FOR SALE BY SEALED BIDS

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1 FOR SALE BY SEALED BIDS Date: October 19, 2011 Bid No: City of Saint John CLOSING DATE: Materials Management 175 Rothesay Avenue 3:00pm Thursday, December 1, nd Floor Saint John, NB E2L 4L1 Quotations received after the above date and time will be rejected. Quotations must be submitted on this form. If mailed, the bid number and closing date and time must appear on the outside of the envelope. PHONE: FAX: FOR SALE BY SEALED BIDS The City of Saint John is offering for sale two (2) fire trucks, by means of sealed bids. DESCRIPTION: The following will provide a brief, general description of the two (2) fire trucks being offered for sale; #1 One (1) 1989 GMC K35 4 Wheel drive Forestry truck; Engine: GMC Diesel 6.2L Transmission: 4 Speed Standard Pump: Hale 625 Water Tank capacity: 300 gallon Mileage: 20,831kms. #2 One (1) 1993 Simon/Duplex LTI Tandem 110 Aerial fire truck; Engine: Detroit Silver 92, Transmission: Allison HT740 (automatic), Pump: Waterous 1,250, Water Tank capacity: 250 gallon, Mileage: 66,480 kms. NOTE: This truck is not certified for municipal or any other active fire service and is being sold as is, where is condition. LOCATION: Bidders are not required but are strongly encouraged to view the truck or trucks they are considering to bid on, prior to submitting a quote. The City of Saint John makes no claims, either written or implied, concerning the condition of completeness of either of these units. Interested parties may view the units directly at 175 Rothesay Avenue on November 15, 2011 at 10:00AM. 1

2 MINIMUM BID: In order to provide bidders with some direction and insight into the City s expectations for the sale of these units, an informal appraisal has been done which will allow for the establishment of a minimum bid threshold for each unit. In the case of the first unit identified, the 1989 GMC K35 4x4 Forestry Truck, it has been determined that the minimum bid will be set at $5, As to the value of the second identified fire truck, the 1993 Simon/Duplex LTI Tandem 110 Aerial Fire Truck, the minimum bid has been set at $15, The City is required to collect and remit sales tax on the sale of all surplus disposals, therefore tax will be charged on top of the bid prices offered and is not considered to be included in the minimum acceptable bids stated above. TERMS & CONDITIONS: 1. The above named items are offered on an as is/where is basis. a. The City of Saint John makes no guarantee, either written or implied, about the condition or completeness of the fire trucks offered b. Pick up and transportation of the units by the successful bidder(s) is the sole responsibility of the successful bidder(s) c. All sales are final. 2. Minimum bid prices, are based on informal appraisals however it is the City s belief these represent a fair and equitable value for each item and will accept nothing less than the reserve amounts established. Should it come to pass the City does not realize the minimum amounts or something more than the minimum amounts identified as Reserved Bid Amounts, the City will seek other methods for disposal of these assets. These other options may include turning the units over to an auctioneer for public sale. 3. The City of Saint John is required to collect and remit all applicable taxes on the sale or disposal of all assets, therefore both the reserve bid amounts established and the bidders offerings will have the 13% H.S.T. added. 4. Award of this tender will be based exclusively on the highest amount bid for each item offered, so long as the highest amount offered meets or exceeds the amount established as the Reserve Bid Amount. 5. The successful bidder will be notified both verbal, by phone and in writing, either by or fax, therefore bidders are required to prove all necessary contact information with their bids. 6. The successful bidder(s) will have 10 calendar days to remove the items awarded to them from 175 Rothesay Avenue. BID DEPOSIT: A Bid Deposit, in the form of a personal or company cheque, in the amount of 50% of the pre tax amount offered as a bid for each item, is to accompany the bid submission. This bid deposit will insure that the successful bidder will accept the item(s) awarded and that the item(s) awarded will be removed from storage within the time specified. Failure to comply with either of these conditions will result in cancellation of the sale and forfeiture of the bid deposit to the City of Saint John. 2

3 INFORMATION TO BIDDERS: 1) Bid deposit cheque(s) are to be made payablee to The City off Saint John, and are to accompany the bid submission. 2) Bids are to be signed and delivered to the Purchasing Agentt c/o the Materials and Fleet Management Department, 2 nd Floor, 175 Rothesay Ave, Saint John, N.B. 3) The deadline for bid submission will be 3:00 pm on December 1, ) Questions about the bid processs can be addressed to the undersigned. 5) A vehicle site-inspection willl be held at 1755 Rothesay Avenue on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at 10am. All other requests for vehicle information can be addressed to office of the Manager, Fleet Administration by calling (506) ) Late bids, bids by fax or bids for amounts lesss than those identified as the Reserve Bid amounts, will be rejected Simon/Duplex LTI Tandem 110 Aerial fire truck 3

4 1989 GMC K35 4 Wheel drive Forestry truck 4

5 FORM OF BID The undersigned bidder is, by virtue of this bid submission, sufficiently familiar with the two items identified and being herein offered for sale, and The undersigned bidder is, by virtue of this bid submission, sufficiently familiar with the requirements and terms and conditions of this sale and agrees to abide by same, and The undersigned bidder has included with this bid a personal or company cheque, in the amount of 50% of the value of the amount offered for each of the items for sale. Item #1) 1989 GMC K35 4 Wheel Drive Forestry Truck...Reserve Bid: $5, (plus tax) Bid Amount: (plus tax) Deposit: (net of tax) Item #2) 1993 Simon/Duplex LTI 110 Aerial Fire Truck...Reserve Bid: $15, (plus tax) Bid Amount: (plus tax) Deposit: (net of tax) Note bid deposit cheques are to be made payable to: The City Of Saint John Bidder: (signature) Date: Bidder: (print) Phone: Fax # 5