The City of Austin seeks a contract for a trained leak detection dog and/or professional services for water loss control and wastewater system efficiency. Bids are subject to discounts based on total value and small/local business status. The contract is fixed price, unit prices. Payment terms are within 30 calendar days of receipt of deliverables or invoice, whichever is later. The city reserves the right to cancel the solicitation at any time.
All proper invoices received by the city will be paid within 30 calendar days of the city's receipt of the deliverables or of the invoice, whichever is later. all proper invoices received by the city will be paid within 30 calendar days of the city's receipt of the deliverables or of the invoice, whichever is later.
The contractor represents and warrants to the city that: the deliverables supplied by the contractor in accordance with the specifications in the contract will not infringe, directly or contributorily, any patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, or any other intellectual property right of any kind of any third party
After discounts, the city will sort the bids by price to determine the low bid representing the best value to the city. after anyall discounts havebeen applied, the city will sort the bids by price to determine the low bid representing the best value to the city.
An offeror is responsible if they have the financial and practical ability, resources, expertise, past performance, and positive compliance history with all city ordinances. an offeror is responsible if they have the financial and practical ability, resources, expertise, past performance, and positive compliance history with all city ordinances.
Protests regarding the evaluation of bids must be filed with the city no later than five 5 business days after the opening of bids. any protest regarding the evaluation of bids by the city shall be filed with the city no later than five 5 business days after the opening of bids
A bid is nonresponsive if it does not comply with all solicitation instructions, scope, and specifications, and the city will set it aside. if a bid is found to be nonresponsive, the city will set it aside and proceed with evaluating thenext lowest bid, or next best value bid, for responsiveness.