Warranty Light Government Bids & RFPs

The bids are due by 12:00 PM on Friday, May 22, 2026.

Payment for any work from this contract shall be made upon receipt, inspection, and acceptance of completed work and receipt of proper itemized invoices. Gaston County Schools will not pay any penalties for late payment of invoices. Payment terms are net 30 days after receipt of correct invoice or acceptance of goods, whichever is later.

The labor warranty is honored for 1 year beginning the date of project completion. The warranty for material shall be 3 years or 50,****,000 hours per noted on the material spec sheet.

Price alone will not be the determining factor in the contract award. Award will be made to the vendor who, in the school district's opinion, is most responsive and responsible, and will perform in the best interest of Gaston County Schools.

The contractor must be duly qualified and, if required by law, licensed to provide the services and/or goods. They must possess sufficient experience, personnel, and resources to provide the services and/or goods.

Gaston County Schools will not pay any penalties for late payment of invoices.

A mandatory pre-bid visit is required, and no bid will be accepted from a vendor that does not attend the pre-bid meeting at 10:00 AM on Thursday, May 7, 2026.

When an offeror wants to protest a contract award, they must submit a written request within 30 consecutive calendar days from the date of the contract award.

The bid notice does not explicitly state a delivery deadline after award, but it mentions umber of days for delivery after award as a field to be completed by the vendor.

The bid notice states that price quoted shall be f. o. b. delivered to the place designated on purchase order. no other terms will be acceptable. It also mentions payment discount offer days as a field for vendor response.

The bid notice states that vendor must submit product warranty information if applicable with bid submission.

The bid notice specifies that the award criterion is lowest and best bidder.

The bid notice requires bidders to comply with all terms and conditions, submit product warranty information if applicable, and complete the Northern Ireland Affidavit and Wage Theft Form. It also mentions that bidders must disclose any wage theft or payroll fraud violations within the last three years.

The bid notice mentions that any contractor or subcontractor deemed to have made a false statement shall be declared to have acted in default of its contract and shall be subject to remedies for default. For failure to cure such a default, the contractor or subcontractor shall be automatically excluded from bidding for a period of two years.

The bid notice states that if a potential bidder does not notify the division of purchases and supplies in advance of the bid opening date of any possible discrepancy then any such discrepancy or erratum cannot be the basis for a protest of award.