Invitation to Bid: Tire Recapping 2027-07

The City of Maryville Purchasing Department is seeking sealed bids for tire recapping. The City will receive electronically or hard copy submitted bids until 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time, November 17, 2026, for Tire Recapping. The bid opening will be held in the Operations Center Purchasing Office located at 332 Home Avenue, Maryville, Tennessee 37801.

**Pricing** is requested for the following items:

• 11R22.5- Waste Hauler Lug (Open Shoulder)-Goodyear
• 315/80R22.5- Waste Hauler Lug (Open Shoulder)-Goodyear

The total number of recap tires to be issued against this order is not known and the City is not bound to a total or minimum amount during the term of this contract.

Technical Specifications

All tire retreading is to be in full accordance with industry standards. Retreads shall be a pre-cure (top-cap) or mold-cure process. Retread cure temperature should be no less than 200 and no greater than 230 degrees Fahrenheit.

Retread is to be applied with a full splice match. Multiple splicing will not be accepted.

When retreading has been completed, the vendor will return all tires to the City along with a printed report of the results of the inspection and repairs made to the tires. Tires shall be prepared to ensure safe delivery to destination while complying with the rules and regulations applicable to the mode of transportation. All tires will be delivered to the City FOB Destination.

Warranty must cover all defects in material & workmanship for ninety (90) days from the date the tire is placed on a vehicle. The vendor will be responsible to trim up any recap tire found to be out of round by the City at no additional charge.

Casings containing any of the following weaknesses or injures must be rejected:

• Ply separation
• Broke, kinked, damaged, or exposed bead wire
• Injuries to the body plies in the bead area
• Flex breaks
• Loose cords on the inside ply or evidence of having been run underinflated or overinflated
• Tread separation and ply separation
• Weather checking extending to the body plies
• Non-reparable damage to the inner liner or bead sealing areas on tires identified as tubeless
• Tires worn to the body plies on more than 10% of the worn tire circumference

Responses must be **SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL** to COMsealedbid@maryville-tn.gov; the title in the subject line of the email shall be "2027-07 ITB Submission."

In the alternative you may submit a paper response to: Attention: Lee Paine ITB 2027-07, 332 Home Ave, Maryville, TN 37801.

**PRICING MUST BE SUBMITTED USING THE MANDATORY BID PRICING SHEET.** All other mandatory pages must be completed, scanned, and uploaded/submitted as a single PDF file.

Award will be based on Best Value. Best value means more than low cost. It includes cost, technical service quality, experience, qualifications and other factors detailed herein. This proposal will be evaluated using the following criteria:

| Criteria | Points |
| --- | --- |
| Cost | 80 |
| Lead Time | 20 |

The City intends to issue a one (1) year award. Upon the mutual agreement of each vendor and the City, the award may be extended for four (4) additional years, one (1) year at a time. This may result in a total of five (5) years.

Pricing must remain fixed for the initial contract term.

Contractor agrees to carry liability and Worker's Compensation insurance satisfactory to the City and to indemnify the City against all liability, loss and damage arising out of any injuries to persons and property caused by the Contractor, his employees or agents.