Purchase of a New International HV607 Knuckle Boom Loader Truck with Trash Body

Chatham County, Georgia is soliciting sealed bids for the purchase of one new 2027 International HV607 knuckle boom loader truck equipped with an HDX-2030 trash body in a 4x2 configuration with a regular cab. Bids are being received online through the Chatham County Purchasing Portal at https://chathamcountyga.bonfirehub.com/portal, with the bid opening scheduled for 2:00 P.M. on May 28, 2026, and the deadline for bid submission is May 28, 2026. The vehicle specifications include a Cummins L9 300hp EPA 2024 engine, Allison 3500 RDS transmission, a 25-foot knuckle boom loader with a 3,000-pound lift capacity, and a 30 cubic yard trash body measuring 20 feet in length, with delivery required to Fleet Operations at 33 Minus Avenue, Garden City, GA 31408. The procurement requires bidders to provide separate line-item pricing for the chassis and the body with upfit, with all delivery, handling, surcharges, and other charges included in the F.O.B. Chatham County, Savannah, Georgia bid price, and bidders must also offer optional extended warranty pricing separately covering the engine, AC/heater system, and aftertreatment components. Bidders must be authorized vehicle dealerships with a dealer or repair shop within 50 miles of Savannah, GA, capable of providing parts, customer service, and field support; bids from brokers or resellers will not be considered. All bid prices must be firm for sixty days from the bid opening date, and award will be based solely on the lowest combined unit price contingent on the proposed delivery timeframe. Successful bidders must provide a one-year parts and labor warranty on the entire unit, a three-year warranty on the gearbox and slewing ring, and a three-year structural warranty, and the vehicle must comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS), California regulations, and OSHA requirements. Questions must be directed to Felix Espada Jr. through the County's procurement portal, with the deadline for inquiries noted in the Project Details section.

Chatham County has established a 30 percent combined minority and woman-owned business enterprise (M/WBE) participation goal for this procurement, requiring bidders to demonstrate good faith efforts in subcontracting with or purchasing from qualified M/WBE vendors, and detailed guidance on good faith efforts standards specifies that bidders must demonstrate active and aggressive recruitment of certified M/WBE firms through multiple solicitation methods and work scope division to facilitate participation. This procurement is not subject to Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) project designation or local preference ordinances, and bidders must maintain current Chatham County Tax Certificates and comply with all state and federal employment verification requirements, including E-Verify. Bidders are required to complete comprehensive certifications and attachments covering drug-free workplace compliance, non-discrimination promises, contractor responsibility disclosures, debarment status certification, M/WBE participation reporting, and federal lobbying affidavits, all executed with notarization. For bids of $500,000 or more, bidders must provide information on the five most recent projects with similar scope of work; for bids of $499,000 and less, bidders must provide references from owners of at least three projects of various sizes, with preference for government owners, and if the contractor has performed work for Chatham County within the past five years, at least one reference must be from an appropriate Chatham County Government entity. No budget range or estimated award value is publicly listed in the solicitation documents; however, the complexity of the equipment, specifications, and warranty requirements suggest a substantial procurement value. This is a one-time purchase contract with no renewal options.