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6.1.C. - Page 2 <br />Name of Bidder Unit Cost per Total for all 8 <br />Vehicle Vehicles <br />Towne Ford <br />(Redwood City, CA) $36,494.38 $291,955.04 <br />The Ford Store San Leandro $36,830.04 $294,640.32 <br />(San Leandro, CA) <br />Hansel Ford No bid received No bid received <br />(Santa Rosa, CA) <br />Mission Valley Ford No bid received No bid received <br />(San Jose, CA) <br />Downtown Ford No bid received No bid received <br />(Sacramento, CA) <br />Ford Lincoln Fairfield No bid received No bid received <br />(Fairfield, CA) <br />Recommended Bidder: Towne Ford <br />Substantiation: Towne Ford was the lowest bidder. <br />The recommended action is to award the bid to Towne Ford because they were the <br />lowest responsible bidder and met the vehicle requirements in the bid specifications. <br />Through previous transactions, the Public Works Fleet Section has found Towne Ford <br />to be a very responsive and responsible bidder. <br />Towne Ford's bid did contain one minor irregularity. The Notice Inviting Sealed Bids <br />requested bidders to sign and date the Specification Sheet. Towne Ford signed, but did <br />not date, the Specification Sheet. Staff recommends that the City Council waive this <br />minor irregularity and accept Towne Ford's bid as the irregularity was not the result of <br />fraudulent intent on the part of the bidder and the best interests of the public would be <br />served by such waiver. This decision is authorized by the Notice Inviting Sealed Bids <br />and Section 2.68(C) of the Purchasing Ordinance. The Notice Inviting Sealed Bids <br />states: <br />