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March 14, 2005
City of Miami
Department of Purchasing
P.O. Box 330708
Miami, FL 33233-0708
Attn:' Ms, Maritza Suarez
VIA Facsimile 305-416-1925
Dear Mr. Marcos
This letter Is in response to your March 11th request for Hackney Emergency Vehicles to
review submitted pricing on Bid No. 04-05-003, TRT Tractor/Trefler Response Vehicle.
Hackney's best and final offer is $315,202 each. This offer was submitted as a result of
a formal public bid process and represents our best price.
Our industry is currently operating In a period of rapidly escalating material costs,
especially on the commodity side. Since we submitted our bid to you, our production
costs to produce the TRT trailer have increased. For example, aluminum raw material
costs have Increased 9% since the end of February. (see chart below)
$1,200
$1.000
$0,800
$0.600
• $0.400
$0.200
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Midwest Aluminum Pricing
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400 Hackney Avenue • BOX 880 • Washington, NC 27889.0880
252.946.652 i • 252.975.8340 • www.hackneyusa.com
Washington, North Carotins • Independence, Kansos • Assembly Plants Worldwide
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Our submitted bid set firm pricing for you until April 15t. Beyond April lath, in today's
volatile & rapidly rising cost environment, we would anticipate a higher price to you. If
our product meets your requirements, I encourage you to lock in the TRT trailer at the
submitted price.
• We appreciate the opportunity to work with you. Please let me know If 1 can be of further
assistance.
Sincerely,
ichael A Tucker
Hackney/A Division of SVC
Assistant Vice President