Purchase of Bauer Air Compressors

Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners is requesting sealed bids for the purchase and installation of Bauer air compressors for the Department of Fire and Emergency Services under IFB BL056-22, with bids due May 25, 2022 at 2:50 p.m. Both units are sole-source Bauer products with no substitutes accepted, and the awardee must be an authorized Bauer distributor and service center.

The scope covers two specific models: one Bauer Model UN4/13H UNICUS 4 6000 PSI unit and one Bauer Model UN4/25H-E3 UNICUS 4 6000 PSI unit. Equipment must be new only; refurbished units are explicitly unacceptable. Unit pricing must include all costs for delivery, installation, set-up, and initial startup. Required accessories are leveling feet and securing brackets, two additional ASME receivers, a carbon monoxide monitor with calibration kit, and a remote fill system with regulator, pressure gauge, line valve, and cabinet-enclosed hose reel with 100 feet of high-pressure 6000 PSI hose. Installation and initial startup testing will be completed at a location approved by Gwinnett Fire & Emergency Services, with the County providing an electrical disconnect with a minimum of 15 feet of wire. Equipment includes a 24-month warranty from shipment or 12-month warranty from startup, whichever expires first, with no limitations on accumulated operating hours.

Bidders must submit bids in duplicate, provide a minimum of three references demonstrating similar project experience, and include non-collusion and ethics affidavits. Questions are due by 3:00 p.m. on May 13, 2022, directed to Lindsey Gravitt, Purchasing Associate II. Award goes to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, with notification posted on the County website and via email.