COMMENT AND REVIEW
to the
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) #011723
Entitled
Heavy Construction Equipment with Related Attachments and Technology
The following advertisement was placed November 15, 2022 in USA Today, in South Carolina’s The State, and on the Sourcewell website www.sourcewell-mn.gov, Sourcewell Procurement Portal https://proportal.sourcewell- mn.gov, Biddingo, Merx, The New York State Contract Reporter www.nyscr.ny.gov, and PublicPurchase.com, November 16, 2022 in Oregon’s Daily Journal of Commerce, and on November 17 and November 24, 2022 in The Oklahoman:
Sourcewell, a State of Minnesota local government unit and service cooperative, is requesting proposals for Heavy Construction Equipment with Related Attachments and Technology to result in a contracting solution for use by its Participating Entities. Sourcewell Participating Entities include thousands of governmental, higher education, K-12 education, nonprofit, tribal government, and other public agencies located in the United States and Canada. A full copy of the Request for Proposals can be found on the Sourcewell Procurement Portal [https://proportal.sourcewell- mn.gov]. Only proposals submitted through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal will be considered.
Proposals are due no later than January 17, 2023, at 4:30 p.m. Central Time, and late proposals will not be considered.
The solicitation process was conducted through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal. The following parties expressed interest in the solicitation by registering for this opportunity within the portal:
Best Equipment, Inc. Komatsu America Corp.
Calder Brothers Corporation LBX Company, LLC
Caterpillar, Inc. Liebherr USA, Co.
Century Propeller Link-Belt Cranes
Clark Equipment Company LiuGong Construction Machinery North America, LLC
CNH Industrial America, LLC MAZIO ATTACHMENTS, LLC
Construction Industry Center Noregon Systems
Craig Manufacturing, Ltd. Norlift, Inc.
Crane Works, Inc. NPK Construction Equipment, Inc.
Doosan Infracore North America PAPE MACHINERY
EASTERN EQUIPMENT SERVICES, LLC Prime Vendor, Inc.
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Falcon Equipment Holdings, LLC ProCon, LLC
Federal Contracts Corp. Pure Air Wellness, LLC
Gradall Industries, Inc. PWXPress
Grove U.S., LLC dba Manitowoc Quantum International Services, Ltd.
Hi-Vac Corporation Regina Construction Association
Hitachi Construction Machinery America's, Inc. SANY America, Inc.
Humdinger Equipment, Ltd. SEGO Industries
Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas, Inc. Sled Consulting, LLC INTEGRITY EXPRESS LOGISTICS UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC.
John Deere Shared Services, LLC Vans Equipment Co.
JRET CO. CORPORATION Volvo Construction Equipment North America Kobelco Construction Machinery U.S.A. XCMG NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION
All Proposals remained sealed within the Sourcewell Procurement Portal until the scheduled due date and time. Proposals were electronically opened, and the list of all Proposers was made publicly available on the Sourcewell Procurement Portal, on January 17, 2023 at 4:31:28 pm CT. Proposals were received from the following:
Caterpillar, Inc.
CNH Industrial America, LLC
Doosan Infracore North America
Gradall Industries, Inc.
Grove U.S., LLC dba Manitowoc
Hitachi Construction Machinery America's, Inc.
Hi-Vac Corporation
Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas, Inc.
John Deere Shared Services, LLC
Kobelco Construction Machinery U.S.A.
Komatsu America Corp.
LBX Company, LLC
Liebherr USA, Co.
Link-Belt Cranes
LiuGong Construction Machinery North America, LLC
MAZIO ATTACHMENTS, LLC
SANY America, Inc.
