This document outlines the terms and conditions for a public tender, focusing on payment procedures, warranty obligations, dispute resolution processes, insurance requirements, contractor responsibilities, and adherence to federal regulations. It details the procedures for submitting proposals, evaluating bids, and awarding contracts, emphasizing compliance with all specified clauses and federal mandates. The notice also covers nondiscrimination policies, contract conditions, and the process for handling protests and appeals.
The bid notice states that CMHA will pay properly submitted invoices in approximately 30 days, and that payment shall be contingent upon review and acceptance of the contractor's deliverables by CMHA. CMHA may, in its sole discretion, withhold payments claimed by the contractor for services rendered if the contractor fails to satisfactorily comply with any term or condition of the contract, and payments may also be reduced for performance standard deductions. The bid notice also states that CMHA will not pay invoices until services are fully completed as scheduled and/or products are received.
The bid notice states that the contractor represents and warrants that its services provided for under the terms of this agreement will be of good quality and consistent with the professional skill and care ordinarily provided by professionals performing the same or similar service and such services and materials shall be provided in accordance with generally accepted industry standards. If any services of the contractor or any materials or products provided for by the contractor fail to comply with these representations and/or warranties, and the contractor is so notified in writing, the contractor shall either correct such failure with all due speed, or shall refund the amount of compensation paid for the services, materials or products. The contractor shall also indemnify CMHA for any direct damages and claims by third parties based upon a breach of these warranties.
The bid notice states that the authority shall award a contract only to a responsible prospective contractor who is able to perform successfully under the terms and conditions of the proposed contract. The authority will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the authority, cost or price and other factors, specified elsewhere in this solicitation, considered.
The bid notice states that prospective proposers will not be required to pre-qualify in order to submit a proposal. However, all proposers will be required to submit adequate information showing that the proposer is qualified to perform the required work, i. e. , profile of firm form and required resumes. Failure by the prospective proposer to provide the requested information may, at the authority's discretion, eliminate that proposer from consideration, provided that all proposers were required to submit the same information.
The bid notice states that CMHA may deduct all or any part of the damages resulting from contractor's default from any part of the price still due on this agreement. It also states that the contract may be terminated if the insurance lapses.
The bid notice states that a pre-proposal conference or walkthrough may be scheduled, and pursuant to HUD regulations, the pre-proposal conference or walkthrough is not mandatory, but is recommended.
The bid notice states that an alleged aggrieved protestor must file, in writing, to the PO the exact reason for the protest, attaching any supportive data. The protestor must state within the written protest document specifically not by inference what action by the authority or condition is being protested as inequitable, making, where appropriate specific reference to the RFP documents issued. The protest document must also state the corrective action requested. The written instrument containing the reason for the protest must be received by the PO within 10 days after the occurrence of any of the following: the deadline for receiving proposals, receipt of notification of the results of the evaluation or the award, or the alleged aggrieved protestor knows or should have known the facts. In any case, protests shall be filed no more than 10 days after any of the above unless the occurrence being protested occurred in its entirety after the proposal deadline.