OHIO TURNPIKE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMISSION

Resolution Awarding Contracts for Disabled Vehicle Services

WHEREAS, on March 9, 2020, Governor Mike DeWine issued Executive Order 2020-

01D declaring a State of Emergency for the entire State of Ohio in response to the COVID-19

pandemic; and

WHEREAS, on March 22, 2020, Amy Acton, MD, MPH, the former Director of Health,

issued a “Stay at Home Order” which expired on May 1, 2020, requiring individuals to stay home

unless engaged in Essential Activities, Essential Governmental Functions or to operate Essential

Businesses and Operations; and

WHEREAS, under the Stay at Home Order, the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure

Commission (“Commission”) continued operations as Essential Infrastructure and Essential

Governmental Functions and further determined that its contractors and service providers must

continue to perform services and supply goods and materials to the Commission as Essential

Infrastructure, Critical Trades, Supplies for Essential Business and Operators and/or Essential

Critical Infrastructure Workers; and

WHEREAS, on April 30, 2020, former Director Acton issued the “Director’s Stay Safe

Ohio Order,” which was in effect through May 29, 2020 and subsequently revised by former

Director Acton’s “Updated and Revised Order for Business Guidance and Social Distancing,”

dated May 29, 2020, and extended by Interim Director of Health, Lance D. Himes, until rescinded

or modified by the Director of Health or the State of Emergency declared by the Governor no

longer exists, which permits governmental entities and other businesses to continue operations

subject to Sector Specific COVID-19 Information and Checklist for Businesses/Employees

requiring measures such as, ensuring 6 feet between employees, daily symptom assessments of

employees, wearing face coverings, regular handwashing, disinfecting work stations and common

areas, changing shift patterns, working from home when possible, among others; and

WHEREAS, the Chief Engineer has issued a memorandum to the Commission’s

contractors regarding required work site measures that comply with the Updated and Revised

Order for Business Guidance and Social Distancing and this memorandum is available on the

Commission’s website at https://www.ohioturnpike.org/business/doing-business-with-

us/construction-projects; and

WHEREAS, the Safety Services Manager recommends that the Commission finds and

determines that the contracts approved pursuant to this Resolution are necessary for the

Commission to continue its operations and comply with the Updated and Revised Order for

Business Guidance and Social Distancing and that the work to be performed under the contract

shall comply with the Sector Specific COVID-19 Information and Checklist for

Businesses/Employees set forth in the Updated and Revised Order for Business Guidance and

Social Distancing and the Commission’s work site memorandum, as may be amended from time

to time, unless or until such order is lifted entirely; and

WHEREAS, on November 16, 2020, the Commission issued its Request for Proposals No.

9-2020 (“RFP”) seeking responses from Disabled Vehicle Services (“DVS”) Operators interested

in furnishing emergency roadway vehicle services to travelers whose vehicles become disabled

within the seven specified DVS Zones along the Ohio Turnpike for a three-year Contract, with an

option to renew for one, two-year period; and

WHEREAS, on December 18, 2020, ten responses to the RFP were received (including a

Proposal from one respondent for both DVS Zones 4 and 6, and two Proposals each for DVS Zones

2, 5 and 7); and

WHEREAS, an Evaluation Team consisting of the Commission’s Safety Services

Coordinator, the Safety Services Manager, the Director of Administration and the Traffic and

Highway Engineer reviewed the Proposals, which evaluation also involved on-site inspections

performed by the Maintenance Division and the Safety Services Department of each Responding

DVS Operator’s towing and recovery equipment and their garage and waiting area facilities; and

WHEREAS, the Evaluation Team then awarded technical scores to each DVS Operator,

which scores reflected each DVS Operator’s overall operation and ability to perform the services

required under the RFP on a 24-hour, seven-day per week basis; and

WHEREAS, as a result of this process, the Evaluation Team has determined that the

following companies best meet the Commission’s requirements and recommends that contracts be

awarded to the following companies for which each DVS Operator shall receive a monthly stipend

from the Commission of $3,400.00:

Zone

Boundaries

Company

DVS-1

From Ohio-Ind. State line to MP 35.0

Hutch’s Towing & Recovery, Inc.

Holiday City, OH

DVS-2

From MP 35.0 to MP 71.0

Bubba’s Towing & Recovery, LLC

Monclova, OH

DVS-3

From MP 71.0 to MP 110.2

Truckworx of Ohio LLC, dba Madison Motor

Service, Inc.