Volvo Construction Equipment North America
Proposals were reviewed by the Proposal Evaluation Committee:
James Voelker, CPCM, CFCM, Procurement Lead Analyst
Carol Jackson, Procurement Analyst
Michael Muñoz, CPPB, Procurement Analyst
Bill Davison, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, Procurement Analyst
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The findings of the Proposal Evaluation Committee are summarized as follows:
The Proposal Evaluation Committee applied the Sourcewell RFP evaluation criteria and determined that the products and services offered in the proposal response from MAZIO ATTACHMENTS, LLC, fell outside of the Requested Equipment, Products, or Services of the RFP. All other proposals were found to meet the scope and mandatory submittal requirements and were evaluated.
Caterpillar, Inc. manufactures an extensive line of heavy construction equipment, attachments, and services.
Their sales and service forces, and large dealer network are available to Sourcewell participating entities in the United States and Canada. Caterpillar is offering financing/leasing options, along with competitive discount ranges on machine and work tool list pricing.
CNH Industrial America, LLC provides a strong offering of loaders, motor graders, excavators, bulldozers, attachments, and technology. Their dealer network is strategically located across North America and is ready to serve Sourcewell participating entities in the United States and Canada. CNH Industrial America, LLC is also dedicated to their Clean Energy Leader® strategy which promotes the use of renewable fuels, systems to reduce emissions, technological tools, and sustainable agricultural practices. They are offering Sourcewell participating entities significant pricing discounts.
Gradall Industries, Inc. manufactures excavators for heavy construction use in a variety of models and configurations. They have regional sales and service managers that cover the United States and Canada. Their broad dealer network can provide training and service to Sourcewell participating entities. Financing options are available through Gradall dealers along with competitive discounts off MSRP.
Hitachi Construction Machinery America's, Inc. offers a full range of compact, mid-size, and large wheel loaders, excavators, attachments, and technology. Their dealer network is ready to serve Sourcewell participating entities in the United States and Canada. Hitachi’s Consite telematics program allows tracking ability of fuel efficiency, machine location, and service alerts. They are offering Sourcewell participating entities generous pricing discounts.
Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas, Inc. provides excavators, crawler excavators, wheeled excavators, wheel loaders, skid steer loaders, articulated dump trucks, and track loaders. Their Hi MATE telematics service improves equipment uptime, and their Hi DETECT service improves safety by detecting the machines surrounding environment and issues warnings to the operator. They have 85 dealers with 192 locations that are ready to provide sales and service to Sourcewell participating entities in the United States and Canada. Hyundai Construction Equipment North America, Inc. is offering a solid discount off their list price.
John Deere Shared Services, LLC is offering a comprehensive solution of construction equipment including, but not limited to backhoes, crawler, tractor and wheel loaders, dozers, excavators, motor graders, and skid steers. Their WorkSight suite of technologies provides features including JDLink Telematics, machine health prognostics, remote diagnostics and programming, payload weighing, and grade control. John Deere’s extensive dealer network of nearly 1,500 locations in the United States and Canada stands ready to support Sourcewell participating entities. Their pricing proposal offers Sourcewell participating entities a significant discount from list prices.
Kobelco Construction Machinery U.S.A. supplies tracked excavators and crawler cranes in a wide variety of classes and capacities. Their dealer network composed of 163 locations is ready to serve Sourcewell participating entities in the United States and Canada. Kobelco’s exclusive Integrated Noise and Dust Reduction (iNDr) system is also DocuSign Envelope ID: 59639C8C-DEFF-4FE2-85CA-E377107ED0BB Sourcewell Page 4 of 6
available on their short radius excavators. They are offering Sourcewell participating entities competitive pricing discounts.
Komatsu America Corp. provides a substantial selection of wheel loaders, motor graders, tracked excavators, crawler dozers, articulated trucks, attachments, and technology solutions. Their dealer network of 263 locations can serve Sourcewell participating entities across the United States and Canada. Komatsu also offers their Komatsu Care program standard on Tier 4 Final machines that offers complimentary maintenance for 3 years or 2000 hours. Their pricing proposal includes generous discounts for Sourcewell participating entities.
