Award Information Summary

This is an Award Information document from the City of Perry, Georgia regarding Invitation for Bid 2023-14 for the purchase of one new mini excavator for the Public Works Department. The City of Perry solicited sealed bids with a deadline of 2:15 PM on February 24, 2023, with bids to be submitted to the Finance Department - Purchasing at 1211 Washington Street, P.O. Box 2030, Perry, GA 31069. Bids were required to be mailed or hand-delivered, with no faxes or emails accepted. The City of Perry reserves the right to accept any or all parts of bids submitted and to reject all bids and waive informalities as deemed appropriate.

Five responsive bidders submitted bids ranging from $36,825.00 to $67,635.51, with Perry Brothers Equipment submitting the lowest responsive bid at $36,825.00. The award was recommended to Perry Brothers Equipment by both the Public Works Department and the Purchasing Agent; however, Macon Tractor Co., identified as a local vendor, was granted the right to exercise a local vendor preference clause before the final award to Perry Brothers Equipment. The project is funded through the Water & Sewer Fund as a budgeted expense, and the M&CC meeting date for award approval was scheduled for March 7, 2023. Ansley Fitzner, Public Works Superintendent, and Mitchell Worthington, Finance Director, were the respective departmental representatives overseeing the procurement process.