FOR SALE BY SEALED BIDS
Date: October 19, 2011
Bid No: 2011-235001
City of Saint John
CLOSING DATE:
Materials Management
175 Rothesay Avenue
2nd Floor
Saint John, NB E2L 4L1
3:00pm Thursday, December 1, 2011
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: 658-2930
FAX: 658-4742
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.
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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 $5,000.00.
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 $15,000.00. 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:
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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.
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.
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.
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.
The successful bidder will be notified both verbal, by phone and in writing, either by e-mail or
fax, therefore bidders are required to prove all necessary contact information with their bids.
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.
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INFO
ORMATION TO
T BIDDERS:
1) Bid deposit cheq
que(s) are to be made payablee to The City off Saint John, annd are to
acccompany the bid
b submission..
2) Bids are to be sig
gned and deliveered to the Purrchasing Agentt c/o the Materrials and Fleet
Maanagement Dep
partment, 2nd Floor,
F
175 Rothhesay Ave, Saiint John, N.B.
3) Th
he deadline for bid submission
n will be 3:00 pm on Decem
mber 1, 2011.
4) Qu
uestions about the bid processs can be addresssed to the unddersigned.
5) A vehicle “site-in
nspection” willl be held at 1755 Rothesay Avvenue on Tuesdday, Novemberr
15, 2011 at 10am
m. All other req
quests for vehiicle informatio n can be addreessed to office
of the Manager, Fleet
F
Administtration by callin
ing (506) 658-22817.
6) Laate bids, bids by
y fax or bids fo
or amounts lesss than those iddentified as the Reserve Bid
am
mounts, will be rejected.
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1989 GMC
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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: $5,000.00 (plus tax)
Bid Amount: ________ (plus tax)
Deposit:
________ (net of tax)
Item #2) 1993 Simon/Duplex LTI 110’ Aerial Fire Truck....Reserve Bid: $15,000.00 (plus tax)
Bid Amount: ________ (plus tax)
Deposit:
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________ (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 #
_______________________________
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E-Mail: __________________________