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Any proposal received after 4:30 p.m. on June 15, 2015 will not be considered and will be <br /> returned to the towing service business unopened. Once the City receives the proposals, <br /> Towing service businesses cannot modify or withdraw their proposal unless directed by the <br /> City. All proposals become the property of the City of Ramsey, and will be considered public <br /> information after a proposal has been selected. Towing service businesses may label certain <br /> sections as "Proprietary," as allowed by the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, and <br /> those sections will not be made public. <br /> Submittal of RFP <br /> Proposal shall be submitted to the attention of <br /> Chief Jeff Katers <br /> Ramsey Police Department <br /> 7550 Sunwood Dr NW <br /> Ramsey, MN 55303 <br /> Deadline for submission of proposals is 4:30 p.m., Monday, June 15, 2015. <br /> Questions relative to the RFP should be directed to Chief Katers at (763) 427-6812. <br /> Requests for clarification(s) will be considered until five (5) working days prior to proposal due <br /> date. <br /> Terms and Conditions <br /> 1. In order to qualify for consideration under these terms and conditions, the potential <br /> Contractor's proposal must state what satisfactory equipment the Towing service <br /> actually owns, plans to buy, or is planning to rent at the time the proposal is submitted. <br /> The potential Contractor must also have direct access to trained, available personnel <br /> at the time the contract begins, in order to provide immediate and prompt service as <br /> ordered and requested by the authorized City officials. The qualifying of proposals to <br /> meet this will be permitted, such as the acquisition of equipment being dependent <br /> upon proposal selection, etc. Failure to have or have access to the listed equipment <br /> when the contract is to commence will void the contract. <br /> 2. The successful Contractor must own or have available within a 10-mile radius of the <br /> Intersection of Ramsey Blvd NW (Co Rd 56) and Bunker Lake Blvd NW (Co Rd 116), <br /> Ramsey, MN 55303, the following equipment as a minimum: <br /> A. To tow passenger vehicles, including cars, light trucks, vans, utility vehicles, 4- <br /> wheel drive vehicles, motorcycles, and recreational vehicles (to include ATV's, <br /> snowmobiles and mini-bikes), one truck having a manufacturer's gross vehicle <br /> weight rating of 12,000 lbs., to be equipped with a crane and winch, and further <br /> equipped to control movement of the towed vehicle, and <br /> B. To tow vehicles of 3/ton to 1 1/ ton capacity, one truck having a manufacturer's <br /> gross vehicle weight rating of 16,000 lbs., to be equipped with a crane and <br /> winch, and further equipped to control movement of the towed vehicle, and <br />