Minneapolis Supplier Systems #0000004350

As-needed heavy equipment rental with operators for Minneapolis departments

The City of Minneapolis is seeking as-needed heavy equipment rentals with operators for Public Works, other City departments, and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. - Government buyer: City of Minneapolis, Finance and Property Services – Procurement; rentals support Public Works Fleet Services and various City departments and boards, including the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board. - Named OEM/type references: Prentice-type truck-mounted log loaders and Morbark-type log chippers appear as equipment descriptions. They are type references, not confirmed required manufacturers or suppliers. No other vendors are identified. - Equipment requested: Tractor-loader backhoes, including breaker and tamper configurations; crawler and rubber-tired loaders and dozers; articulated front-end loaders; water and tree-spraying trucks; low-bed trailers and trucks; portable generators; industrial tractors with hydraulic augers; log loaders, chippers, and haul-away trucks; dump trucks and chipper-box trucks; cable-winch skidders; wood-chip and material separators; tree spades; pavement profilers; hydraulic excavators; cranes and oilers; pile and sheeting hammers and extractors; tandem trucks and tractor-trailers; horizontal grinders; vibratory plows; and spray-injection pothole patching equipment. - Configurations and attachments: Skid-type loader packages may be paired with a one-ton dump truck and one or two operators, as applicable. Attachments include trenchers, jackhammers, carpet jibs, rubber tracks, snow blowers, forks, backhoes, grapple buckets, stump grinders, augers, and leveling bars. - Equipment classes include: Backhoe breakers rated at least 750 or 1,200 ft-lb; dozers ranging from 20,000 lb/90 HP to 70,000 lb/300 HP; articulated loaders from 100 HP with a 2-yard bucket to 200 HP with a 4-yard bucket; pavement profilers from 90 HP/18-inch cut width to 750 HP/17-foot cut width; and excavators ranging from 50,000–80,000 lb to over 130,000 lb. Crane types and capacities and truck GVW, box capacity, or load ranges are also specified. - Rental and operating requirements: Bidders provide equipment make/model, specifications, year, working weight, hourly rate, and available quantity. Hourly rates include equipment, operator(s), fuel, supplies, insurance, and incidentals; no additional overtime, weekend, or holiday rate applies. Equipment must be in excellent operating condition, meet applicable 2010-or-newer on-road or Tier 3-or-newer off-road emissions standards, and have required licensing and insurance. Substitutions require prior written approval. - Pothole patching support: The City provides aggregate stockpile space and traffic control; its Paving Lab observes and tests patches. - Quantities and pricing: The bid materials do not provide completed equipment selections, usable rental quantities, or rates. Actual needs are as requested by City departments; the bid portal’s $1 placeholder is not an equipment quantity or award price.

Description

The City of Minneapolis is soliciting bids for rental of heavy equipment with operators for City departments and boards, including Fleet Services and the Park Board, on an as-needed basis. Equipment needs include dump trucks, tandems, tractors, cranes, log loaders, skidders, chippers, and haulers, as well as other equipment listed in the specifications. Bids are evaluated based on the submitted equipment list and hourly rates, and the City intends to award multiple contracts. The initial contract term is one year, with up to four additional 12-month extensions; prices are firm during the initial term.

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