Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Brands of Tire The Town will accept all new tires and tubes under state contract and under state contract pricing. The tire to be purchased will be at the discretion of the Township. The Township will consider such items as price, quality, past performance and availability when selecting tires. All tires supplied under this contract must be of current manufacture design. All items ordered must be delivered within five (5) working days. 2. Recapping and Repairing Specifications The bidder shall state the recap manufacturer’s name together with his G.S.A. contract number. Prices shall be submitted for full cap retreads having regular treads and extra grip mud-snow treads. Materials and tread rubber used are to be premium natural grade only. Quantities specified are approximate and may be increased or decreased as required. Type of tread design is to be approved by Garage Foreman. Recapping and/or repairing shall be performed in a prompt manner on any municipal vehicle in order to keep vehicle down time to a minimum. The cost of the recapped tire shall be unit price only. The full cap and top cap regular tread and mud-snow tread must conform to Federal Specifications on tread depth. (Table 1) under tread thickness, (Table 11) and permissible repairs, (Table 111) as set forth in the current G.S.A. Contract of the Federal Supply Schedule. The bid proposal shall state the individual unit price for recap tires for which the Township shall supply a tire casing, and an additional unit price for supplying additional necessary castings, if the Township cannot make them available. Recap tread cross sections shall be furnished for inspection upon request. 3. Service: The successful bidder must be staffed and equipped to provide service within Sixty (60) minutes after notification by a Township official, Monday thru Saturday, 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M., including all Holidays except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year, except in cases of snow emergency. During periods of snow or other emergency, service shall be provided for the period of the emergency on a 24 hour around the clock basis, including Sundays and Holidays. Police cars and standard Township passenger cars will be serviced by the Township and not by the bidder.
