Plow
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
NOTICE IS HEREBY given that sealed proposals will be
received at the office of the Town Clerk of the Town
of Wappinger, 20 Middlebush Road, Wappingers Falls, New York,
until 1:00 P.M. on the 15th day of October, 1993, for the
f~llowing:
One dump truck with sander and plow
Three Sanders
One Plow
One ton double drum vibratory roller
All bids must be upon and informity with the bidding form
and specifications which will be furnished each working day
between the hours of 8:30 A.M. and 3:30 P.M. at the office of
the Highway Superintendent of the Town of Wappinger, 20 Old
Route 9, Wappingers Falls, New York.
The Town Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids,
or to contract with other than the lowest bidder, as provided
by law, or to write new proposals.
Dated: October 6, 1993
By Order of the Town Board
Elaine Snowden
Town Clerk
INFORMATION FOR BIDDERS:
Sealed proposals shall be received by the Town of Wappinger at
Town Hall, P.O. Box 324, 20 Middlebush Road, Wappingers Falls, New York,
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Bid shall be submitted on the attached form and shall be enclosed
in a sealed envelope addressed to the Town of Wappinger Town Clerk and
marked
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The Town Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to
waive any informalities in the bidding and/or to accept other than
the lowest bidder, as provided by Law.
The attached statements, which are in compliance with Sections
103-a, 103-b and 103-d of the General Municipal Law, must be signed
by the bidder.
In addition, corporate bidders must execute and attach a
certified copy of a resolution authorizing the execution of the
non-collusion certificate be the signator of the bid on behalf of the
corporate bidder.
No bid will be considered which does not comply with the fore-
going required statements.
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REVERSIBLE PLOW
The plow shall have a clearing path of 10' at 0 degree
angle and shall clear a path of 8' 2" at 35 degrees. The
over all height shall be 36".
The moldboard shall have a 2 1/2" X 1 1/2" tubular steel
top. Welded to this shall be a minimum of five ribs, flame
cut from 3/8" plate steel with a minimum thickness of 3
1/2". The ribs shall have a 3" wide strip of 11 gauge steel
to act as a backer for the moldboard skin. The moldboard
skin shall be of a high density tenelene with a minimum
thickness of .3000". The ribs shall be welded to a 3" X 5"
boxed beam and this beam shall incorporate the retainers for
the trip springs. Hinged from this boxed beam shall be a 3"
X 4" angle to serve as the cutting edge backer. This angle
shall have "V" gussets of 3/8" plate.
__ The cutting edge shall be a minimum of 1/2" X 8" X 120".
Bolted directly behind the cutting edge shall be two
moldboard shoes. Bolted to each discharge end shall be a
curb shoe. This curb shoe shall be of 1 1/2" 65K rockwell
steel shaft.
The trip springs shall be of 5/8" wire having a diameter
of 4 1/2" and a length of 10". This shall provide for 8
coils total.
The A-frame shall be of 3" X 3" x 1/4" tubular steel and
shall pin to the moldboard with a 1" pin. The A-frame
reversing table shall be flame cut of a minimum of 3/8"
plate steel and shall be a minimum of 9" wide. Welded to the
truck end of the A-frame shall be plate steel of 3/4" X 4" X
36" to serve as the attachment for the evener plate. The
evener plate shall be of 3/4" X 4" X 36" and shall bolt to
the attachment plate with a 7/8" X 3" bolt. There shall be
stops provided to restrict plow from listing more than 25
degrees. Welded to the evener plate shall be two ears of 1"
plate to attach the plow to the truck. The pins for truck
attachment shall be a minimum of 1 1/4" diameter.
The reversing shall be achieved with two double acting
industrial type cylinders. These cylinders shall have a rod
diameter of 1 1/4", a piston diameter of 2 1/2" and a stroke
of 18". All oil seals shall be O-ring type. The cylinder
rods shall be hard induction steel and be chrome plated.
Mounted between the two cylinders shall be a cushion valve
Gresen DXV 50 ) or equal.
The lifting devise shall be a pulley and cable design to
allow the plow to lift without listing.
Welded to the moldboard shall be a loop to attach a
lifting devise to ease handling the plow when not attached
to the truck.
