Breathing air compressor, purchase & installation of

The Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners Purchasing Department issued a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the purchase and installation of breathing air compressor equipment for Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. The procurement requires three specific items: a Mako model BAM07HE3 breathing air module compressor (or equal), a Mako model SCFS3-4HP cylinder fill station (or equal), and a Mako model MCFS-3 mobile containment fill station (or equal). The compressor unit must be a four-stage, air-cooled system with a minimum capacity of 20.7 cfm at 6000 psi powered by a 15-horsepower electric motor and must include a purification system, instrumentation controls, and emergency stop functionality. Deliverables include equipment delivery to Fire Station #42 in Delray Beach and Fire Rescue Headquarters in West Palm Beach, with installation required within five days of work commencement. The successful bidder must begin work within 90 days of award notification and attend a post-award meeting within five days of award to discuss job procedures and scheduling. Pricing must be submitted as fixed unit prices for all three items on an all-or-none basis, and award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. The quotation deadline was February 6, 2017, at 4:00 p.m. local time, with responses accepted via fax or email. The successful bidder must provide a minimum two-year warranty covering parts and labor on the complete compressor with three additional years of parts-only coverage on the compressor block and purification system, and must carry Commercial General Liability insurance of at least $500,000, Business Auto Liability of $500,000, and Workers' Compensation coverage in accordance with Florida Statute Chapter 440.

Small Business Enterprise (SBE) certification and local preference opportunities are available under Palm Beach County ordinances, with certified SBEs within 10 percent of the lowest bid eligible for award consideration and local businesses receiving a five percent price reduction for evaluation purposes. Trade-in credit options are available for the existing Mako fill station at Station #23 and the existing Mako compressor at Station #42, though trade-in values will not be considered in the evaluation for award. Payment will be rendered only upon the County's satisfaction and acceptance of delivered items, with all costs including freight, delivery, labor, materials, and installation included in the quoted price. No specific budget range or award value was disclosed in the solicitation documents, as the contract would be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder meeting all specifications and requirements.