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Bookmobile proposal kit

Library service on wheels. The kit carries what a library or Community Facilities application needs about the unit. The same file for every applicant: three fields and it downloads.

Proposal kit · Bookmobile

What you attach

  • Spec language, paste-readyBody construction, materials, electrical, HVAC, compliance and testing, written so any bidder can answer it and a vague answer is easy to see. No brand or builder named.
  • Typical price range$240,000 – $515,000. Typical range, recent HLE units, with what moves the number. A range, not a quote; your number comes with the proposal.
  • Compliance statementsFMVSS; ADA (49 CFR Part 38) and FTA Altoona testing (49 CFR Part 665) where the purchase requires them; Buy America; FTA transit vehicle manufacturer eligibility; DBE Liaison Officer.
  • Warranty3 years / 36,000 miles on the conversion, 5 years / 100,000 miles on the structure, 7 years on the subfloor; other equipment carries its manufacturer's warranty; nothing prorates; replacement parts available at least 2 years past the warranty.
  • Lead time3 to 6 months after the signed order, deposit and chassis; 3 to 4 months after the signed order, deposit and trailer for a trailer.
  • Vendor packet listW-9, Buy America certificate, FTA TVM eligibility (FTA list), Indiana certificates, capability statement, references, certificate of insurance, and HLE's registration IDs (SAM UEI, CAGE). What is in it.
  • How to use itWhere each part goes in a grant application or a bid file.

The kit has no floor plan. A dimensioned plan sheet for the plan you pick comes on request: ask for a dimensioned sheet.

The budget range is the typical range for recent HLE units, not a quote. A custom floor plan is for a qualified project with a confirmed deadline; everyone else starts from the nearest of the library's plans. What HLE builds as bookmobile units.

Download the kit

Proposal kit · Bookmobile

Three fields, then the PDF and the Word version to edit download right here.

Plans to start from

Three plans that span the range

All bookmobile plans →
PLAN BKM-101 · FEB 2025

28' Bookmobile

Ford E-450
Platform
Bookmobile
Vehicle type
3 views
On the sheet
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PLAN BKM-107 · MAY 2025

Bookmobile

Ford E-450
Platform
Bookmobile
Vehicle type
1 view
On the sheet
Open the plan sheet →
PLAN BKM-114 · APR 2025

Mobile Library

Freightliner M2 106
Platform
Bookmobile
Vehicle type
3 views
On the sheet
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The three are the first, middle and last bookmobile plans by ID in HLE's library of 298 drawings, so they span what the library covers. Pick one in the kit request, or name any other plan.