Liebherr USA, Co. provides a strong offering of wheeled and tracked loaders, excavators, bulldozers, articulated dump trucks, attachments, and technologies. Their sales team and dealer network are ready to serve Sourcewell participating entities in the continental United States. Liebherr backs their equipment with a 60 month or 3000- hour standard warranty. They are offering Sourcewell participating entities substantial discounts from MSRP.
Link-Belt Cranes manufactures a wide selection of all-terrain, rough-terrain, telescopic crawler, lattice crawler, and telescopic truck cranes along with attachments and technology offerings. Their dealer network of 30 distributors is ready to serve Sourcewell participating entities throughout the United States and Canada. Link-Belt’s included 3D Lift Planning allows users to create, save, view, and print three-dimensional lift plans from anywhere they have an internet connection. They are offering Sourcewell participating entities competitive pricing discounts.
LiuGong Construction Machinery North America, LLC offers a range of models for wheel loaders, excavators, soil compaction rollers, and an electric loader. Their 92 dealers, with 159 locations, can provide service and training to Sourcewell participating entities throughout the United States and Canada. They offer excellent discounts for base model equipment, to include parts and attachments.
SANY America, Inc. provides a large selection of wheeled and backhoe loaders, motor graders, tracked excavators, soil compactors, rough terrain and crawler cranes, attachments, and technology options. Their dealer network consisting of 91 locations is prepared to serve Sourcewell participating entities in the United States and Canada.
SANY is a leader in advanced manufacturing and has two Lighthouse Factories designated by the World Economic Forum Global Lighthouse Network. They are offering Sourcewell participating entities generous pricing discounts.
Volvo Construction Equipment North America’s catalog includes an extensive array of construction equipment including wheel loaders, excavators, haulers, compactors, pavers, skid steers, and compact track loaders. Volvo Co-Pilot offers a fully integrated and supported touch screen machine indication system to monitor machine and operator performance. Volvo’s large dealer network is ready to serve Sourcewell participating entities throughout the United States and Canada. Their pricing proposal offers a solid discount from MSRP.
For these reasons, the Sourcewell Proposal Evaluation Committee recommends award of Sourcewell Contract #011723 to:
Caterpillar, Inc. #011723-CAT
CNH Industrial America, LLC #011723-CNH
Gradall Industries, Inc. #011723-GRD
Hitachi Construction Machinery America's, Inc. #011723-HTI Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas, Inc. #011723-HCE John Deere Shared Services, LLC #011723-JDC
Kobelco Construction Machinery U.S.A. #011723-KBL
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Komatsu America Corp. #011723-KOM
Liebherr USA, Co. #011723-LEB
Link-Belt Cranes #011723-LIN
LiuGong Construction Machinery North America, LLC #011723-LIU SANY America, Inc. #011723-SNY
Volvo Construction Equipment North America #011723-VCE
The preceding recommendations were approved on February 23, 2023.
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James Voelker, CPCM, CFCM, Procurement Lead Analyst
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Carol Jackson, Procurement Analyst
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Michael Muñoz, CPPB, Procurement Analyst
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Bill Davison, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, Procurement Analyst
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STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE
As Chief Procurement Officer for Sourcewell, I have reviewed the recommendation of the Evaluation Committee and the accompanying support materials documenting the process followed for RFP #011723 for Heavy Construction Equipment with Related Attachments and Technology.
The committee accepted, deemed responsive, evaluated, and recommended proposals for award. Under authority granted to the Chief Procurement Officer in Sourcewell’s bylaws, the recommendations set forth above are approved.
I hereby certify:
1. Sourcewell is a government agency, created and authorized by Minnesota law to provide cooperative procurement contracts.
2. The procurement process and resulting contracts have been awarded in compliance with the laws of the State of Minnesota (Minnesota Statutes Chapter 471 and Minnesota Statutes Section 123A.21), and in conformity to Sourcewell’s Procurement Policy.
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Jeremy Schwartz, CSSBB, CPPO, NIGP-CPP
Sourcewell Chief Procurement Officer
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