Forklift and Manlift Preventive Maintenance & Repair Services

Long Beach Public Utilities Department (LBPUD) is requesting quotations for forklift and manlift preventive maintenance and as-needed repair services with quotations due September 2, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. via the City's Long Beach Buys portal. A 10 percent bid price reduction (capped at $50,000) for evaluation purposes applies to Long Beach-based businesses that submit current business license and seller's permit documentation.

The contractor must service LBPUD's fleet of nine forklifts (Daewoo, Crown, Yale, Komatsu, Nissan, and Octane models), four manlifts (Genie, SkyJack, and JLG models), and one long reach attachment. Preventive maintenance occurs semi-annually in June and December, completed within one business day during normal business hours (Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.). As-needed repairs must be completed within two business days of request or same-day if possible; emergency repairs must be completed within 24 hours with emergency response within four hours. The contractor must be located within a 70-mile radius of LBPUD Operations Service Center in Long Beach, California, hold state of California licensing and certification for forklift and manlift maintenance and repairs, and comply with OSHA standards. All materials, tools, parts, equipment, and labor are the contractor's responsibility.

The contract term is one year with optional renewals for up to two additional one-year periods by mutual agreement. Pricing must be submitted for semi-annual preventive maintenance per unit and hourly rates for standard and emergency repair calls; all labor, equipment, and consumable materials must be included in hourly rates with no additional charges at invoicing. Unit prices and percentage discounts remain firm for the entire one-year term. The contractor must obtain a Long Beach business license and all required state and federal permits prior to contract execution and maintain comprehensive general liability insurance of $1 million per occurrence or $2 million general aggregate, automobile liability of $500,000, and workers' compensation with $1 million employers' liability limits. Questions are due August 26, 2025, at 11:00 a.m.; answers will be posted by August 28, 2025, at 3:00 p.m.