Award Information

This is a Notice of Award issued by Catoosa County Government in Georgia for a rebid of custom pumper trucks for the Fire Department. The county solicited sealed bids for three custom pumper trucks that must comply with NFPA, DOT, ICC, AE, SAE, UL, TRA, FMVSS, and local state Motor Vehicle Requirements. The bid was advertised on August 3rd, 2023, with a submission deadline of 3:00 p.m. EST on that same date. Three copies of bids were required to be delivered in person, by mail, or overnight delivery to the Board of Commissioners office at 800 LaFayette Street, Ringgold, GA 30736. The bid was publicly opened and read aloud following the submission deadline. The award was issued on August 16th, 2023, to Peach State Truck Centers located at 6535 Crescent Drive, Norcross, GA 30071.

The total contract award amount is $1,945,356 for all three trucks, equating to $618,452 per truck for both labor and materials. The award was based on the lowest responsive and responsible bid meeting the bid criteria requirements. The Notice of Award was accepted on August 16th, 2023, by Jeffrey Tudgay, Sales Representative for Peach State Truck Centers. Per contract requirements, the awarded vendor was required to return an acknowledgment copy of the Notice of Award to Catoosa County before any purchase order would be issued. Any bids submitted in response to this request were to remain open for acceptance by the Board for thirty days from the August 3rd, 2023 bid receipt date.