The City of New York (the “City”), acting by and through its Department of Citywide Administrative Services (“DCAS”) is seeking a qualified Contractor to provide towing, storage, auctioning, salvaging, and releasing services for all relinquished City vehicles. These vehicles may include, but are not limited to, passenger cars, vans, pickups, trucks, trailers, sanitation equipment, fire trucks, off-road units, boats and other watercraft, and construction equipment. Consistent with DCAS’ mission to maximize revenue to the City, the selected Contractor may also be directed by DCAS, in its sole discretion, to pick up, store, and dispose of other equipment, including, but not limited to, main car batteries (such as lithium ion batteries used in electric vehicles) and other vehicle parts (hereafter referred to as “Vehicle-Related Equipment”). Approximately three-thousand-five-hundred (3,500) of the City’s fleet of over thirty-thousand (30,000) vehicles are sold in a given year. EPIN: 85626N0001. All City-contracted Vehicles shall conform to the following requirements: A. Truck Surround Cameras: All Trucks, other than High Vision Trucks, shall be outfitted with truck surround cameras in accordance with the following schedule: a. Contracts involving 10 or fewer Trucks: No later than 12 months from Registration. b. Contracts involving more than 10 Trucks: No later than 18 months from Registration. c. New or replacement Truck acquired after work under this Agreement has begun: Truck must be outfitted with Truck Surround Cameras within 12 months from the date of first using of the Truck. d. Contractor must submit to the Contracting Agency photographic and purchase order evidence, that is satisfactory to the Contracting Agency, of compliance with this Paragraph (A). B. Truck Side-guards: Contractor shall provide side-guards for City-contracted Vehicles as applicable pursuant to Section 6-141 of the New York City Administrative Code. C. Telematics: All City-contracted Vehicles must be installed with Telematics. Data gathered by Telematics must be made available in a manner that is satisfactory to the Contracting Agency.
