The bid is for the purchase of printed election materials, including forms and ballots, for the Ulster County Board of Elections. The awarded vendor must be a certified election printer in New York State. Bids must be submitted in sealed envelopes by the deadline. The contract term can be one, three, or five years. Payments are made within sixty days of satisfactory delivery and invoice submission.
The county must receive all products ordered not later than 7 days after receipt of order a. r. o.
The county will pay the proper amounts due within sixty days of receipt by the county of the invoice with any requested supporting documentation and approval of the invoice by the ulster county comptroller.
Every unit delivered must be guaranteed against faulty material and workmanship for a period of at least one year from date of delivery.
Awards will be made to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, as will best promote the public interest, taking into consideration the reliability of the bidder, the quality of the materials, equipment, supplies, goods andor services to be furnished, their conformity with the specifications, the purposes for which required, and the terms of delivery.
The bidder shall be a certified election printer in the state of new york.
Liquidated damages in the amount of 1,**** per day will be assessed against the awarded vendor for each day the receipt of goods is delayed due to no fault of ulster county.
Samples may be required after the bid opening in order for the county to more accurately award the bid.
If the successful vendor exhibits a history of backorders or delayed deliveries the county of ulster reserves the right to rescind their award and the vendors responsibility will be questioned for future bids.