Paint Truck

Walworth County, Wisconsin Department of Public Works – Highway Division is soliciting sealed bids (RFB #26-050) for the design, build, and delivery of one new highway paint truck to replace an existing 2007 Chevrolet T-8500 unit. The paint truck will support the County's annual pavement marking program by applying centerlines, edge lines, and other roadway markings on county trunk highways, designated state highways, and municipal roads within Walworth County. The solicitation requires bidders to submit pricing on the Bid Form (BT-89HR) for the base bid cost, optional additive specifications, and trade-in value, with all pricing to be all-inclusive of delivery to W4097 County Road NN, Elkhorn, WI 53212, including parts, equipment, materials, title, registration, labor, travel, and startup fees. Bidders must meet minimum qualifications including proper Wisconsin business registration and five years of verifiable paint truck building experience with government entity experience preferred. The contracted paint truck must be based on a Mack Terra Pro chassis and include pre-build meetings, factory progress meetings at 95% completion, and 24 hours of on-site operator and mechanic training in Elkhorn, Wisconsin. The evaluation criteria prioritize the lowest responsive and responsible bidder based on total base bid cost minus the trade-in deduction; optional items will be priced separately and will not be used in award determination. Key deadlines include substitution requests and technical questions due by May 15, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., sealed bids due May 27, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. via the Bonfire electronic portal, virtual public bid opening on May 27, 2026 at 10:15 a.m. via Microsoft Teams, and contract award anticipated June 15, 2026.

The solicitation does not specify set-aside designations or restrictions limiting responses to particular types of organizations or disadvantaged enterprises based on the available documentation. The trade-in vehicle, a 2007 Chevrolet T-8500 paint truck (Serial #1GBP8F1337F411942), underwent comprehensive refurbishment completed in 2020 at a cost of $128,528.92 and a 2019 chassis tune-up for $11,188.21, representing approximately $139,717.13 in recent capital improvements; this refurbished unit's specifications and maintenance history serve as a baseline for comparative analysis of new equipment proposals. The contract term extends for one year upon contract completion and final delivery and acceptance of the paint truck, with payment to be made within 45 calendar days of acceptance of goods and properly documented invoices via procurement card or alternative payment methods. Required insurance includes commercial general liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence with $2,000,000 aggregate, commercial automobile liability of $1,000,000 per accident, and professional liability insurance of $1,000,000. The contract amount is not specified in the available documentation; however, the trade-in value deduction from the existing paint truck will reduce the final contract cost, and optional additive specifications will be priced separately and are not factored into the award determination.