All steel material must be sand blasted, primed and
painted black.
BIDDING FORM
EQUIPMENT
Wausau Plow Model HSP3610H
NAME OF BIDDER Ralph C. Herman Co. , Inc.
ADDRESS Route 9-W Marlboro, New York 12542
PHONE (914) 236-3000
AMOUNT OF BID $4,911.00
DATE SUBMITTED October 15, 1993
Delivery approximately 60 days after receipt of order.
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The undersigned represents that pursuant to Sections
l03-a and l03-b of the General Municipal ~wof the State
of New York,;' no person 'referred to in the ,attached proposal
. who isa bidder or who is or was a member, partner, director
or offi~er of the bidding firm or entity under this proposal
has refused to sign a waiver of immunity or to answer any
revelant questions relating to any transaction or contract
with ~~e State of New York, any pOlibical subdivision thereof,
or any' public auth~r~ty, during the period of five years
prior to the date hereof. The undersigned agrees that any
contract awarded as a result of this bid may be cancelled
without pepaltyupon the grounds set forth in Sections
l03-a and l03-b of the said General Municipal Law. The
names and addresses of all persons and parties interested
l~'the foregoing bid are as follows:
Ralph C. Herman Co., Inc. f
STATEMENT # 2
By submission of this bid, each bidder and each person
signing on behalf of any bidder certifies, and in the case
of a joint bid each party thereto certifies as to its own
organization, under penalty of ,perjury, that to the best
of knowledge and belief: (1) the prices in this bid have
been arrived at independently without collusion, consultation,
communication or agreement, for the purpose of restricting
competition as to any matter relating to such prices with
'any other bidder Qr with any 'competitor; (2) unless otherwise
required by Law, the prices which have been quoted in this
bid have not been. knowingly disclosed py the bidder and
will not knowing~y ,be dis~losed by the bid~er prior to the'
opening, directly or indirectly, to any bidder or to any
competitor; and (3) no attempt has been made or will be
made by the bidder to induce any other person, partnership
or corporation to submit or not submit a bid for the purpose
of restricting competition.
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Executive Vice President
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i~~~~t -to., Sectio.n 13,9-d. o.f'the State F:;;?\1,~pe' Law' and the
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BIDDING FORM
ADDRESS
NAME OF BIDDER AMTHOR WELDING SERVICE INC.
10. REVERSIBLE PLOW MODEL TENCO TC-120-TE
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AMOUNT OF BID
1041 ROUTE 52
WALDEN. NEW YORK. 12586
914-778-5576
$3,600.00
DATE SUBMITTED
10/15/93
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AS PER YOUR SPECIFICATIONS
The plow shall have a clearing path of 10' at 0 degree
angle and shall clear a path of 8' 2" at 35 degrees. The
over all height shall be 36".
The moldboard shall have a 2 1/2" X 1 1/2" tubular steel
top. Welded to this shall be a minimum of five ribs, flame
cut from 3/8" plate steel with a minimum thickness of 3
1/2". The ribs shall have a 3" wide strip of 11 gauge steel
to act as a backer for the moldboard skin. The moldboard
skin shall be of a high density tenelene with a minimum
thickness of .3000". The ribs shall be welded to a 3" X 5"
boxed beam and this beam shall incorporate the retainers for
the trip springs. Hinged from this boxed beam shall be a 3"
X 4" angle to serve as the cutting edge backer. This angle
shall have "V" gussets of 3/8" plate.
The cutting edge shall be a minimum of 1/2" X 8" X 120".
Bolted directly behind the cutting edge shall be two
moldboard shoes. Bolted to each discharge end shall be a
curb shoe. Th is curb shoe sha 11 be of 1 1/2" 65K rockwe 11
steel shaft.
The trip springs shall be of 5/8" wire having a diameter
of 4 1/2" and a length of 10". This shall provide for 8
co i 1 s tota 1 .
