2026 Digger Derrick Truck (Reverse Auction) #19295

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NOTICE FOR PROPOSALS

Notice is hereby given the City of Collins is seeking unpriced technical proposals from equipment dealers for:

2026 Digger Derrick Truck

Quantity: 1

Deadline for receipt of unpriced technical proposals is December 16, 2025, at 2:00 PM CST, local time. Unpriced proposals including the Specification Response Form and all other documents shall be submitted electronically at www.cityofcollinsbids.com.

This commodity will be procured through a multi-step procurement process, including a Reverse Auction. In Phase One, unpriced technical proposals are evaluated for potential acceptability based upon pre-determinted criteria. In Phase Two, only those bidders whose technical proposals are determined to be acceptable shall be invited to provide priced bids for consideration. The City of Collins encourages vendor participation in this multi-step process. Complete instructions are provided in the specifications package.

Specifications and detailed instructions regarding the bid process may be obtained by visiting the website www.cityofcollinsbids.com. Specification response forms, along with all other required information detailed in the bid instructions, should be submitted no later than December 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM CT per the detailed bid instructions. Unpriced Specification Response submissions will be evaluated, and vendors meeting the required specifications will be invited to participate in the Electronic Reverse Auction process on December 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM CT. Approved vendors will be given detailed instructions regarding the reverse auction. The City of Collins reserves the right to extend the auction date if necessary, to complete the pre-qualification process. Pricing will only be accepted from qualified bidders during the reverse auction process. For questions related to the electronic submittal or reverse auction process, please call PH Bidding Group at 662-407-0195.

The City of Collins is an equal opportunity employer and hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that, in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, age, disability or national origin in consideration for an award.

The City of Collins reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids, waive technicalities, informalities or irregularities in the bids received, solicit new bids or to choose that bid which is deemed to be in the best interest of the City of Collins.

Suzette Davis

City Clerk of the City of Collins

Publication Dates: November 26, 2025, and December 3, 2025