Vehicle Recovery Government Bids & RFPs

The deadline for submitting sealed proposals is June 18, 2026, no later than 11 am. Late proposals will not be accepted.

The bid notice states that it is understood and agreed that the city will be given the immediate benefit of any decrease in the market, or allowable discount. The contractor will only be allowed to invoice for the cost of services goods in compliance with the submitted proposal as accepted by Ogden City Corporation. If offered by contractor, Ogden City seeks a discount for early payment.

Proposals will be evaluated on their ability to meet a large portion of the city's non-preference towing needs with its own resources while providing good customer service experience for city and vehicle owners. Specific criteria include reduced rate for city events towing, storage/disposal of RVs, current AAA certification, separate vehicle for cleanup, and secure storage for evidentiary vehicles, each worth up to 20 possible points.

Qualified respondents shall be licensed contractors in the state of Utah for this type of work, meet Ogden City's insurance and bonding requirements, and have experience with all work defined in the scope of work. Additionally, for security-sensitive projects, Ogden City reserves the right to conduct a criminal background check of each person providing services.

The bid notice does not mention the submission of samples.

The last day for questions and answers is June 11, 2026, no later than 3 pm.

Ogden City reserves the right to disqualify any proposal that includes significant deviations or exceptions to the terms, conditions, and/or specifications in this RFP, or due to any late response, no response, or missed deadline.

The proposal due date is Thursday, June 25, 2026, at 2:00 PM MST.

The Brighton Police Department shall not be responsible for payment of towing or storage charges. The carrier shall collect all fees directly from the vehicle owner, lienholder, or authorized agent.

The city of Brighton intends to award a contract to the contractor whose response has been deemed the most responsive and responsible of those received by the city's designated evaluation committee.

Vendors must hold all required state and local licenses, including PUC certification, comply with PUC rule ****, maintain appropriate insurance coverage, and demonstrate no regulatory violations, fines, or suspensions within the past two years.

City staff may inspect facilities prior to making an award for these services as well as during the duration of the contract term.

Initiating contact with anyone other than the designated point of contact will result in disqualification of the respondent's proposal.

The bid must be electronically submitted no later than 11:00 a. m. , local time, on Tuesday, June 30, 2026.

After award and execution of the contract agreement, the county will issue a purchase order for invoices to be submitted for payment. All payments will be made via electronic funds transfer (EFT). Specific payment terms are described in Section 8, General Conditions.

The successful bidder must assume full responsibility for providing warranty service on all goods, materials, or equipment provided to the county with warranty coverage.

Award will be made after evaluating the prices, responsiveness and responsibility of each bidder. The contract, if awarded, will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.

The determination of the bidder's responsibility will be determined by their ability, capacity and skill to perform the work required, their character, integrity, reputation, judgment, experience and efficiency, the quality of performance on previous contracts, appropriate and adequate technical experience, adequate personnel and equipment, and suitable financial means.

In case of default by the successful bidder, Fulton County may procure the articles or services from another source and hold the successful bidder responsible for any resultant excess cost.

There will not be a scheduled site visit for this project.

Protests must be submitted within three business days of the submission of the bid/proposal if arising from factual or legal basis that the protestor knew or should have known prior to submission. Protests arising from factual or legal basis that the protestor knew or should have known subsequent to the date the bid/proposal was submitted must be submitted within ten business days after the protestor knew or should have known of such basis, but in no event shall any protest be submitted more than ten business days after the award of the contract.

Any of the following may be considered as sufficient for disqualification of a bidder and the rejection of the bid: submission of more than one bid for the same work, evidence of collusion among bidders, previous participation in collusive bidding, submission of an unbalanced bid, or lack of competency of bidder.