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Vehicle Repairs and Maintenance Service Contracts for Durham County Vehicles
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Date of BOCC Meeting: January 14, 2019
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The Board is requested to authorize the County Manager to execute Service Contracts with Speight's, Ingold Tire, Hendrick, University Ford, and Sports Durst for vehicle repairs and maintenance services for Durham County vehicles. RFP18-017, Vehicle Maintenance and Vehicle Repair Services, was solicited to local businesses specializing in vehicle maintenance/repair and included two separate packages, A & B. Package "A" consisted of a scope for routine vehicle maintenance services (oil change, safety inspection, battery replacement, tire replacement etc.). Package "B" detailed a scope of requirements for extensive vehicle repairs that are needed on occasion (collision, engine repair, transmission repair, etc.). With the assistance of the County Purchasing department, an evaluation committee reviewed the proposals to determine the best qualified firms for the required services. Based on the respective bidder qualifications, the evaluation committee determined that it would serve the County's best interest by entering into service contracts for regular vehicle maintenance (Package "A") with Speight's Auto Service Center, Ingold Tire, and Sports Durst. The committee also determined that contracts for vehicle repairs (Package "B") should be executed with University Ford, Hendrick-Southpoint, and Sports Durst. For both packages, a decision to award contracts to multiple vendors was made on the basis of reducing wait times for routine repairs and services, as well as allowing specific vehicle makes to go to the repair/maintenance shops that specialize in the vehicles specific brand. (i.e. Ford models to University Ford, GM models to Hendrick Southpoint).
Pricing for the vehicle maintenance contracts will be on a per service basis at a pre-determined rate as defined in the ...
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