Description
The Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans awarded a contract to supply and install automatic transmissions for its fleet of automobiles and small trucks. Only one bid was received, resulting in a lump‑sum award of $37,290, well under the estimated budget of $50,000. The work involves providing new transmissions and performing the installation on existing vehicles owned or operated by the agency.
• Scope: Furnish new automatic transmissions (including all necessary hardware) and install them on both passenger cars and light‑truck fleet vehicles.
• Value: $37,290 (lump‑sum) – a modest‑size procurement suitable for small‑ to mid‑size automotive service firms.
• Competition: Single‑bid solicitation; future opportunities may attract more bidders.
• Location: Vehicles are located in the New Orleans metropolitan area; vendor must be able to perform on‑site installation there.
• Timeline: Proposals opened June 20 2013; award reflected in a bid tabulation posted July 18 2013. No explicit submission deadline is provided.