The City of Germantown is seeking bids for a term contract for Hydrofluosilicic Acid 23% water treating chemical. Bids are due by July 10, 2026. The contract period is 12 months, with options for two additional 12-month extensions. Deliveries are F. O. B. Germantown, Tennessee, and must be made by bob truck or a 24-foot truck, with at least a two-hour advance notice. The award will be made to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, or multiple bidders if in the city's best interest. Pricing must be valid for at least 60 days. Samples may be required. The city reserves the right to reject any bid or accept variations if the bid merits it.
Deliveries must be arranged in advance with a minimum two 2 hour notice to ensure that a city representative will be present at the water plant facility to accept the delivery. Deliveries must be arranged in advance to ensure that a city representative will be present at the water plant facility.
All invoices received by the city are payable within thirty 30 days from receipt, provided they have first been approved by the city department that is the beneficiary of the contract items, and such department has accepted the contract items. Discounts will be allowed for prompt payments as follows: 10 calendar days, 15 calendar days, 20 calendar days 30 calendar days.
The contractor warrants to the city that all goods/work shall be free from defects in design and faulty or improper materials and/or workmanship, shall be in strict compliance with the terms of this agreement and shall be fit and sufficient for the purpose intended. This warranty shall be effective for a period of not less than one year from the date of acceptance by the city of such goods and/or services as satisfactorily complete, and shall be in addition to all other warranties, express, implied or statutory. The warranty shall survive the termination or expiration of this agreement.
The city reserves the right to award to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, to award multiple contracts and to award the bid/contract that is deemed, to be in the best value most advantageous to the city as determined by some or all of the following: prices offered, quality of product/service offered, general reputation and performance capabilities of the bidder, conformity with specifications herein, delivery and/or installation schedule, location and availability of service and/or repair facilities, personnel and parts, suitability for intended use, responses to provided references, payment terms/discounts offered, demonstrations provided, if required, ability to meet contract requirements such as warranty provisions, insurance requirements, bonding requirements, etc.
All contractors for these services must have adequate industry and professional qualifications. All contractors must be in business for a minimum of at least three continuous years.
Failure to execute the contract, file acceptable bonds and submit acceptable evidence, if required by contract, of good faith efforts to obtain participation by disadvantaged businesses within 15 calendar days after the contract has been received by the bidder shall be just cause for the cancellation of the award of contract and the forfeiture of the cash or bid bond which shall become the property of the city, not as a penalty, but in liquidation of damages sustained.
Samples of items, when required, shall be furnished free of cost to the city. Samples of items selected may be retained for future comparison.
Any protest concerning the award of this bid shall be addressed to the procurement department director. Protest shall be made in writing to the procurement department director and shall be filed within seven days after the intended award is announced.
Any of the following reasons may be considered as being sufficient for the disqualification of a bidder and the rejection of their bid or bids: More than one bid, for the same work from an individual, partnership or corporation under the same name or a different name; evidence of collusion among bidders; bidder, or its principals or affiliates, is disbarred, suspended, or ineligible from federal contracting.