Surplus Sale of Public Works Used Dump Truck and Kubota Tractor

The City of Jackson Department of Public Works has surplus vehicles for sale. Bids will be awarded according to the highest bid that have met the minimum required amount.

Project Details

• Reference ID: 2026-PUBLIC WORKS-022
• Department: Public Works
• Department Head: Chandra Willinger (Fiscal Supervisor)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-06-09T16:00:00.000Z

Evaluation Criteria

• Timeline —

  Release Project Date:	May 29, 2026
  Question Submission Deadline:	June 9, 2026, 12:00pm
  Proposal Submission Deadline:	June 11, 2026, 11:00am

• Important Instructions for Electronic Submittals —

  The City of Jackson is accepting electronic bid submissions. Bidders shall create a FREE account with OpenGov Procurement by signing up at https://procurement.opengov.com/signup. Once you have completed account registration, browse back to this page, click on "Draft Response", and follow the instructions to submit the electronic bid.

• Bid Submission Details —

  Submit your bid amount on item(s) of interest. Check the "No Bid" box for any item you wish to decline.

  Bids will not be visible to the public.

  Bids may be withdrawn prior to bid opening and resubmitted before the published bid close date/time.

  Minimum bids must be met, and the highest bid will be accepted for each item.

  Upload a document under "Attachments" section with your contact information:   Full name, address, phone number(s) and list the intended source of payment (cash or cashier's check)

  The winning bid will be contacted via the required information uploaded under the "Attachments" section

• Project Contact —

  Tim Pickett

  Assistant Director of Public Works

  161 w michigan ave

  Jackson, MI 49201

  Email: tjpickett@cityofjackson.org

  Phone: (517) 768-6107

• Procurement Contact —

  Kari Kerstetter

  Purchasing Coordinator

  161 W. Michigan Ave 8 FL

  Jackson, MI 49201

  Email: kkerstetter@cityofjackson.org

  Phone: (517) 768-6401

• Payment Requirements —

  The awarded Bidder must make contact within five (5) days of notification for payment and arrange pickup of item(s) within ten (10) days of notification.

  Payment in full using cash or cashier's check and brought to City Hall, 161 W. Michigan Ave., 1st Floor, Jackson MI 49201, during normal business hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday 

  Valid photo ID required

• Minimum Bid Requirements —

  The surplus items have been assessed a fair value based on their condition and must meet the minimum bids. Photos are provided and any known defects are disclosed in the description of each item.

  Items are sold "As Is" and all sales are final.

  In the event of Bidder compliance failure, the item may be offered to the next highest bid.

  The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive minor irregularities and/or technicalities in the bids.

• 2014 FORD F-350 DRW SUPER DUTY UTILITY DUMP TRUCK —

  VIN#...6283 MINIMUM BID $4,500.00

  TITLE AVAILABLE

  MILEAGE: 49,661

  6.7 LITER DIESEL

  DISCLOSURE: THIS TRUCK HAS NUMEROUS RUST HOLES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE DUMP BED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND EGR ISSUES.

   

• CURRENT DUMP TRUCK PHOTOS —

  

• 2002 KUBOTA TRACTOR —

  VIN#...72908 MODEL #L4610D MINIMUM BID $2,000.00

  HOURS: 2,797

  DISCLOSURE: THIS TRACTOR HAS A SEVERE HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAK. IT WILL NOT HOLD FLUID AND WILL NOT MOVE. WILL NEED TO BE TOWED.

   

• CURRENT KUBOTA TRACTOR PHOTOS —

  

• Submittal Information —

  1.       PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF BID DOCUMENTS:  Execute the bid documents fully and properly, including documents that require signatures and notarized.

  2.       EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: All bidders shall confirm the Equal Employment Opportunity Certification, Certification of Nonsegregated Facilities, Nand Non-Collusion Affidavit, located under Vendor Questionnaire.

  3.       AWARD OF CONTRACT:

  (a)      If the contract is over $75,000, then the City Council will be advised of the terms of all bids received and a recommendation will be made to the Council as to award of a contract to a bidder.  The award if any will be made based upon the City Council's determination of the lowest responsible bid; and

  (b)      The City Council has the authority to reject any and all bids, to waive minor irregularities and/or technicalities in the bids, and to accept or recommend the acceptance of other than the lowest responsive bid when the public interest is served thereby, and such action is in the best interest of the City.

  4.       CONTRACT:    Upon  an  affirmative  vote  of  the  City  Council  these  bid  documents  shall constitute a contract between the City and the bidder to whom the contract is awarded, provided, however, that the contract shall not be deemed to be in force until an executed note of acceptance of the bidders proposal showing the date of City Council acceptance is provided to the successful bidder.

  5.       LIABILITY FOR TAXES:   Where the terms of this contract involve the lease of personal property to the City it is understood that the lessor shall be solely responsible for the payment of all taxes of any nature whatsoever that accrue upon the property during the term of the lease.

  6.       DEFAULT TO THE CITY:  No bidder who is in default to the City shall be awarded a contract with the City.

  7.       CONFLICTING TERMS:  If terms and conditions, if any, of seller (contractor) are inconsistent or conflict with the terms and conditions, instructions to bidders, specifications, or proposal sheet, or any other bid documents of the City of Jackson, the City's bid documents shall prevail.

  8.         TIME PERIOD:  Bids may be withdrawn up to the submission deadline. Bids shall remain in effect for 90 days after the opening.

  9.       DISCOVERY OF ERROR:   Upon the discovery of an obvious error in a bid document that could result in a change in the amount of a bid, the staff of the Purchasing Department shall contact the bidder in writing and advise the bidder that it has seven (7) working days from the date of the letter to correct the error.  This correction shall be in writing directed to the Purchasing Agent and shall be postmarked no later than seven (7) working days from the date of the Discovery of Error letter.

  If no correction is received in a timely fashion, then the Purchasing Agent shall reject the bid.  If a correction is received and the Purchasing Department deems same to be appropriate and proper in every way, the Purchasing staff shall attach same to the original bid document and shall then proceed to tabulate the bids as corrected.

  10.   SUBSTITUTIONS: (if allowable)

  1. References to brand names are to establish minimal standard requirements.  They are not intended to limit competition.
  2. Bids on items or materials by other manufacturers will be considered. Substitutions MUST be of equal or higher quality, performance, and durability.  Customer reserves the right to request demonstration of similar equipment to determine whether substitution is equal or better. 
  3. Any substitution or deviation from specified items MUST be fully documented to be considered.  Substitutions not fully noted and documented may result in an invalid bid. 

Submission Requirements

• Proposal Confirmation (required) —

  I certify that I have read, understood and agree to the terms in this solicitation, and that I am authorized to submit this response on behalf of my company.

• Pricing (required) —
  • Choose Option 1 when you have set line items, for example:
    • This is a quote for goods or commodities.
    • This is a public works bid, with a pricing table that can be uploaded into OpenGov Procurement from an Excel spreadsheet.
    • Seeking services for hourly rate schedules.
  • Choose Option 2 when you need vendors to provide you with the line items. 
• Evaluation Committee? (required) —

  Will there be an evaluation committee to review the proposals and score them based on weights and multiple criteria?

• Procurement and/or Project Contact —

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