Sealed proposals for metal detectors will be received by the board of school commissioners of mobile county, Alabama until Wednesday, September 24, 2025, at 2:00 PM. The successful bidder must guarantee all items to be free from defects in materials and workmanship, and provide support training, delivery, setup, and testing of the equipment, including onsite event setup. Payment will be made via a Visa virtual credit card program through aocregions bank. Bidders must comply with Alabama immigration law and provide the required affidavit. Additional orders may be placed at the same terms and conditions. The board reserves the right to request samples after bid opening. Bid results will be posted on the purchasing website for 60 days.
All items are to be delivered within 30 days after vendor receipt of purchase order.
Payment will be made in accordance with terms of payment in the minimum specifications. District personnel may choose to use a Visa purchasing card and epayables process for invoice payments in place of a check. Payment is normally processed approximately thirty 30 days from final approvals of receipts and verified invoices.
The bidder expressly warrants all articles, material, and work offered shall conform to each and every specification, drawing, sample, or other description. The warranty period is one year, unless otherwise stated, from the date of acceptance of the items delivered and installed or work completed.
The following information will be considered in determining the lowest responsible bidder: overall quality, conformity with specifications, purposes for which materials or services are required, delivery dates and time required for delivery, unit acquisition cost, financial ability to meet the contract, previous performance, facilities and equipment, availability of repair parts, experience, delivery promise, terms of payments, compatibility as required, other costs, and other objective and accountable factors which are reasonable.
Bids will be accepted only from firms engaged on a full-time basis in the metal detector business and must be the manufacturer or the manufacturer's authorized sales dealer.
Failure to fulfill contractual obligations shall be considered just cause for termination of the contract, and the contractor is not entitled to recover any costs incurred up to the date of termination.
Bidders will not be required to furnish samples at the time of bid opening, unless specifically called for. The board reserves the right to request samples after bid opening to assist in the evaluation of proposals submitted.
Any protest to the board's consideration of any bid must be submitted in writing and received by the purchasing director no later than five 5 calendar days after awarding date of the bid.