Agenda - Council - 12/22/1992 - Laserfiche WebLink

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! I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I AWARD FOR TOWING CONTRACT by Chie-f ~uspos ahe~d ~o soLLcit b~ds ~:or a t~o~J, n9 contract 'flor' CJ l;y ' s; t:o~J, ng needs 'l:or llhe po].~.~e d~.~pal"t:rner'lt:, Bid ~ (~';t')Ol'l<JelJ ~J. I'.ll I) 'i. cJ anlorJr'lt':~ and ~r'ls;~J~r-s~ Ko el- J, EoF J,~ TouJnfl. The bids received ~ere ta].iJed al'id I have cOl]lp~'~red FIND~hlGS: Wber] l:lle cos1: 'figure~ pr'esenl;ed were tallied ~E d~et'rl]~ned ~hat: ~he pr'ices quoted for do~ng vari. o~s l:o~il]g need~ are basically tho same if one considers that ea(.~}~ l~he b i. ddeP~ had given figure~ hie]her in some aFeas that] the oLhors. 'rha~ J.s, uhile Duane's To~Ln9 J. rldJ. caf;~s a ct]arge o-f for a st:raighl: ~ow and no mileage costs, both North Star arid I.l~nd's pre,ertl:ed a ~ow fee of $3~ and $2 per mile (one-way) arid $3~ pills $1.5~ per mile (one~ay). Since a to~ from a scene Ramsey could be six miles or more this mileage br'.lrlgs the ~;36J to $4~ p[u~ Or nmJ. r]u~, depending on miles. The other areas c:r)~l':s a I.$~ COll1:aJ FI l:tglJl"eS I:hat gerve as p].lJSes arid nlJ. r'll~Se~; each t)~.dder. ; ~[]. t;hree biddePs agreed that they couJ. d and f:LiL'f~ ! ] ~tle ~l-jl.:eF~a for a I::owZr]g con~:racl:or a,s i-equesl:e(J 1ri b[('l st~ee~e. ~hJ.].e none of ehem a~ this ~Jrne carry ~:he r]eces~;al'y J, nsul'armoe a~; i'ecommended b.y our agerll:,-of-r'ecoFd ~:hey ali t:ha~: ~f a~arded' t:he contract they ~ould cornpiy. l. rl Light o'[; I':hese fJ. ndings Z recofl]merld t:hat: ~he conl.':raol: a~4ar'ded ~o Dqane's ]'o~Jng, He has a'ffirmed his ~ii].Jngnes~; ni[:~:~t: I:['1~ ~:nSl.ll"arlce reqIJ~l'emen~:s arid his agenl: wi[I. be con~act:J, ng ~ke Had~K:a~h ~o d~scuss ~ha~ i~ rleeded. '[ ~l]OlJ].(Jr not:e here t:hat the maLn I-easotl for th,ts COrltl'aCl: i.s no~ concerned wit;h any subs~al'lt&al costs incurred by the City sJ. lle~ we-~ ~el'y tri'freqHorll:].y order a veh.Lole l:o~ed for evident:.i, ar-y or seizure purposes ~hereby we would be d~r'eotly charged, f,ly i')urposm here :is 1:o have some assurance thai: ghen ue order' vehicle belonging ~o a person arrested or an acci. dent victim's car tilat ti]al: person is paying a fair price, l.t is also necessary to have a company ~t'lich ]s reliable, has good equipment: and trained al:ri, vets as well as proper insurance. By having one company to ca,II for services we cart be more assured of account;ability rather ~[18I'1 ~l'yirlg 1:o track the perforrnarice COUN[.:IL ~CTtON: Approve the award o'f the to~ir'lg cor'l~l"i~ct 'roi' !:l-i,,~ Ci.l:y of Ramsey I:o Duane's A