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DeKalb Solicitation for Delivered Gasoline and Diesel Fuel

The City of DeKalb is seeking delivered gasoline and diesel fuel for municipal facilities and its contracted transit provider. - Buyer: City of DeKalb, Illinois; Public Works Department, with the Water Division identified as the office. - Requested fuels: 87-octane unleaded gasoline; #2 diesel; winter-blend ULSD; and optional red-dyed off-road ULSD and 2% biodiesel. No fixed quantities or part numbers are provided, and purchases are not guaranteed. - Fuel requirements: Gasoline must contain no more than 10% ethanol and must not contain methanol, suspended material, or water. Diesel specifications include sulfur and cetane limits, lubricity, biocide, detergent, and water-dispersant requirements; winter diesel must meet the stated cold-weather and cloud-point requirements. Diesel detergent requirements reference the Cummins L10 Superior Rating. - Delivery and pricing: Deliveries go to City storage facilities, including the Public Works Garage and Airport Maintenance Building, and to the contracted transit provider. Delivery is generally required within 24 hours of notice, sooner for emergencies. Pricing is based on the OPIS Rockford low posting price plus or minus the bidder’s per-gallon delivery price; invoices must include OPIS pricing documentation. - Term: Two-year initial term, with up to three optional one-year extensions by mutual agreement. Extension pricing may be adjusted once per extension, subject to a cap based on the prior 12-month Chicago-area CPI. - Named companies or providers: Cummins is referenced as a diesel detergent performance benchmark; no fuel supplier or bidder is named. OPIS is identified as the pricing source.

Description

The City of DeKalb is soliciting sealed bids for gasoline and diesel fuel for City use. The contract term is two years, with three optional yearly extensions. Bids are due October 22, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. and must be submitted to the City of DeKalb Water Division at 1216 Market St., DeKalb, IL 60115; bids will be publicly opened immediately thereafter.

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