Softening Government Bids & RFPs

The contractor shall begin performance within calendar days and complete it within calendar days after receiving award, notice to proceed. The total estimated construction period of performance is 548 calendar days.

The contractor shall submit a schedule of values after the kickoff meeting. Invoices are to be submitted through the Tungsten system. Payment will be made by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The government intends to make an award based on which offeror provides the best value to the government considering and comparing the past performance and price of each remaining offeror. Past performance is significantly more important than price in this process.

Offerors must provide their current EMR (Experience Modification Rating) or verifiable equivalent, with an EMR less than or equal to 1. 00 considered technically acceptable. For past performance, offerors are encouraged to submit information relating to up to three projects completed within the last three years of at least $2 million.

A site visit is mandatory and scheduled for March 10, 2026, at 8:00 am CST at the main hospital entrance.

RFIs (Requests for Information) are due by March 16, 2026, by 10:00 am CST.

The construction magnitude is estimated to be between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000.

The bid notice states that delivery is required 30 days after award. delivery required 30 days after award.

The bid notice states that a site visit is acceptable at no cost to the buyer. a site visit is acceptable at no cost to the buyer.

The bid due date for submitting proposals is April 7, 2026, at 2:00 PM PDT. The bid management system will not accept late bids.

The award of the bid will be based on the bid schedule items. Although price is a factor, award may not be made strictly on the basis of low bid.

Bidders must be qualified vendors to provide water deionization purification services.

Liquidated damages are mentioned, but specific details are not provided in the excerpt.

The bid notice does not require sample submission.

The estimated bid value is not explicitly stated in the provided text.

Each bid shall contain the full name and address of each person or company interested in the same and shall be accompanied by a personal bond, in accordance with section **** of the ohio revised code, in the amount of 100 of the bid, or by a certified check, cashiers check or irrevocable letter of credit for ten percent 10 of the bid, made payable to the city of athens, ohio, conditioned that if a bid is accepted, a contract will be entered into within 60 sixty days after notice of acceptance.