Section 135.05. Vendor selection.

 

(1)   General. The department of natural resources may contract with one or more vendors to supply diesel oxidation catalysts and to install them.

(2)   Selection criteria. The department of natural resources shall select vendors based on evaluation of written proposals that specify all of the following:

(a) Unit cost (cost per catalyst).

(b) Overall bid cost.

(c) Documentation of catalyst effectiveness at reducing pollutant emissions, including presentation of diesel bus-specific data.

(d) Ease of catalyst installation and operation.

(e) Catalyst compatibility with buses to be retrofitted.

(f) Whether the vendor manufactures in, or sells through, a Wisconsin-based facility.

(g) EPA retrofit technology verification, reported at www.epa.gov/otaq/retrofit/retroverifiedlist.htm.

(h) Other criteria that the department of natural resources determines are necessary to facilitate selection of the best vendors.

History: CR 04-090 : cr. Register April 2005 No. 592 , eff. 5-1-05.