# Detroit Bonfire #548387

Detroit seeks one heavy-duty tow truck and related parts for transit-bus recovery

**Posted:** October 02, 2026
**Respond By:** October 20, 2026
**Identifier:** 548387
**NAICS:** 423110, 423860

The City of Detroit is seeking one heavy-duty tow truck and related parts to support recovery of its transit buses.
- **Buyer:** City of Detroit Office of Contracting and Procurement (OCP), on behalf of the Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT).
- **Requested equipment:** One heavy-duty tow and recovery truck, plus preventative-maintenance parts and repair parts; no part numbers or quantities are specified for the parts.
- **Key capability:** The equipment must safely recover and relocate **New Flyer XD40 40-foot buses** and **New Flyer XD60 60-foot articulated buses** in depot and on-road settings. New Flyer is named as the bus manufacturer whose vehicles must be supported, not as a supplier of the requested tow truck.
- **OEM information:** No tow-truck manufacturer or OEM is identified in the provided materials. **New Flyer** is the named bus OEM relevant to the compatibility requirement.

### Description

The City of Detroit Office of Contracting and Procurement, on behalf of the Detroit Department of Transportation, requests quotes to provide one heavy-duty tow truck, along with preventative maintenance parts and repair parts. The tow and recovery equipment must be capable of safely recovering and relocating New Flyer XD40 40-foot buses and XD60 60-foot articulated buses in depot and on-road environments. Responses must be submitted through the procurement portal, with required proposal, pricing, RFQ, and certification documents uploaded. The response deadline is October 20, 2026, at 12:00 PM EDT.

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