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Sarasota News Leader April 19, 2013 Page 28 curement Department, Mansfield's bid was $91.62 for a unit price, while J. H. Williams Oil Co. of Bradenton put in a bid of $225.25 and Petroleum Traders Corp. of Fort Wayne in Allen County offered a bid of $307.43. The Procurement memo says, "A bid multiplier of $100.00 has been included on the bid form for the calculation with the markup/discount rate (+/-) as bid. Bidders will be considered non-responsive if they do not bid all items. Prices shall be exclusive of Federal Excise Tax." The contract is for gasoline, biodiesel and diesel motor fuel. "I need a better comfort level," Barbetta said as he pointed to the differences between the bids. Ed Gable, director of the General Services Office for the county, explained that one major consideration with the bids was whether the companies were willing to assure county staff they could provide fuel in the event of a hurricane at no extra charge. "That made a big difference [in the amounts]," Gable added. "There was a considerable spread there …" A pie chart shows the amount and percentage of operating expenses for the county's fleet as part of the Operations and Maintenance Department budget in the 2012 fiscal year. Image courtesy Sarasota County The County Commission meets in regular session earlier this year. Photo by Norman Schimmel