Replace Government Bids & RFPs

The contract will be awarded to the responsive and responsible bidder whose bid. . . will be most advantageous to colorado state university, price and other factors considered.

If sellers fail to deliver as promised, the university reserves the right to cancel its purchase order or contract. . . and may charge seller with any loss or expense sustained as a result of such failure to deliver as promised, not as a penalty but as liquidated damages.

Samples of items, when requested, must be furnished free of expense to the university, and if not destroyed by testing, will be returned at the bidders request and expense.

Failure to provide requested information may result in disqualification.

Sealed bids will be received electronically through bidnet direct at bidnetdirect. com until tuesday, september 22nd, 2026, at 3 pm cdst.

The selected offeror will be also responsible for: obtaining all applicable permits and inspections providing all necessary performance and payment bonds and insurance certificates and providing the owner with all manufacturers warranties and all operations and maintenance o m manuals for all equipment installed.

The city will award the contract for the project based on best value bidding as that term and its selection criteria are defined in section **** of the local government code.

The statement of qualifications received will be part of the selection process utilized by owner.

For each tree that any work shall damage or destroy, the amount per tree shall be 500. 00. this will be deducted from the monies due the contractor, not as a penalty but as liquidated damages.

Offerors may arrange for access to the site by contacting engineer at any time between publication of the rfp and the deadline for receipt of proposals.

The last day for questions is friday, september 4th, 2026.

Respondents who provide false, misleading, or incomplete information, whether intentional or not, in any of the documents presented to owner for consideration in the selection process shall be excluded.

Bidders must submit a completed IRS form W9 or their social security number before any invoices can be paid. it is the bidders responsibility to submit a completed irs form w9 or their social security number before any invoices can be paid.

Bids may not be awarded to any party which is debarred or suspended or is otherwise excluded for participation in federal assistance programs under executive order **** and all bidders, and bidder employees, and any bidder subcontractors and its employees that perform any services at rutherford county schools must submit to a criminal history recordscheck

Invoices submitted by contractor will be paid within thirty 30 calendar days of receipt of invoice.

The contractor shall provide a written warranty covering labor and materials for all work performed under this contract.

The owner reserves the right to make the award based on the offer deemed most favorable.

Proposers shall provide its qualifications for consideration as a contractor including prior experience in similar projects.

Prospective proposers are encouraged to attend this meeting. date: Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Questions deadline August 28, 2026

Proposals received after the proposal due date may be considered nonresponsive and not accepted.

All equipment and installation work must include a 36month warranty period beginning on the date of system final acceptance of the system, per the following terms. all equipment and installation work in this bid must include a 36month warranty period

Vendors will be evaluated based on compliance to specifications, proposal format, completeness of information supplied, experience, proposal price and value, etc. vendors will be evaluated based on the following selection criteria:

Vendors must provide experience with similar projects and pertinent experience, qualifications, certifications and past performance of proposed personnel. experience with similar projects

A mandatory site visit is required before submitting a proposal. every bid respondent must first attend the mandatory onsite walkthrough of rooms 141, 142, 125, and the rack room before submitting a proposal.

Bids will not be accepted from bidders who did not attend the site visit. bids will not be accepted from bidders who did not attend the site visit.