OHIO TURNPIKE COMMISSION
Resolution Awarding Contract SS-12
for Service Station Operations at the Commission’s
Sixteen (16) Service Plazas
WHEREAS, on October 14, 2010, the Commission issued its
Request for Proposals
(RFP)
for Service Station Operations on the Ohio Turnpike
at the Commission’s sixteen (16)
Service Plazas
(Contract SS-12)
,
for an initial term of six (6) years, which may be extended for
not more than two (2) successive five (5) year periods; and
WHEREAS, Notice of the Commission’s RFP was published in two (2) newspapers and
on both the Commission’s website as well as that of the International Bridge, Tunnel and
Turnpike Association, and the RFP was mailed to twenty-five known oil companies, distributors
and oil industry trade associations; and
WHEREAS, on November 15, 2010, Proposals were received from
Sunoco, Inc. (R&M)
of
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(“Sunoco”)
, and
Lehigh Gas Corporation
of
Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania (“Lehigh”)
; and
WHEREAS, an Evaluation Team comprised of the Director of Service Plaza Operations,
the Maintenance Engineer, the Assistant Maintenance Engineer and the Eastern and Western
Division Service Plaza Managers was formed to review and evaluate the technical aspects of
both Proposals; and
WHEREAS, upon completion of its review, the Evaluation Team awarded the highest
and best Technical score to Sunoco; and
WHEREAS, the Revenue Sharing Proposals were then tabulated by the Commission’s
Purchasing Manager who determined that the Revenue Sharing Proposal submitted by Sunoco
will produce the most compensation to the Commission, and, therefore, it received the highest
and best possible Revenue Sharing score; and
WHEREAS, equal weight was given in the Evaluation Process to the Technical scores
and the Revenue Sharing scores, and, as a result of this process, Sunoco received both the
highest and best Technical score and also the highest and best Revenue Sharing score, and the
Evaluation Team has, therefore, recommended that a Contract be awarded to Sunoco, which has
submitted the following negotiated Revenue Sharing Proposal:
Cents per Gallon (CPG) of Fuel Dispensed, and Percentage of Retail Receipts:
1.
3 CPG of unleaded gasoline up to 35 million gallons.
2. 2.5 CPG of Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (“ULSD”) up to 16 million gallons.
3. 4% of gross (non-fuel) retail sales receipts at the fueling kiosks.
4. 6% of gross C-Store retail receipts up to $1.5 million per Service Plaza Set.
In addition, the Commission will receive:
5.
$65,000 each year per set of operating Service Plazas for exterior Common Area
Maintenance (“CAM”) Fees, increasing by the Urban Consumer Price Index for
fuel and utilities annually.
6.
1% of C-Store sales towards Capital Improvements at those Service Plazas with
C-Stores.
7.
15% of the share of interior CAM Fees for Service Plazas with C-Stores.
WHEREAS, the Director of Contracts Administration advises that: 1) the RFP conforms
to the requirements of applicable statutes including Ohio Revised Code Section 5537.07 and
Section 5537.13, which contemplates that the Commission will accept the “best bid” for Service
Plazas operations, 2) the aforesaid Proposals were solicited on the basis of the same terms and
conditions with respect to all RFP respondents and potential respondents, and 3) due and full
consideration has been given to the Proposals received, the respondents’ qualifications and their
abilities to perform the required services, 4) Sunoco has provided a proposal guaranty of good
and sufficient surety and evidence of its ability to provide the required performance bond and
insurance as set forth in the RFP, and 5) that the Commission may legally accept said Proposal
from Sunoco;
and
WHEREAS, the Executive Director has reviewed the Evaluation Team’s and the Director
of Contracts Administration’s written recommendations and concurs with the selection of
Sunoco, Inc. (R&M) as the Commission’s Service Station Operator; and
WHEREAS, the Commission has duly considered such recommendations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED that the Proposal submitted by
Sunoco, Inc. (R&M)
of
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
, is, and is by the Commission determined to be, the
best
of all Proposals received
for the performance of Contract SS-12 and is accepted; and
FURTHER RESOLVED that the Executive Director and Director of Contracts
Administration hereby are authorized to: 1) execute Contract SS-12 with
Sunoco, Inc. (R&M)
to conduct Service Station Operations for an initial term of
six (6)
years commencing
January
1, 2011 at the Indian Meadow and Tiffin River Service Plazas, and at the remainder of the
Commission’s Service Plazas commencing January 1, 2012
; 2)
direct the return of the
proposal guaranty provided by the RFP respondents, with their Proposals, as soon as said
Contract with Sunoco
is executed; 3) extend Contract SS-12 predicated on satisfactory
performance reviews by both the Director of Service Plaza Operations and the Maintenance
Engineer for up to
two (2), successive five (5) year periods
, pursuant to the terms and
conditions of the aforesaid Contract; and 4) to take any and all action necessary or proper to
carry out the terms of said Contract.
(Resolution No. 52-2010 adopted December 20, 2010)