Greenbus Government Bids & RFPs

The delivery of awarded items or services will be stipulated in the award, unless otherwise noted in the specifications. The decision of the director of BOCS as to reasonable compliance with the delivery terms shall be final.

Payment will be made to the vendor following satisfactory delivery or installation. Vendor must submit completed original claim vouchers no photocopies with the appropriate original invoices to the department ordering the materials, which will in turn verify and forward them to the Bureau of Finance for disbursement, usually within thirty 30 days. Rensselaer County will not pay late charges.

Award will be made by the Director of BOCS. The award will be made, based on item price or by aggregate net total. As stipulated in the specifications award shall be made to the lowest responsible bidder, as will best promote the public interest taking into consideration the reliability of the bidder, the quality of the commodity to be supplied and its conformity with the specifications.

The director reserves the right, before making an award, to investigate the qualification and facilities offered by bidders to insure proper performance.

The contractor agrees that there will be no interruption in the performance of the work under this agreement due to labor strife or unrest and that the contractor and his subcontractor will not employ on the work, any labor, materials, or means whose employment or utilization during the course of the contract may tend to or in any way cause or result in strikes, work stoppages, delays, suspensions of work, or similar troubles by any of the trades working in or about the buildings and premises where work is being performed under this contract, or by other contractors or their subcontractors pursuant to other contractors or on any other building or premises owned or operated by the owner. Any violation by the contractor of this requirement will be considered proper and sufficient cause for the owner to consider such interruption a breach of the agreement and to cancel the contract without any penalty to the owner, and to recover any damages from the contractor that may have been caused by labor strife and unrest.

Bidders must be prepared to deliver selected bid items for inspection of quality and ingredients within seven 7 calendar days following notification by the Bureau of Central Services. Failure to supply the required samples and/or information within the specified time may result in disqualification of the bid. Unless otherwise notified, samples must be delivered to the Rensselaer County Bureau of Central Services, 99 Troy Road, East Greenbush, NY ****.

Any protests regarding the process or award shall be filed in writing and on the bidder's letterhead with the Bureau of Central Services no later than seven 7 calendar days following the date of the bid opening.