The A-frame shall be of 3" X 3" x 1/4" tubular steel and
shall pin to the moldboard with a 1" pin. The A-frame
reversing table shall be flame cut of a minimum of 3/8"
plate steel and shall be a minimum of 9" wide. Welded to the
truck end of the A-frame shall be plate steel of 3/4" X 4" X
36" to serve as the attachment for the evener plate. The
evener plate shall be of 3/4" X 4" X 36" and shall bolt to
the attachment plate with a 7/8" X 3" bolt. There shall be
stops provided to restrict plow from listing more than 25
degrees. Welded to the evener plate shall be two ears of 1"
plate to attach the plow to the truck. The pins for truck
attachment shall be a minimum of 1 1/4" diameter.
The reversing shall be achieved with two double acting
industrial type cylinders. These cylinders shall have a rod
diameter of 1 1/4", a piston diameter of 2 1/2" and a stroke
of 18". All oil seals shall be a-ring type. The cylinder
rods shall be hard induction steel and be chrome plated.
Mounted between the two cylinders shall be a cushion valve
Gresen DXV 50 ) or equal.
The lifting devise shall be a pulley and cable design to
allow the plow to lift without listing.
Welded to the moldboard shall be a loop to attach a
lifting devise to ease handling the plow when not attached
to the truck.
All steel material must be sand blasted, primed and
painted black.
STAT~NT t 1
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The undersi9nedr~pr~senes ehae p~s~~' eo Sections
103-a and l03~b of ~e General Municipal :~~20f ehe Seaee
of New.Yo;rk.; no persOn 'refeJ:;'r~d eo in 1:1ie'~1~~ched proposal
. who is .a bidder or who is or 'was a member,,':p.lJ:tner, director
'or offiqer of ehe bidding firm or entity under this proppsal
has refused to.. sign a waiver ofinuuuni ty Qr 'to answer any
revelan~ ques~ions relating to any transaction or contract
with t~e State of New York, any pOlibical subdivision thereof,
or any public auth~r~ty, during the period of five years
prior eo the date hereQf. The undersigned agrees that any
contract awarded as a result of this bid may be cancelled
without penalty upon the grounds set forth in Sections
103-a and l03-b of the said General Municipal Law. The
names and addresses of al.~ persons and parties interested
in the foregoing bid are as follows:
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STATEMENT i 2
By ~ubmissionof this bid, each bidder and each person
signing on behalf of any bidder certifies, and in the case
of a joint bid each party thereto certifies as to its own
organization, under penalty of .perjury, that to the best
of knowledge and belief: (1) the prices in this bid have
been arrived at ind~pendently without COllusion, consultation,
conuuunication or agreement, for the purpose of restricting
competition as to any matter relating to such prices with
any other bidder Qr with any'competitor; (2) unless otherwise
required'by Law, the pric~swhich have been quoted in this
bid have not been. knowingly disclosed QY the bidder and
will not knowingly'be disclosed by the bid~er prior to the'
opening, directly or indirectly, to any bidder or to any
competitor; and (3) no attempt has been made or will be
made by the bidder to induce any other person, partnership
or corporation to submit or not submit a bid for the purpose
of restricting competition.
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SPEClFICA TIONS
POWER ItEVERSIBLE TRIP EDGE SNOW PLOW
WrrH-POL YETHYLENE MOLDBOARD
O'EN~x..i These S}'!cit'tcations describe a Power aeversible Trip Bdae snow plow which shall be
built at new matenal and definitely suited for continuous work under difficult conditions of snow
removal.
MOLDB,pABP..aS:;BMBI, Y lChMAe OO~'; The moldboard shall be not less than~ It hip rior less
than & lonl. The moldboard. sheet shall be formed from not less than 3/8" thick high molecular
weiaht polyethylene sheet. The polyethylene sheet shall have a minimum tensU, strength of 4000 P.S.I..
and when tested in accordance with ASTM D638, it sball evidence a minimum of 600'1 (2'') elolation at
break. In addition, the sheet shall eWlence no break followina izod. impact test conducted in accordance
with ASTM D2S6A. The sheet shall- be formed from a polyethylene material, which is made from new
resin, (recycled material is not acceptable), and shall be color lniprepated and ultra violet stabilized to a
c'Schmidt Blue" pigmentation. It sllaU attach to a frame work which includes not less than ton (10) steel
reinforcin, ribs at least 3/8" thick x 3-1/2" wide and a lower moldboard reinforcement from not less than
, 4" x 3" X 112" steel angle so as to form a rigid structure. The upper portion of the moldboard ,shall
project over the outtin, edge so as to form a continuous, solid, inteJtal snow shield and shall include an
upper reinforcement from not less than 3" x 2-1/2" X 3/811 steel anile.
