Walk Behind Auto-Scrubbers for Bus and Rail Operation

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) is requesting bids on forty walk-behind auto-scrubbers for bus and rail operations under IFB OP145870, with bids due November 16, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. PST and a pre-bid conference scheduled for October 21, 2026 via Microsoft Teams. SBE/DVBE participation is encouraged; bidders meeting Local Small Business Enterprise (LSBE) criteria as a prime contractor or subcontracting at least 30 percent with eligible LSBE firms receive a 5 percent bid price reduction for evaluation purposes on this non-federally funded state and local contract.

Equipment must be the Ice Cobotics I28BTL-CY or approved equal, new and factory latest model year, with a minimum 28-inch scrub path, lithium-ion battery power (240 AH, 24 V DC), 30,600 square feet per hour minimum cleaning area, 3 mph maximum speed, and 63-inch maximum aisle U-turn capability. Delivery is due within 180 days of award to LACMTA Division 10 at 742 North Mission Road, Los Angeles, California 90033, Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. All equipment shall be new, complete, and ready for operation with temporary license plates and full fuel or battery charge; vendor is responsible for lift-gate equipped offloading truck. Standard warranty covers five years or 3,000 hours for machine parts and five years for battery; out-of-state vendors must use authorized local dealers for service within 24 hours. Bidders must complete Exhibit 12 technical specifications and submit manufacturer documentation for any proposed alternates by November 4, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. PST for pre-approval.

All services must be completed by August 2, 2027. Bidders must provide a minimum of one hour operator training and three hours mechanical/electrical maintenance training to at least five operators and five mechanics within 30 days of scrubber acceptance, along with operator manuals and three paper and one CD version of complete maintenance, repair, and electrical schematics per unit. Questions are due November 4, 2026; answers will be provided by November 9, 2026. Pre-qualification applications are required for all primes and first-tier subcontractors with bids exceeding $500,000. Award will be made to the lowest-priced responsive and responsible bidder. Bid security of not less than 10 percent of total bid price is required.