Breathing air compressor, furnish and installation of

Palm Beach County, Florida, through its Board of County Commissioners Purchasing Department, issued a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the furnish and installation of one breathing air compressor system at Fire Station 23 located at 5471 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach, Florida. The procurement sought a four-stage, air-cooled compressor manufactured by MAKO model #BAM07H3 or an equal product meeting specified industry and safety standards, with a minimum capacity of 20.7 cubic feet per minute at 6,000 psi. The required equipment must include a 15 horsepower electric motor (230V/60Hz/3 phase), UL-listed electric panel, PLC controller, instrumentation controls, gauge panel with hour meter and pressure gauges, and a purification system capable of processing a minimum of 80,000 cubic feet with a 70-degree Fahrenheit inlet air. The successful vendor must furnish and install a 6-inch stand, provide necessary fittings for plumbing into the primary fill station, connect the unit to existing power supply, and deliver a signed certificate confirming the fill station has been successfully tested in accordance with NFPA 1901 standards. The submission deadline was May 18, 2018, at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, with faxed or emailed responses acceptable, and delivery was required within ninety days after purchase order receipt. Pricing had to be submitted as a single, fixed unit price on a turnkey basis with no modifications, escalation clauses, or conditions permitted, and the price was required to remain firm for ninety days from the opening date and throughout the initial contract term.

The County offered a 5% local preference to quoters with a permanent place of business in Palm Beach County or the Glades, provided their bid was within 10% of the lowest responsive bid, and Small Business Enterprise (SBE) certified firms within 10% of the lowest responsive bid were also eligible for preference consideration. Vendors were required to provide evidence of commercial general liability insurance of at least $500,000, business auto liability insurance of at least $500,000 combined single limit, and workers' compensation insurance in compliance with Florida Statute Chapter 440. All costs including labor, materials, installation, on-site training, and support must be included in the quoted price with no additional compensation permitted, and payment would be made only upon satisfaction and acceptance of delivered and installed items. The pricing requirement stipulated that quoted prices could not exceed the vendor's most favored customer pricing or current market price, whichever is lower. No specific budget range or award value was disclosed in the solicitation documents, leaving the contract award value dependent on the competitive quotations received.