Tire and assembly, golf cart, purchase and delivery of

Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners issued a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the purchase and delivery of golf cart tires and wheel assemblies. The procurement seeks 537 tire and wheel assemblies meeting specific technical requirements: RubberMaster Item #599000 tires or equal products, with dimensions of 18" x 8.50" x 8", 4-ply construction, tubeless design, and TR412 valves compatible with 2016 E-Z-GO TXT 48V electric golf carts. The deliverables include bundled units of three tires and assemblies on pallets to be distributed across five County golf course locations: Southwinds Golf Course (25 units), Okeeheelee Golf Course (100 units), Osprey Point Golf Course (368 units), Park Ridge Golf Course (40 units), and John Prince Golf Learning Center (4 units). Delivery must occur within fifteen calendar days of purchase order receipt, with pricing firm and fixed for ninety days from opening. Vendors were required to submit quotations by March 6, 2020, at 4:00 p.m. Palm Beach County time, with vendors instructed to contact Eric Garber, Special Projects Coordinator, to coordinate delivery quantities for each location. Required qualifications include vendor registration in the County's Vendor Self Service (VSS) system, compliance with commercial non-discrimination requirements, drug-free workplace certifications, and public records disclosure obligations, with evaluation criteria focused on identifying the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.

The procurement is subject to Palm Beach County's Small/Minority/Women-Owned Business Enterprise (S/M/WBE) program provisions and Local Preference Ordinance requirements. All goods are FOB destination, with the successful vendor assuming all transportation responsibility, liability, and risk in transit. The award will be made on an all-or-none basis, with vendors required to separately identify a new tire fee of $1.00 per tire on invoices, resulting in a total new tire fee line item of $537.00 in addition to unit pricing. Factory or manufacturer warranty against defects in materials and workmanship is required, effective upon delivery and acceptance, with the vendor responsible for repair or replacement at no cost to the County during the warranty period. The specific contract value or budget range is not provided in the procurement documentation.