Four (4) Backhoe Loaders

The Long Beach Public Utilities Department is requesting bids for four current-year-model Case 580 SN backhoe loaders under ITB UD-25-247, with bids due May 28, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. A 10% price reduction is available for Long Beach-based businesses meeting specified criteria.

Each unit must be equipped with an FPT F5BFL413B Tier 4 Final diesel engine, specified transmission and hydraulic systems, and cab features; one 18-inch Wain-Roy severe duty bucket; and one breaker (Tramac SC50 or approved alternate Striker Toku TNB-6E per Addendum 1). Delivery to the LBPUD Operations Service Center at 1731 East 33rd Street, Long Beach, California must occur within 180 calendar days of Notice to Proceed. The manufacturer must identify a single warranty and repair facility within 25 miles of the delivery site. Warranty is one year/unlimited hours, bumper-to-bumper, zero deductible, with optional five-year/5,000-hour extended warranty available for separate pricing.

Bid prices must be firm, include all delivery costs and associated fees, and incorporate California state sales/use tax and applicable municipal or county taxes (federal taxes excluded). Bidders must submit a bid bond of at least 10% of the bid amount and provide proof of factory distributor/dealer authorization or a manufacturer's letter of certification guaranteeing warranty compliance. Questions are due May 19, 2025 at 11:00 a.m., with responses posted May 21 at 3:00 p.m. The LBPUD reserves the right to award all items to one bidder or separate contracts for individual items, and the Board retains the right to reject all bids. A Notice of Intent to Award issued June 23, 2025 names Sonsray Machinery as the apparent awardee; Bobcat of Los Angeles was disqualified during evaluation.