26-27MC_Exhibit_B_-_Minimum_Qualifications.pdf

This document is an Exhibit B Minimum Qualifications requirement from the City of Sarasota, Florida for Vehicle and Vessel Towing and Storage Services solicitation 26-27MC. The City is soliciting sealed bids for exclusive towing and storage services to support the Sarasota Police Department, with a question submission deadline of March 24, 2026, at 5:00 pm and a bid submission deadline of April 7, 2026, at 2:00 pm. The selected contractor must provide twenty-four-hour, seven-day-per-week service with a mandatory thirty-minute response time for removal, towing, storage, and secure handling of motorcycles, passenger vehicles, pickup trucks, vans up to one-ton capacity, boats, sailboats, golf carts, and motorized wheelchairs, with services extending forty-five miles from City limits and vessel towing available beyond those boundaries. The initial contract term is three years from the Notice to Proceed with two optional one-year renewal periods available at the City's discretion, with anticipated award in late April 2026.

Respondents must satisfy eight mandatory minimum qualifications: Florida business registration and authorization; minimum three years of professional vehicle towing and storage experience including law enforcement towing services; current listing on the Sarasota County North County Rotation Wrecker List at bid submission and throughout the contract term; a secured storage facility and staffed office both located within five miles of Sarasota city limits; minimum equipment including one standard wrecker, one flatbed wrecker, and access to one 5-ton heavy-duty wrecker with low-boy trailer; properly licensed and qualified personnel capable of meeting 24/7/365 service and thirty-minute response requirements; all insurance requirements specified in the solicitation including Commercial General Liability of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence and Automobile Liability of at least $1,000,000 combined per occurrence; and demonstrated financial capacity to perform services and remit the annual fee. This is a revenue-generating exclusive service contract with no set-aside designations, with bids below $8,000 annually rejected as non-responsive. The successful bidder will pay the City an annual fee submitted via Bid Form in twelve equal monthly installments due by the tenth of each month, with the annual fee remaining firm and fixed during the initial three-year term and subject to increases not exceeding three percent during renewal periods. The City does not guarantee a minimum number of tows and reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids and conduct due diligence investigations into bidder qualifications.