INVEST WITH CONFIDENCE

It's a fact: bids often award to the lowest initial price. But there's the price of buying a piece of equipment - and then there's the cost of owning it. Depreciation, repairs, and maintenance can severely impact an agency's budget and add high equipment costs beyond the initial price.

Life Cycle Costing is a better way to evaluate purchase options. It protects budgets by requiring bidders to disclose the expected lifetime costs of service, repair and other facts to yield a true value comparison.

Caterpillar makes Life Cycle Cost proposals easy. Visit govbidspec.com to find machine information, Life Cycle Cost forms and Scheduled Maintenance forms. Edit them to your agency's needs and include them with your RFP to bidders.

Your local Cat® dealer can show you the benefits of incorporating Life Cycle Costing into your agency's RFPs. When you have all the facts, you'll find Cat equipment delivers lower total costs and better return on investment.

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