The City of Bangor requests proposals to furnish and deliver one (1) heavy-duty, 4WD, articulating, oscillating rubber-tired, diesel-powered sidewalk tractor, FOB Destination to the Fleet Maintenance Facility, 481 Maine Avenue, Bangor, Maine. The unit will be used for plowing and snow blowing sidewalks, and summer work. The equipment requested must be new, unused, and the manufacturer’s current year production model or unsold previous year model. It shall be complete as nationally advertised. The complete unit must be designed for severe duty winter weather conditions, as well as for hot weather conditions. This unit must have a snow plow blade attached at the front quick connect attachment that may also be used for carrying a snow blower, hydraulic sander, and a power angle broom. The equipment must be thoroughly inspected, serviced and ready for use upon delivery. All work performed must meet established industry standards of quality to be acceptable. Any unacceptable work must be corrected before payment is issued. To ensure that only those tractors that are of sufficient power, are not too large for operating on municipal sidewalks and qualify as market-proven commercial production vehicles, the following mandatory specifications have been established. Proposals will be rejected if the first five mandatory specifications are not met. 1. One four-wheel drive articulating, oscillating, rubber-tired, diesel-powered multipurpose tractor, designed for year-round work, utilizing various attachments that shall be supplied. 2. Tractor shall be no wider than 50½” (1.3m), including fenders and no taller than 80” to top of roof. 3. Engine shall be a water-cooled diesel with at least 74 hp @ 2,500 rpm and producing torque of 224 lbs.-ft @ 1,600 rpm. 4. Tractors shall have sufficient hydraulic capability to power manufacturer's own hydraulically driven angle sweeper, cold planer, 14’ wide rotary mower, etc. 5. Tractors shall have a mechanically driven front Power Take-Off (PTO); 6. Tractors shall have all metal fenders, engine covers and body panels; Units: Four-Wheel Drive (4WD), rubber tired or tracked, articulating, oscillating tractors. Trackless Series MT7 or equal alternate that meets or exceeds the specifications on the following pages.
