Clarifications HD Truck Bid 2008.doc
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- MaineDOT's heavy truck purchase for 2008.
- Solicitation number
- RFQ - 17D - 07101700000000000317
- Issued by
- Kennebec County, Maine
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This is a clarifications document for a Heavy Equipment Purchase bid for fiscal years 2008/2009 that outlines additional specifications and requirements for heavy-duty trucks. The bid encompasses 12 line items requesting vehicles in three weight classifications: 26,000 GVW, 34,000 GVW, and 54,000 GVW trucks. Key specifications include requirements for all vehicles to have a separate fused 7-wire semitrailer ABS wire harness to the rear cross member that accepts an ICC 7-round pin trailer plug, and one spare tire per axle (two tires total) temporarily attached to each vehicle. Items 6 and 7 specify 10-12 yard heavy-duty construction dump bodies, and bidders must state any exceptions to AR400 steel specifications for these items.
The clarifications document provides technical definitions and electronic component requirements across the bid items. Items 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 require an electronic complete body builder kit ECU dash-to-chassis control, while items 1, 2, and 6 require the addition of an electronic body builder kit ECU dash-to-chassis line item. For the 26,000 GVW T4X2 truck specification (Item 1), the purpose and intent language was clarified to describe a vehicle of substantial and durable construction meeting practices acceptable to the chassis manufacturer. The document establishes baseline technical requirements that bidders must acknowledge and address in their proposals.
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Heavy Equipment Purchase - 2008/2009
Clarifications or Additional Items Added to Specifications
Bid Items # ____1 to 12____
In addition to or in place of the attached specifications - The following items are also required and should be considered as part of the original specifications:
Type of Vehicle:__26,000 GVW, 34,000 GVW, & 54,000 GVW Trucks__________
Additional Item:
a_All Vehicles shall have a separate fused 7-wire semitrailer ABS wire harness to rear cross member. Must accept an ICC, 7 round Pin, Trailer Plug.
b. Definition of “Spare Tire” means tire mounted on wheel.
c. One spare tire temporarily attached for each axle (front & rear) means two tires total.
d. (Item 6 & 7) 10-12 YARD HEAVY DUTY CONSTRUCTION DUMP BODY_ Please state any and all exceptions to steel specification AR400.
e. Items #3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 line 18.7 states “Electronic complete body builder kit ECU dash to chassis” means a body builder’s ECU access data port for dash to chassis control.
f. Items # 1, 2, 6 ADD line 18.6.1 Electronic complete body builder kit ECU dash to chassis (see clarification above).
g. Item #1, under Purpose and Intent, first sentence on 26,000 GVW T4X2 Truck should read “It is the purpose and intent of these specifications to describe a vehicle with a Twenty-Six Thousand (26,000) pound GVWR, of substantial and durable construction congruent to practices acceptable to the chassis manufacturer.
H: 08-09 HD-Fleet_Clarification.doc
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