Metropolitan Stevedore Company, a sub-awardee, has been awarded a grant by the Port of Long Beach through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 to retrofit certain qualified pieces of diesel-powered cargo handling equipment in the LB port.


The breakdown of equipment is as follows:

2006 Caterpillar 980H payloader
Engine Make:	Caterpillar	Engine Model:	3406E
Engine Family:	5CPXL15.2ESK	Rated HP:	318
1997 International Water Truck (Model A170)
Engine Make:	Navistar	Engine Model:	A170
Engine Family:	N/A (Tier 0)	Rated HP:	170
2006 Johnson Sweeper (Model VT650)
Engine Make:	Cummins	Engine Model:	ISB 200
Engine Family:	6CEXA0359BAG	Rated HP:	200

Due to operating conditions, only Active (diesel burner) or Passive regeneration (i.e. no electric heater) CARB approved Level III filters will be considered. Due to safety concerns, filters should fit into the same “footprint” as the existing mufflers (where practical). Bids are to include any necessary duty-cycle and/or opacity testing to ensure that the DPF is adequate for the equipment use.

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.

Bids will be accepted until October 30, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. PST. As required by EPA/POLB, 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.