Vendor service contract for tire retreading and repair service

The City of Milwaukee Department of Administration is soliciting bids for a Vendor Service Contract for Tire Retreading and Repair Service through an Invitation to Bid process, with the procurement spanning Milwaukee County and Mattoon Village jurisdictions. The contract requires comprehensive tire retreading services using both cold cap and hot cap processes, tire repairs across multiple service categories (including nail hole, bead, and section repairs), and wheel/rim refurbishment for the municipal fleet. Deliverables must be completed and delivered within seven working days of order receipt between 7:00 AM and 2:30 PM, Monday through Friday, with the vendor's facility required to be located within a 25-mile radius of the City of Milwaukee Department of Public Works Fleet Services Tire Shop at 123 North 25th Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233. Bidders must be approved by the Tire Retread Information Bureau (TRIB) and listed in the TRIB Retread Tire Buyer's Guide for Wisconsin for commercial truck light and medium commercial truck tires, and must provide pricing for twelve cold cap tire configurations ranging from 9R17.5 to 425/65R22.5 sizes. The contract term is three years from the date of award with the option to renew for three additional one-year terms upon mutual agreement. All bids must be submitted electronically through the City's Bonfire Portal by Thursday, April 23, 2026, at 4:30 PM CT, with award made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder complying with all bid specifications and delivery requirements.

The City of Milwaukee's bid preference programs apply to this procurement, including Local Business Enterprise (LBE), Milwaukee-Made/County-Made/American-Made goods incentives, and Socially Responsible Contractor (SRC) designations, each with specific thresholds and required supporting affidavits. A living wage requirement mandates all workers be paid a base wage of not less than $15.00 per hour effective October 11, 2025, with quarterly compliance affidavits required throughout the contract term and within ten days following contract completion. Contractors must obtain and maintain comprehensive insurance coverage including Worker's Compensation at statutory limits, Employer's Liability with minimum limits of $100,000 per accident and $500,000 per policy limit for disease, Commercial General Liability with limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 general aggregate, and Automobile Liability with limits of $1,000,000 per person and $1,000,000 per occurrence, with the City named as additional insured and 30 days advance written notice of any cancellation or material changes required. The City encourages but does not mandate Small Business Enterprise participation for supplementary services and offers cooperative purchasing opportunities to other local government entities in the Southeastern Wisconsin area. Required bid documents include Form W-9, insurance documentation, slavery disclosure affidavits, ethical purchasing affidavits, SBE certification status documentation, and living wage compliance affidavits, with no bid deposit or performance bond required. The specific contract value or budget range is not disclosed in the available procurement documents.