BIG BLUE TO GET GREASED City Hall is expected to spend $160,000 annually to provide motor oil and transmission fluids for routine maintenance of Santa Monica’s transit coaches, which include the Big Blue Bus and the city’s fleet management division.
Rosemead Oil Products, Inc. and The Jankovich Company have been selected by city staff to split the award of the bid. They were pitted against five other potential bidders to provide maintenance fluids at specified unit prices, plus applicable sales tax, with two one-year renewable options. Rosemead Oil Products, Inc. and The Jankovich Company were chosen based on their competitive pricing and use of re-refined oil versus virgin oil.
City staff has indicated that there are sufficient transportation funds in this year’s budget to cover the cost.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on July 12, 2005. Read the original PDF.