The City of Austin seeks a contractor to provide aftermarket parts for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles and equipment on an as-needed basis. Discounts are offered based on bid value: 2% for bids up to $500,000 with certified small business subcontractors, and 1% for bids between $500,000 and $50 million. The contract is fixed price, and payment terms are within 30 calendar days of receipt of deliverables or invoice, whichever is later. The contractor must comply with wage theft ordinances and provide required disclosures.
All proper invoices received by the city will be paid within 30 calendar days of the city's receipt of the deliverables or of the invoice, whichever is later.
Unless otherwise specified in the contract, the warranty period shall be at least one year from the date of acceptance of the deliverables or from the date of acceptance of any replacement deliverables.
After any all discounts have been applied, the city will sort the bids by price to determine the low bid representing best value to the city.
An offeror is responsible if they have the financial and practical ability, resources, expertise, past performance, and positive compliance history with all city ordinances.
If a breach of paragraph a occurs [nonsolicitation], the contractor shall pay liquidated damages to the city in an amount equal to the greater of: i one year of the employees annual compensation or ii one hundred percent 100 of the employees annual compensation while employed by the city.
Protest regarding the solicitation by the city shall be filed no later than five 5 business days before the opening of bids.
If a bid is found to be nonresponsive, the city will set it aside and proceed with evaluating the next lowest bid, or next best value bid, for responsiveness.
After any all discounts have been applied, the city will sort the bids by price to determine the low bid representing best value to the city.