The City of Council Bluffs, Iowa, is requesting sealed bids for the lease of golf carts and utility vehicles. The bid award will be based on the price per vehicle for one full lease year. Bids in excess of $40,000 must be accompanied by a bid bond or cashier's check. Electronic submittals are accepted until the response deadline. Hard copy submittals are not acceptable. The city reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids. The contract may be terminated with 30 days written notice.
The bid notice states that the lease payments are due on the 1st day of April, May, June, July, August, and September of each contract year, as applicable. Lease payments are made on a sixmonths on, sixmonthsoff basis.
Payment terms for work authorized under the contract shall be net thirty 30 days upon receipt of an acceptable original invoice and after work is performed, inspected and accepted and all required documentation and reports are received in a format acceptable to the city.
The contractor warrants that all articles, materials and goods shall be consistent with manufacturers specifications and will be free from defects. Goods which are not as warranted may be returned at contractors expense within thirty 30 days after delivery, for either credit or replacement, as the city may direct without additional charge to the city.
The bid award will be based on package 1: golf cart lease, defined as the price per vehicle for one full lease year six 6 paid lease months, minus package 2: equipment credit. The bid award will be based on package 1: golf cart lease, defined as the price per vehicle for one full lease year six 6 paid lease months, minus package 2: equipment credit.
The city may make such investigations as deemed necessary to determine the ability of the contractor to perform the work, and the contractor shall furnish to the city all such data and information for this purpose as the city may request. The city may make such investigations as deemed necessary to determine the ability of the contractor to perform the work, and the contractor shall furnish to the city all such data and information for this purpose as the city may request.
The city reserves the right to assess any costs incurred by the city due to late delivery to the successful bidders. The city reserves the right to assess any costs incurred by the city due to late delivery to the successful bidders.
Anyone wishing to file a protest concerning the specifications, the bid procedure or the award of the contract must do so in writing in accordance with the citys protest procedure which is posted on the citys website.
