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The bid is for water treatment plant services for the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Bids must be submitted electronically. The contract will be an established price contract. There is no pre-bid conference. Questions must be submitted in writing. The commonwealth reserves the right to reject any and all bids. The bid protest procedure is available on the DGS website. The contract may be mutually renewed for a maximum of 4 additional 1 year terms. The contractor will act as an independent contractor. The contractor warrants that all items furnished and all services performed by the contractor, its agents and subcontractors shall be free and clear of any defects in workmanship or materials. The commonwealth shall have unrestricted authority to reproduce, distribute, and use any submitted report, data, or material, and any software or modifications and any associated documentation that is designed or developed and delivered to the commonwealth as part of the performance of the contract. The contractor shall comply with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations and local ordinances in the performance of the contract. The commonwealth is seeking bids to procure the services set forth in the attached document entitled statement of work. The commonwealth shall put forth reasonable efforts to make payment by the required payment date. The commonwealth shall make contract payments through the automated clearing house ach. The commonwealth is exempt from all excise taxes imposed by the internal revenue service. The contractor shall indemnify the commonwealth against all thirdparty claims. The commonwealth shall have the right, at reasonable times and at a site designated by the commonwealth, to audit the books, documents and records of the contractor to the extent that the books, documents and records relate to costs or pricing data for the contract. The commonwealth has the right to terminate this contract or any purchase order for any of the following reasons. The commonwealth reserves the right to make changes at any time during the term of the contract or any renewals or extensions thereof. The contractor must, at its expense, arrange for a background check for each of its employees, as well as the employees of any of its subcontractors, who will have access to commonwealth facilities, either through onsite access or through remote access. The contractor agrees to protect the confidentiality of the commonwealths confidential information. The contractor is required to have in place during the term of the contract and any renewals or extensions thereof, the following types of insurance. The pennsylvania righttoknow law, 65 ****, rtkl applies to this contract. Contractor shall pay no less than **** per hour to its employees for all hours worked directly performing the services called for in this contractlease. The contractor shall comply with all applicable pennsylvania state labor laws and worker safety laws. The contractor shall comply with all applicable data protection, data security, data privacy and data breach notification laws. The contractor warrants that no person or selling agency has been employed or retained to solicit or secure the contract upon an agreement or understanding for a commission, percentage, brokerage, or contingent fee. This contract is governed by and must be interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of the commonwealth of pennsylvania. The terms and conditions of this contract shall be the exclusive terms of agreement between the contractor and the commonwealth.
The bid notice states all items shall be delivered within the time periods specified in the purchase order.
The bid notice states he commonwealth shall put forth reasonable efforts to make payment by the required payment date.
The bid notice states all items are warranted for a period of one year following delivery by the contractor and acceptance by the commonwealth.
The bid notice states it is the intent of the commonwealth to make a single award of items listed in the ifb to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.
The bid notice states o be eligible for selection, a bid must be: a. timely received from a bidder b. properly signed by the bidder.
There will be no prebid conference for this ifb.
The bid notice states in the event of a controversy or claim arising from the contract, the contractor must, within six months after the cause of action accrues, file a written claim with the contracting officer for a determination.
