ITB 26-39-215093 Equipment Rental Blanket Purchase Order (BPO)

Alaska Railroad Corporation is requesting bids for an Equipment Rental Blanket Purchase Order (BPO) covering earth movers, trucks, loaders, excavators, backhoes, dozers, graders, generators, lights, heaters, work platforms, forklifts, light towers, and compactors under ITB 26-39-215093, with bids due October 28, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. local time. This is an as-needed, non-exclusive contract with no guaranteed volume or frequency of rentals.

Vendors must regularly engage in commercial equipment rental, maintain adequate facilities and maintenance capability, demonstrate financial resources, and provide audited financial statements upon request. Equipment may be picked up by ARRC or delivered by the contractor to Anchorage, Fairbanks, or other ARRC service area locations. Delivery, mobilization, demobilization, freight, and transportation charges must be separately identified in bids and invoiced only when authorized by ARRC.

The contract term is one year from the effective date of award, with ARRC holding the option to renew for up to four additional one-year periods, for a maximum total contract term of five years. Pricing shall remain fixed for the first year; price adjustments after year one are permitted only upon thirty days' written notice to the Contract Administrator and approval based on consumer price index or historic price/cost data. Rental charges begin upon ARRC's acceptance of equipment at the delivery point and end when equipment is returned or ARRC notifies the contractor that equipment is available for pickup.

Bidders must submit the Service Bid Form, Cost Schedule, Bidders Questionnaire, and Required Contract Provisions for Federal-Aid Contracts signed by authorized company representatives. Material associated with this bid may be funded in part by the Federal Transit Administration or Federal Railroad Administration, and contractors must comply with applicable federal requirements including Davis-Bacon prevailing wage standards, debarment certification, and federal contract provisions. ARRC reserves the right to award to one or more contractors or obtain equipment from other sources if the contractor cannot meet availability or scheduling requirements. Submit bids to Nancy Lee, ARRC Supply Management, 327 West Ship Creek Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501.