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The City of Nashua, NH, is seeking bids for B5 biodiesel fuel for the Nashua Transit System. The contract is for one year, with an option to extend for another year. Bids must be submitted electronically via Bonfire or in paper format by March 16, 2026, at 1:00 PM. The city will consider questions until March 5, 2026, at 10:00 AM. The city encourages disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) participation. All bids are binding for 90 days following the deadline or until the effective date of any binding resulting contract, whichever is later. The city reserves the right to reject any or all bids. The project scope and scope of work are defined in the project scope of work attached as exhibit A. The vendor must be responsible and meet the requirements of the project. The successful vendor will be required to provide the city with certificates of insurance for coverage as listed in exhibit C. The city may conduct discussions with responsible vendors prior to selection. The city encourages disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) participation from contractors and/or subcontractors. The vendor should understand that under the new Hampshire right to know law, all documents submitted in response to this request, including financial information, are considered public information and will be made available to the public upon request, unless specifically exempted under the law. Any vendor submitting a bid may appeal a pending award prior to award by the city. The appellant must submit a written protest to the city's purchasing manager within five 5 business days after the bid opening. The city will stop award actions until after the city's purchasing manager has responded in writing to the protest. If the appellant is not satisfied with the response, the appellant may then protest to the board of aldermen, who will render a final decision for the city. No award protests will be heard by the board of aldermen unless vendor has followed the appeal process. If an appeal is granted, the full amount of the posted bond or security will be returned to the appellant. If the appeal is denied or not upheld, a claim may be made against the bond for expenses suffered by the city because of the unsuccessful appeal. The city is not liable for any costs, expenses, attorneys fees, loss of income, or other damages sustained by the appellant in a bid appeal process. The city assumes no liability for the payment of costs and expenses incurred by any vendor in responding to this request. All bids become sole property of the city. This is not a contract and shall not be interpreted as such but rather serves as an instrument through which qualifications are solicited. The city will ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in consideration for an award. Pursuant to NRO 571 A, the city of Nashua supports the concept of purchasing products which are biodegradable, can be or have been recycled, or are environmentally sounds. Due consideration will be given to the purchase of such products. If you are proposing any such products which qualify, please so indicate in a cover sheet by item number and description. We are also conscious of energy use and encourage vendors to propose products that are energy efficient. The city of Nashua will reject the bid of any proposer who is presently debarred, declared ineligible or excluded by any federal department or agency, and reserves the right to reject the bid of any proposer who has previously failed to perform any contract properly for any purchaser, or to complete on time, contracts of a similar nature, who is not in the position to perform the contract, or who has neglected the payment of bills or otherwise disregarded its obligations to clients, purchasers, subcontr
The bid notice states deliveries shall be made within 24 hours of notification to the successful bidder.
The bid notice states he city, through the mayor, is the awarding authority and reserves the right to reject any and all bids or parts of bids to waive any defects, information, and minor irregularities to accept exceptions to these specifications to award contracts or to cancel this request if in the citys best interest.
The bid notice states o be eligible for an award, a vendor must be deemed responsible.
The bid notice states any vendor submitting a bid may appeal a pending award prior to award by the city. The appellant must: a. submit a written protest to the citys purchasing manager within five 5 business days after the bid opening.
