Offers may receive discounts for certified small business subcontractors. Bids are sorted by price to determine the low bid representing the best value. The city will evaluate the bid for responsiveness and the offeror for responsibility. The contract will be awarded to the responsible offeror submitting the low responsive bid. Offerors may request a debriefing meeting. Protests regarding the solicitation must be filed no later than five business days before bid opening. Protests regarding bid evaluation must be filed no later than five business days after bid opening. Post-award protests must be filed no later than ten business days after the award date. The city reserves the right to cancel the solicitation, modify terms, or reject any or all offers. Offerors must provide disclosure of interested parties on form **** are fixed price. Prices are firm for the first 12 months, with potential for price adjustments thereafter based on specified indices. Deliverables are shipped F. O. B. destination, prepaid and allowed. The city has the right to inspect deliverables at delivery. Ownership of deliverables transfers to the city upon acceptance. The contractor warrants that deliverables are free from defects and conform to specifications. The contractor shall indemnify the city against claims of infringement. Force majeure events may excuse performance. The city may terminate the contract for cause or without cause. Disputes will be resolved through negotiation and mediation.
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 warrants that all deliverables sold to the city under the contract shall be free from defects in design, workmanship or manufacture, and conform in all material respects to the specifications. The contractor warrants and represents that all deliverables sold the city under the contract shall be free from defects in design, workmanship or manufacture, and conform in all material respects to the specifications
The city will sort the bids by price to determine the low bid representing the best value to the city. after anyall discounts have been 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.
If a breach of the non-solicitation paragraph occurs, the contractor shall pay liquidated damages to the city in an amount equal to the greater of one year of the employee's annual compensation or one hundred percent of the employee's annual compensation while employed by the city. if a breach of paragraph a occurs the contractor shall pay liquidated damages to the city in an amount equal to the greater of: i one year of the employees annual compensation or ii one hundred percent 100 of the employees annual compensation while employed by the city.
Protests regarding the solicitation must be filed no later than five business days before the opening of bids. Any protest regarding the solicitation by the city shall be filed no later than five 5 business days before the opening of bids.
If an offeror is found to be nonresponsible, the city will set their bid aside and proceed with evaluating the responsibility of the offeror submitting the next low responsive bid. If an offeror is found to be nonresponsible, the city will set their bid aside and proceed with evaluating the responsibility of the offeror submitting the next low responsive bid