Fremont, OH

DVS-4

From MP 110.2 to MP 145.5

Interstate Towing & Transport Specialists, Inc.

Norwalk, OH

DVS-5

From MP 145.5 to MP 180.3

Rich’s Towing & Service, Inc.

Middleburg Hts., OH

DVS-6

From MP 180.3 to MP 209.2

Interstate Towing & Transport Specialists, Inc.

Twinsburg, OH

DVS-7

From MP 209.2 to Ohio/PA State line

Jeswald Auto Truck Service

Youngstown, OH

WHEREAS, the Commission’s Staff Attorney has determined that the RFP process and

the selection of the above-listed DVS Operators conforms with the requirements of Section

5537.07 of the Ohio Revised Code with respect to the award of contracts for professional services,

that all legal requirements were performed and that the proposals were solicited on the basis of the

same terms and conditions with respect to all respondents and potential respondents; and

WHEREAS, the Executive Director has reviewed the Evaluation Team’s written

recommendations and concurs with the above-listed selection of DVS Operators; and

WHEREAS, expenditures for the Contracts to be awarded for Disabled Vehicle Services

will exceed $150,000.00, and, therefore, in accordance with Article V, Section 1.00 of the

Commission’s Code of Bylaws, Commission action is necessary for the award of said Contracts;

and

WHEREAS, the Commission has duly considered said recommendations.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT

RESOLVED that the Proposals submitted by each of the following companies for the

following respective Zones:

Zone

Boundaries

Company

DVS-1

From Ohio-Ind. State line to MP 35.0

Hutch’s Towing & Recovery, Inc.

Holiday City, OH

DVS-2

From MP 35.0 to MP 71.0

Bubba’s Towing & Recovery, LLC

Monclova, OH

DVS-3

From MP 71.0 to MP 110.2

Truckworx of Ohio LLC, dba Madison Motor

Service, Inc.

Fremont, OH

DVS-4

From MP 110.2 to MP 145.5

Interstate Towing & Transport Specialists, Inc.

Norwalk, OH

DVS-5

From MP 145.5 to MP 180.3

Rich’s Towing & Service, Inc.

Middleburg Hts., OH

DVS-6

From MP 180.3 to MP 209.2

Interstate Towing & Transport Specialists, Inc.

Twinsburg, OH

DVS-7

From MP 209.2 to Ohio/PA State line

Jeswald Auto Truck Service

Youngstown, OH

are, and are by the Commission determined to be, the best of all Proposals received in response to

the Commission’s RFP No. 9-2020 and are accepted; and

FURTHER RESOLVED that the Executive Director and General Counsel hereby are

authorized to: 1) execute contracts with each of above-mentioned DVS Operators for an initial

three-year term commencing March 1, 2021, by which each DVS Operator shall receive a monthly

stipend of $3,400.00 ($40,800.00 annually per contract or $122,400 for the 3-year term per

contract), 2) renew said contracts for one, two-year period upon receipt of satisfactory performance

evaluations for each DVS Operator from the Safety Services Manager ($40,800.00 annually per

contract or $81,600.00 for the 2-year renewal term per contract); and 3) take any and all action

necessary or proper to carry out the terms of said contracts.

FURTHER RESOLVED that the Commission finds and determines that the contracts

approved pursuant to this Resolution are necessary for the Commission to continue its operations

and comply with the Updated and Revised Order for Business Guidance and Social Distancing

and that the work to be performed under the contracts shall comply with the Sector Specific

COVID-19 Information and Checklist for Businesses/Employees set forth in the Updated and

Revised Order for Business Guidance and Social Distancing and the Commission’s work site

memorandum, as may be amended from time to time, unless or until such order is lifted entirely;

and

FURTHER RESOLVED that the Executive Director has the authority under Article V,

Section 1.00 of the Code of Bylaws to approve such extra work or change orders under said

contracts that does not exceed ten percent of the approved contract amount or the Executive

Director’s contracting authority and which is a result of an increase in the planned quantities, newly

mandated requirements that did not exist at the time of original contract award, or circumstances

that would create a life, safety, or health threatening situation or would unduly delay the

completion of the project or increase its costs.

(Resolution No. 5-2021 adopted January 25, 2021)