Metro Cruise, a sub-awardee, has been awarded a grant by the Port of Los Angeles through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 to retrofit two pieces of diesel-powered cargo handling equipment in the LA port.

The breakdown of equipment is as follows:

1997 Freightliner Fuel Truck (Model FL70)
Engine Make:	Cummins	Engine Model:	B-5.9-190
Engine Family:	VCE359D6DABW	Rated HP:	190
1985 Caterpillar Forklift (Model V-330 B)
Engine Make:	Caterpillar	Engine Model:	3208
Engine Family:	N/A (Tier 0)	Rated HP:	125

Due to operating constraints and conditions, only Active (diesel burner) or Passive regeneration (i.e. no electric heater) CARB approved Level III filters will be considered. In addition, due to safety concerns, filters should, where practical, fit into the same “footprint” as the existing mufflers Bids are to include:

• any necessary duty-cycle and/or opacity testing to ensure that the DPF is adequate for the equipment use.
• both manufacturer’s product warranty information as well as installation and maintenance warranty information.
• any computer software necessary for in-house M&R personnel to troubleshoot system.

All interested parties must conform to the federal rules and regulations and reporting requirements associated with this program as found in 40 CFR accessible through the following link: Title 40 - Protection of Environment. In addition, the Port of LA will not award to companies that are suspended or debarred from Federal procurements (see https://www.epls.gov/ for more details).

To comply with the EPA’s Program for Utilization of Small, Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises, this solicitation for bids has the following MBE/WBE fair share objectives/goals: MBE – 22% and WBE – 26%.

Bids will be accepted until November 13, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. PST. As required by EPA/POLA, quotes must be itemized to include Material, Labor, Transportation (if applicable), Tax and the Grand Total.

Interested parties should contact Craig Kappe, Environmental Compliance Manager at (310)816-6607 or craig.kappe@metports.com for more details or information.

In order to retain the records and documentation as required by the EPA, kindly submit all bids for the above work via electronic mail to Craig Kappe. It is also highly recommended that questions and requests are communicated via electronic email.