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The City of Tulsa is requesting bids for wrecker, impound, and storage services for the Tulsa Police Department. Bids must be submitted sealed to the City Clerk's Office by November 19, 2025. A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held virtually on November 6, 2025. The city intends to award a one-year annual contract with the possibility of additional one-year terms. The seller must have a current class AA wrecker license. The city will evaluate bids based on various factors, including price, experience, and delivery time. The winning bidder must provide a performance bond. The city will not be liable for payment of any fees for impounded vehicles or police relayed calls. The seller must provide immediate service, 24 hours per day, every day of the week. The seller must provide all clerical central office facilities including adequate staff necessary to receive calls, dispatch wreckers and release vehicles or equipment, on a 24hour basis, all impounded or towed in vehicles, and shall render at any time a correct accounting for all vehicles received and released. The staff to meet this provision must be onsite at all times. Staff on call is not acceptable. Location of office facilities must be within the city limits of Tulsa. All storage facilities both inside and outside must be within Tulsa city limits. The seller is solely responsible for the security of the vehicle, and its contents. The seller must exercise due diligence to secure the facility and valuables. The cost of towin services is to be paid by the vehicle owner. The seller shall not charge the city or the vehicle owner for moving vehicles to and from the auto theft garage. The seller shall provide towing, storage, and services, at no cost to the city, for vehicles being towed on behalf of the city for purposes of evidence, forfeiture, confiscation, or similar purposes, including moving vehicles from the sellers storage area to one provided by the city and towing of vehicles to and from the city surplus yard, tire changes, jump starts, for all city of tulsa departments. Vehicles and equipment which are the subject of a forfeiture action filed in state or federal district court shall be released free of liens and at no cost to the city. The seller will provide wrecker towin services of federally forfeited vehicles or equipment to an auction or holding facility selected by the u. s. marshalls service. The originating wreckertow service provider shall be compensated for tow fees only for auction items to another facility. The fee will be negotiated with the u. s. marshalls service. The federally seized vehicles and equipment will be started and moved once a month. The vehicles will be washed prior to towing to auction facility selected by the u. s. marshalls service. In the event a vehicle towed for confiscation is released by the police department or the district attorneysoffice, the seller may charge the owner a towing fee and storage fee from the date of release. If the seller does not have the capability to auction forfeited vehicles, seller will be asked to tow them to an auction facility. This happens approximately 30 times per year, approximately 10 per division. All fees are to be collected from vehicle owner, the owners agent or representative. The seller shall hold the city harmless for: damages to towed vehicles, theft of towed vehicles, and items missing from towed vehicles from the time that the seller takes control of the vehicle. The seller agrees to save and hold the city of tulsa harmless of and from any and all liability including cost of defense and attorney fees which may arise from the sellers negligence or from any damage occurring to towed vehicles while the vehicles are in the sellers possession or control regardless of sellers negligence. The seller must submit an updated drivers list within five 5 working days of the end of each month to chief of police and information services division captain. The seller shall provide all clerical central o
The bid states, if your bid is accepted, state the number of days you need to deliver the supplies andorto begin providing services.
The bid states, Payment will be made net 30 days after receipt of a properly submitted invoice or the citys acceptance of the supplies or services, whichever is later.
The bid states, seller agrees that all warranties set forth herein will remain in effect for a period of one 1 year from the date city accepts the supplies andor services, or as specified in the specifications, whichever is later.
The bid states, generally speaking, the bid award will go to the highest secure bidder: the supply or service that can best meet the citys needs with the highest payment to the city.
The bid states, seller shall have a current class aa wrecker license issued by the oklahoma department of public safety.
During this meeting, bidders who are not recommended for award can issue an appeal and ask that the bid award be reconsidered.
