This is an Invitation for Quotations (IFQ) from the City of Austin for goods and/or services. Quotes must be submitted via email to ***@***. *. * quoted must meet or exceed City of Austin specifications. The City is exempt from federal excise and state sales tax. All quotes must be on a FOB destination basis with freight charges included. Notices are initially sent to HUB or MWBE certified vendors. If adequate quotes are not received, the solicitation will be posted online and emailed to all registered vendors. Changes to the solicitation will be made via written addendum only. Questions must be submitted in writing via email to the contact person. Submittals must include a price sheet and a signed offer sheet. All offers are subject to public inspection under the Texas Government Code. Failure to submit material specifications/descriptive literature or Safety Data Sheets (SDS) for hazardous materials may result in disqualification. The award will be made to the lowest offer meeting minimum requirements. Payment terms are within 30 days of receipt of properly documented invoices and satisfaction of delivery/performance. Contractors must comply with various city ordinances including wage theft, non-debarment, equal opportunity, non-retaliation, ADA compliance, and prohibition on LGBTQ conversion therapy. Nonresident bidders may be subject to reciprocal preference. Critical electrical grid equipment/services have specific manufacturing origin requirements.
The bid notice states Time is of the essence. If delivery of conforming goods or performance of conforming services is not completed by the times promised, the city reserves the right, in addition to any other rights and/or remedies it may have under the law or in equity, to cancel this contract, to reject such goods or services in whole or in part on reasonable notice to contractor and/or to purchase substitute goods or services elsewhere and charge contractor with any loss incurred by the city.
The bid notice states Payments shall be paid to contractor within thirty 30 days contingent upon the following: application of payment discounts, if considered to be in the best interest of the cityfrom date of receipt by the citys authorized contact of properly documented invoices as determined by the budgetary and fiscal guidelines of the cityon the condition that the contractor has delivered the goods andor performed the services to the satisfaction of the city.
The bid notice states In addition to all warranties established by law, contractor hereby warrants and agrees that: all goods and services covered by this contract shall conform to the specifications, drawings, samples or other descriptions furnished by the city and shall be merchantable, fit for the purpose intended, of best quality and workmanship and free from all defects.
The bid notice states Award will be made to the lowest offer meeting any minimum requirements set forth in the solicitation.
The bid notice states The lowest offer will be reviewed to ensure any minimum qualifications stated in this solicitation are met. If any minimum qualifications are not met, the city will move to the next lowest offer and repeat the process. The city reserves the right to require references from the lowest offeror prior to contract award to confirm minimum qualifications.
The bid notice states Failure to submit the materials specificationsdescriptive literature as part of the offer may subject the offer to disqualification from consideration for award. and Failure to submit the sds as part of the offer may subject the offer to disqualification from consideration for award.