Apex City Bids, NC

The transformer shall be shipped upright and as complete as possible. 3. 0 delivery 3. 1 shipment, unless otherwise agreed upon, shall be made f. o. b. transformer foundation slab at the purchasers designated project site.

The warranty period is no less than 5 years. 27. 1 the warranty period shall be no less than 5 years and shall start as of the date of transformer energization or 6 months from the date of delivery whichever comes first.

The life cycle cost analysis formula will be used. 25. 4 the life cycle cost analysis formula will be as follows: life cycle cost initial purchase a x nll b x ll where initial purchase base price and selected options a afactor designated in appendix a b bfactor designated in appendix b nll noload losses guaranteed by the manufacturer ll load losses guaranteed by the manufacturer

The final payment may be decreased. 25. 6 where the loss test values provided in the certified test report exceed the values used for the bid evaluation, the final payment shall be decreased by the difference in guaranteed and actual values in accordance with the formula in section 25. 4 above.

The bid notice states, it is anticipated that the final delivery of all work products will be completed by june 1, 2026.

The town will review and evaluate all proposals based on qualifications and experience of the consultant team (30%), thoroughness of response (40%), and strength of examples of previous projects (30%).

The consultant must have demonstrated experience in this type of work.

The deadline for questions is Friday, October 24 at 2pm.