N.Y. Establishes State Contract for Vehicle Lifts & Shop Equipment
ALBANY, NY - The New York State Office of General Services has established a state contract for vehicle lifts and related shop equipment, valid through Sept. 30, 2014.
ALBANY, NY - The New York State Office of General Services (OGS) has established a state contract for vehicle lifts and related shop equipment. Based on a competitive bid, the NYS OGS state contract went into effect Dec. 16 and will remain in effect until Sept. 30, 2014. The NYS OGS contract is for use by all government agencies in New York state.
Covering ALI/ETL certified safe vehicle lifts, the NYS OGS contract offers two post lifts from 7,000 to 30,000 lb. capacities; four post lifts from 12,000 to 75,000 lbs.; parallelogram lifts from 12,000 to 75,000 lbs.; in-ground lifts; scissor lifts; and mobile column lifts with capacity ranges from 16,000 up to 30,000 lbs. per column.
The NYS OGS contract also includes wheel balancers, tire changers, alignment equipment, alignment racks and heavy duty products from Hunter Engineering.
Additional information is available at www.govlifts.com/ny.
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