Public Transit System advertised for sealed bids <br /> for furnishing the City with the following vehicles: <br /> • one midsize passenger sedan <br /> • one full-size passenger van <br /> • one pickup truck with snow plow <br /> A notice was placed in the Herald & Review and notices were mailed to 39 area car dealerships. <br /> Two bid packages were received by the appointed time for bid opening on May 1 st. Bids were <br /> received from Miles Chevrolet and Northtown Ford. Both bids were acceptable, with respect to <br /> the vehicle specifications, and both bids met all of the other requirements of the bidding process. <br /> The following table shows the bids of each company: <br /> BIDDER SEDAN VAN PICKUP TRUCK <br /> Miles Chevrolet $18,989.16 No Bid No Bid <br /> 2000 Chevrolet Impala <br /> Northtown Ford $15,459.00 No Bid No Bid <br /> 2000 Ford Taurus <br /> In a telephone conversation with a representative from Northtown Ford, he explained that his <br /> company would be unable to bid on the van and the pickup truck at this time, because Fard was <br /> no longer building the 2000 models of these vehicles. He recommended that these vehicles be <br /> rebid in the summer, when orders are being taken for the 2001 models. <br /> Staff recommends that the bid of Northtown Ford be accepted for one 2000 Ford Taurus. Staff <br /> will be available to answer any questions. <br /> Pride of ihe Prairie <br />