Citywide Towing Services

Background
The City of Austin is seeking towing services for parked vehicles in work zones. The solicitation includes instructions for using Excel sheet templates for pricing submittal and emphasizes that altering the pricing submittal sheet or taking exceptions to any portion of the solicitation may jeopardize acceptance of the offer.

The City reserves the right to award a single contract based on overall low cost or multiple awards based on individual or categories/groups of specific line items, cost, or any criteria deemed most advantageous to the City.

Work Details
The solicitation outlines the towing services required under Category 1, including labor, estimated annual quantity, unit price for each service, and extended price. The services include towing with only hook up required (light duty), additional special equipment charge for tows with dolly/skates/go jacks required, towing service of vehicle from 1 ton up to 26,000 lbs (medium duty), towing service of vehicle over 26,000 lb (heavy duty), additional flat fee for after-hours service, and flat fee for service call without towing required.

Place of Performance
The services are to be performed in the City of Austin, Texas.