26-010 Towing Services

The City of Sandy Springs, Georgia, issued Invitation to Bid (ITB) #26-010 seeking qualified contractors to provide comprehensive towing, recovery, storage, and related vehicle services on a 24/7/365 basis. The procurement encompasses standard towing, flat tire repairs, lockout services, tractor-trailer towing, special handling operations, seized vehicle storage and processing, and parking enforcement towing from city-owned facilities, with service coverage extending up to 50 miles beyond city limits. Qualified contractors must maintain specific equipment including one heavy-duty tandem wrecker, two back-slide wreckers, one wheel lift, two recovery wreckers, and at least one 25-ton hydraulic boom wrecker, with all operators possessing valid Commercial Driver's Licenses for vehicles exceeding 26,000 pounds GVWR. Contractors must demonstrate capacity for electronic tracking systems with GPS and real-time digital reporting capabilities, maintain appropriate bonding and insurance, obtain business licenses, and comply with all federal, state, and local regulations. A non-mandatory pre-bid conference was scheduled for September 30, 2025, at 11:00 AM EST via Microsoft Teams, with questions required by October 6, 2025, at 5:00 PM through the Bonfire Portal. The primary evaluation criterion required contractors to respond to service calls within 30 minutes 99 percent of the time, with tractor-trailer requests requiring response within one hour; failure to meet these response times could result in utilization of backup providers and potential contract termination. Bids were due on October 21, 2025, at 2:00 PM EST through the Bonfire online portal, with Addendum 1 clarifying that no Bid Bond was required and that offerors must submit a completed Fee Schedule detailing proposed fees.

The City indicated its intent to select multiple vendors to ensure continuous coverage and timely response to municipal needs, though no specific set-asides or restrictions on organization types were identified in the available documentation. The cost structure specified that the City would not be charged for lockouts, service calls under 26,000 pounds within city limits, flat tire changes, battery service, transporting city vehicles, seized vehicle handling, or towing within a 50-mile radius, while city vehicles beyond 50 miles would be charged at commercial rates. For seized or decommissioned vehicles auctioned by the contractor, revenue would be split 80 percent to the City and 20 percent to the Contractor. No incumbent vendors or current contractors were identified in the solicitation documents, and no specific award value or budget range was disclosed. Notably, the City issued cancellation notices on the same date as the original posting (September 24, 2025), indicating that the solicitation was terminated prior to award with no awards made to any offeror. Interested vendors are directed to monitor the City's procurement portal at https://sandysprings.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities for future contracting opportunities, with inquiries regarding the cancellation directed to Ericka Kelly at 770-730-5600 or ekelly@sandyspringsga.gov.