PJTTING 'EOOB~ Shall be one (1) in number and shall be from llZ" x 81t CI06S steel, punched to
AASHO standards on 12" centers and supponod by a reinforcement from not less than 4" x 4" X 3/4"
steel anale. The cutting edle shall be reversible for double wear.
. Shall be of the single edge design. which shall activate whenever the
cutting edge comes Jnto contaCt with an obstruction on the pavement. Trip activation shall be achieved
throuih five (S) torsion springs from not less than 3/4" square wire, havina a 3-3/411 0.0" with fifteen
(15) active coils each. Bach spring shall be pinned in place in a horizontal position and shall butt to the
lower moldboard reinforcement and to the cutting edge reinforcement. SPl'ina adjustment shall be
provided so as to alter the pMCharg~ of springs for varyina plowina conditions,
pRIVij FRAMeANll~tJlS~ (Seleot On~~
The drive tram. and reversln. mechanism shall consist of an IIAII frame, a truss frame and two (2) slnlle
actin, hydraulio cylinders with 3-112" diameter x 161f stroke.
The "A" frame shall be a uiwular weldment with 31811 thick steel plates (top. land bottom), a rear
member from not los8 mID 1" thfCK steel plato an4 two (2) center reinforcements from not less than 318"
thick steel plate. so to form a boxed eonter section. The height of the boxed center section shall be
'-3/411, .
The trUSS frame shall include a main drive member from 41f square tubing with 3/8" wall.
The tnlSS frame- shall pm 10 the moldboard at not less than 4 points over a span of not less than 8211 and
shall include two (2) moldboard braces which allow for altemate moldboard posiT1onln..
Moldboard and trUSS frame shall pivot about the "A" frame on a lubricated pin. not less than 2-112" in
diame~. up to 37 depoos either sldo of the chassis cent<< lint.
The pin shall be 4esiped ill such a way that it will be eully removed for maintenance.
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Bach cyUnder shaD hav.3.1/2" diamew pistons, which taminate with 2-1/211 diameter connecting lugs.
Both the rods and ltg. shall be from case hardened, chrome plated steel and shall be protected by a
hydraulic cushion valvt.
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The "A" frame shall be fitted with a three (3) point lift mangement, which shall accommodate plow
reverllnl.operaaons with the plow either on the ltOu.nd or at me em)' posidon. This amnpmont shall
be of a design whicb prohibits plow list, when the moldboard is 1U'lJ104 {nthe carr:y position.
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Shall collSist of a 3/4" thick x 6" wid. osciUat4t1 bar, fitted with two (2) 111 thick drive ears on 1!!.."
centers. The oscillating bar shall pivot about a 2-112' diameter C.R. steel at the rear of the dtlvo frame,
so to allow the plow to follow uneven sudace contours. The oscillatin. bar shall be fittocl with a 3/4"
safety bolt.
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES:
SPRA"l..PUARD: Shall bolt to the top moldboard flance or reinforcement. It shall consist of a 12"
wide x 318" thick rubber belt. metal retalnin. strap and necessary mountinl hardware.
ADnJST AUL8 ~~STER WlmBLS: Two (2) screw adjustable, castered, steel wheels shall be supplied
(8" or 10" O.D. with 1-1/4" diameter axle and tapered roller bearinls). They shall connect at each side
of the plow.
APRJSIDLE CASnRED mAR SHOijS: Two (2) screw adjustable, castered steel wear shoes shall
be supplied. They shall connect at each side of the plow.
. The cutting edJe shall be fitted with two (2) fabricated steel moldboard shoes.
Bach moldboard shoe shatl 0<<. a minrmum" or 30 sq. in. of bearinS surface and shall attach to the
underside of the cutting cd,c reintorcement.
CURB SHOH: An additional bumper shall be suppUed at each end of the moldboard (qty. 2). They
shall be from a minimum of 3/4" x &' steel. shall bolt at the cuttin, edge face and shall proJect 1 II outside
each end or the cuttin. edlC. ,
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