The City of Bay City is soliciting sealed bids for polemount and padmount transformers (Bid # ****). Bids must be received by 2:00 p. m. on Wednesday, October 7, 2026. The evaluation uses the total lifecycle cost of ownership methodology. Local preference policy is in effect. Bids exceeding $50,000 require a 5% bid security deposit. Payment terms are net 60 days. Approved manufacturers include WEG, Eaton, Cooper, Prolec GE, Howard, Hitachi, Ermco, Siemens, and SETI.
Bids must be received by 2:00 p. m. on Wednesday, October 7, 2026. sealed bids must be received at the city of bay city, purchasing department, 301 washington avenue, room 304, bay city, **** no later than 2: 00 p. m. michigan local time on: wednesday, october 7, 2026
The city of bay city's payment terms are net 60 days for approved invoices. unless otherwise provided in the contract, the city of bay citys payment terms are net 60 daysfor approved invoices.
The bidder warrants that all materials will be free from defects in material and/or workmanship and merchantable. bidder expressly warrants that all the materials and articles covered by its bid or other descriptionor specification furnished by the city of bay city will be in exact accordance with the order, description orspecification and free from defects in material andor workmanship, merchantable, and fit for its intendedpurpose.
The city's electric department evaluates bids using the total lifecycle cost of ownership methodology. the city of bay citys electric department evaluates bids using the total lifecycle cost ofownership methodology therefore, this bid may not be awarded based on the lowest bid, but tothe bidder whose equipment has the lowest total cost including the estimated cost of powerrequired for losses over the life of the equipment.
Bidders must submit a sworn statement of legal organization, licensing, and qualification, and be prepared to submit other required documents upon demand. to demonstrate its qualifications for the project, the bidder must submit, if requested, or beprepared to submit upon demand a sworn statement of the bidders legal organization, licensing andqualification to do business
Any questions must be submitted in writing to the purchasing department via email no later than 3:00 p. m. one week prior to bid opening. any questions regarding this bid must be submitted in writing to the purchasing department via email no later than 3: 00 p. m. one1 week prior to bid opening.
Bids not complying with requirements, being incomplete, irregular, not responsive, or not responsible may be rejected. the city of bay city has absolutely reserved to itself the right and prerogative to reject any or allbids, to reject a bid not accompanied by required bid security or other documentation or data required bythe bidding documents, or to reject a bid which is in any way incomplete, irregular, not responsive or notresponsible.
Bids over $50,000 must include a bid security deposit of at least five percent of the bid amount. an original bid bond, certified check, bank draft, bank money order, or cashiers check in the amount of five percent 5 of the total amount of bid must be submitted with any bid in excess 50, ****.