This is a public tender for Air Compressor Preventive Maintenance services for the Rochester Fire Department. The contract will be for a term of 12 months with options to extend. Bidders must be authorized Bauer compressor sales and service centers. The award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, with a potential 5% price advantage for MWBE certified businesses. Key requirements include submitting sealed hard copy bids, a bid deposit of ****, performance security, and insurance. A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for June 9, 2026, and the bid closing date is June 16, 2026. Bidders must also be registered with the New York State Department of Labor. Electronic bids will not be accepted.
The contract resulting from this bid invitation shall commence on the date of award and end on June 30, 2027. The contract may be extended for up to three 3 additional periods of one year or less, upon mutual agreement of the contracting parties.
Prompt payment discounts allowing less than thirty 30 days for discount to apply shall not be considered as a cost factor in the evaluation of bids. In connection with any prompt payment discount offered, time will be computed from the date of receipt of correct invoice or receipt and acceptance of shipment, whichever is later.
Unless otherwise specified, the contractor shall unconditionally guarantee the materials and workmanship of all products furnished andor services provided for a period of at least one 1 year from date of acceptance of the products delivered, installed and accepted by the city.
Award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder who proposes the lowest margin allowance. Award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder whose bid is the lowest best value offer to the city by total bid price unless the city determines that it is in its best interest to award by group if doing so results in lower overall costs after factoring in the costs of making multiple awards.
Must be an authorized Bauer compressor sales and services center and must perform all service and repair under manufacturer specifications. Only compressor manufacturer original parts will be used for any repairs to the unit.
The contract may be cancelled or annulled by the director of purchasing in whole or in part by written notice of default to the contractor upon nonperformance or violation of contract terms. The city may proceed to meet its requirements by awarding a contract to another bidder, seeking new bids, andor obtaining products/services specified on the open market. In any event, the defaulting contractor or the surety shall be liable to the city for costs to the city in excess of the defaulted contract prices.
Samples requirement: none
Inquiries should be submitted in writing no later than five 5 days prior to the bid closing date. Inquiries received after that time may not be accepted.
The refusal of the vendor, or any of its officers, directors, partners, members or agents, when called before a grand jury, to testify concerning any transaction or contract had with the state of New York, any political subdivision thereof, a public authority or with any public department, agency or official of the state of New York or of any political subdivision thereof or of a public authority, to sign a waiver of immunity against subsequent criminal prosecution or to answer any relevant questions concerning such transaction or contract, shall disqualify the vendor and such officer, director, member or agent thereof from thereafter selling to or submitting bids to or receiving awards from or entering into any contracts with any municipal corporation in the state of New York or any public department, agency or official thereof, for goods, works or services, for a period of five 5 years after such refusal and any or all contracts made with any municipal corporation or a public department, agency or official thereof, by such person, and by any firm, partnership or corporation of which he is a member, partner, director or officer, may be cancelled or terminated by the municipal corporation without any liability on the part of the municipal corporation or any penalty or damages on account of such cancellation or termination.