Copper Government Bids & RFPs

The closing date for bids is January 10, 2024.

Only online bids will be accepted. Emailed and hard copies delivered by any method will not be accepted.

Delivery is to be completed within calendar days after receipt of order. The specific number of days is not explicitly stated but is a required field on the bid form.

Payment terms are net 30 days. Payment terms are net 30 days, for this scope of work.

The document mentions that The contractor will be responsible for delivery of materials in first class condition. Rejected materials will be at the vendors expense. However, a specific warranty period is not detailed.

Award will be made to the responsive and responsible offeror quoting the lowest net price in accordance with specifications, for any individual items, for major groupings of items, or for all items listed, at the town's sole option.

The town may make investigations to determine the ability of the bidder to perform the work. Bidders must furnish all requested information and data. Bidders must also submit a Bidder Certification Form.

Default and/or noncompliance with the requirements may result in withholding of payments, contract termination, debarment, suspension, or any other remedy necessary in the best interest of the town of Westerly.

Bidders must be able to submit samples if requested. Bidders must be able to submit samples if requested.

Failure to comply with any requirement of the Instructions to Bidders may result in the determination of a nonresponsive bid proposal and/or rejection of the bid proposal. Falsification of information in the Bidder Certification Form may be grounds for suspension, debarment, and/or prosecution for fraud.

Sealed proposals and electronic submittals shall be received until July 15, 2026, prior to 3:00 PM. Sealed proposals and electronic submittals submitted through the bonfire portal, shall be received until: july 15, 2026 prior to 3: 00 p. m.

The standard warranty period is one year from the date of installation or 18 months from receiving shipment, whichever comes first. Standard warranty period is one year from date of installation or 18 months from receiving shipment, whichever comes first.

Selection shall be based on the responsible offerors whose proposal is determined to be the most advantageous to the City of Lubbock considering the relative importance of evaluation factors. Selection shall be based on the responsible offerors whose proposals isare determined to be the most advantageous to the city of lubbock considering the relative importance of evaluation factors included in this rfp.

Offerors must submit written evidence of their qualifications, including maintaining a permanent place of business, adequate plant and equipment, organization, manpower, technical knowledge, financial status, no pending claims, and at least five years of experience designing and manufacturing similar transformers. Each offeror must submit written evidence of their qualifications to the city of lubbock water utilities department.

All protests regarding the RFP process must be submitted in writing within 5 working days after the protesting party knows of the occurrence of the action which is protested. All protests regarding the rfp process must be submitted in writing to the city director of purchasing and contract management within 5 working days after the protesting party knows of the occurrence of the action which is protested

Proposals may be rejected if they show omissions, alterations, conditional alternate proposals, additions or alternates in lieu of specified items, unbalanced unit prices, or irregularities of any kind. Failure to manually sign the proposal will disqualify it. A proposal will be subject to being considered irregular and may be rejected if it shows omissions, alterations of form, conditional alternate proposals, additions or alternates in lieu of the items specified, if the unit prices are obviously unbalanced either in excess of or below reasonably expected values, or irregularities of any kind.

The RFQ submission date has been extended to 13 July 2026, 2:00 PM EDT.