Street Sweepers

Location:	Texas
Posted:	May 20, 2026
Due:	May 29, 2026
Agency:	City of San Antonio
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	38 - Construction, Mining, Excavating, and Highway Mainenance Equipment W - Lease or Rental of Equipment
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Street Sweepers

The City of San Antonio (“City”) is soliciting a request for street sweeper information. This information shall be used by the Public Works and Solid Waste Management Departments. The City is inquiring to schedule a demonstration and receive information about market available high dump sweepers, rear dump sweepers, 6 cubic yard sweepers, and 8 cubic yard sweepers. Interested Vendors may showcase mechanical and regenerative air sweepers in any size and design that it determines to be the best. Please be advised that single engine sweepers, regenerative air, and long-term operational costs have been the most significant factors for the City when choosing a sweeper. The City is not interested in leasing street sweepers, nor entering an on-going contractual maintenance program. Vendor presentations for such shall not be considered.

Interested Vendors shall reply to this request no later than May 15, 2026, to schedule a time and date for a 1-hour presentation for the week of May 26-29, 2026, to demonstrate up to 2 sweepers. Should the Vendor choose to showcase additional sweepers, then the Vendor can increase its time by 20 minutes for each additional sweeper. A maximum of 5 sweepers shall be demonstrated by the vendor, which shall not exceed 2 hours.

Demonstration Address:

City of San Antonio

Building & Equipment Services Department

Southeast Service Center

1318 SE Loop 410 Building 6, Gate 5

San Antonio, TX 78220

Refer to attached for additional demo information.

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Street Sweepers

The City of San Antonio (“City”) is soliciting a request for street sweeper information. This information

shall be used by the Public Works and Solid Waste Management Departments. The City is inquiring to

schedule a demonstration and receive information about market available high dump sweepers, rear

dump sweepers, 6 cubic yard sweepers, and 8 cubic yard sweepers. Interested Vendors may showcase

mechanical and regenerative air sweepers in any size and design that it determines to be the best. Please

be advised that single engine sweepers, regenerative air, and long-term operational costs have been the

most signiﬁcant factors for the City when choosing a sweeper. The City is not interested in leasing street

sweepers, nor entering an on-going contractual maintenance program. Vendor presentations for such shall

not be considered.

Product information, delivery timelines, and pricing provided by Vendor are for budgetary purposes only

and shall not be considered an oﬀer to enter into a contract at that price. An oﬀer that could result in a

contract shall be formally solicited at a later date. Quoted prices should anticipate long lead times for

chassis and equipment prices at the time of delivery. Vendor shall submit budgetary price quotes, that

shall be good for not less than 90 days, for every sweeper that is demonstrated. Vendor shall not quote

sweeper features that are not demonstrated.

Interested Vendors shall reply to this request no later than May 15, 2026, to schedule a time and date for

a 1-hour presentation for the week of May 26-29, 2026, to demonstrate up to 2 sweepers. Should the

Vendor choose to showcase additional sweepers, then the Vendor can increase its time by 20 minutes for

each additional sweeper. A maximum of 5 sweepers shall be demonstrated by the vendor, which shall not

exceed 2 hours.

Demonstration Address:

City of San Antonio

Building & Equipment Services Department

Southeast Service Center

1318 SE Loop 410 Building 6, Gate 5

San Antonio, TX 78220

There shall be no accommodation for demonstration videos. Vendors shall be required to perform a live

demonstration in a simulated environment based on real scenarios encountered by City Departments.

Equipment shall be tested to pick up the following types of debris:

• Large debris that is common along major thoroughfares and after parades.

• Fine debris such as sand and other ﬁne sized particles found during construction clean-up.

• Metal objects like screws that need to be removed from roads and runways.

City Staﬀ shall inquire at minimum to these concerns:

1- Top Speed.

2- Hopper Size and Material of Lining Construction.

3- Debris and Aggregate Pick Up.

4- Quality of Oil and Dry Sweep is Satisfactory.

5- Quietness of Operation; Suitability for Residential Area.

6- Dust Kick Up Simulation and Impact to Adjacent Vehicles.

7- Hopper indictor or system to notify operator that the hopper is full.

8- Safety For Getting into Cabin Is Satisfactory.

9- Seat Comfort (air ride or compatible)

10- Rear View Camera System Offered.

11- Sweeper Cabin Controls are Convenient for Operator.

12- Ease to Empty and Remove Trapped Debris from Hopper.

13- Ease to Clean Hopper. [Number of hopper water nozzles\cleaning system to prevent damage? GPM

of water to clean hopper is acceptable. Vibrating mechanism to empty/ shake debris out of

hopper.]

14- Ease of Sweeper Engine Maintenance; Accessibility to Engine.

15- Cost of Single Brush/Broom Bristle Replacement.

16- Cost of (1) Labor Hour

17- Turning Radius Performance on simulated curve

18- What is the standard warranty and are extensions offered? (min. 24 months; 6000 hrs.)

19- Blower\Impeller & Hydraulic system warranty? (min. 24 months; 6000 hrs.)

20- Acceptability of training for Operators\Mechanics provided by vendor.

Please direct all scheduling responses or questions to Donovan Soto, Donovan.Soto@sanantonio.gov.

Thank you,

BESD Fleet Acquisitions Team

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