Bidders are to use the bid forms provided for that purpose in submitting bids, return the announcement and bid sheets comprising this bid, give unit price, extend totals, and contain an original legally authorized signature. Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope identified with the bid number and date of closing. If you do not care to bid, please return bid sheets(s) and note your reason. No fax or electronic transmitted bids will be accepted. Identify the item(s) you will furnish by brand of manufacturer's name and catalog numbers. Also, furnish specifications and descriptive literature. The right is reserved to accept or reject all or part of the bid, to waive technicalities, and to accept the offer(s) the Cooperative considers the most advantageous to the Member Agencies. Awards will be made to the bidder(s) whose bid (1) meets the specifications and all other requirements of the RFB and (2) is the lowest and best bid, considering price, responsibility of the bidder and all other relevant factors. Any award of a contract will be made by written notification from the Cooperative. The Cooperative reserves the right to award an order to the lowest aggregate bidder for all items or on an item basis, or a group of like items, whichever is found to be in the best interest of the Cooperative. If a split award is not acceptable to a bidder,it must be stated in the bid response. The Cooperative reserves the right, when only one bid has been received by the bid closing date, to delay the opening of bids to another advertised date and time in order to revise specifications and/or establish further competition for the commodity or service required. A bid acceptance period of sixty (60) calendar days is required. Bids offering less than sixty (60) calendar days may be rejected. The successful contractor agrees to comply with all applicable provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the regulations implementing the Act, including those regulations governing employment practices. It shall be the bidders responsibility to ask questions, request changes or clarification, or otherwise advise Boone County if any language, specifications or requirements of an RFB appear to be ambiguous, contradictory, and/or arbitrary, or appear to inadvertently restrict or limit the requirements stated in the RFB to a single source. Any and all communication from bidders regarding specifications,requirements, competitive bid process, etc., must be directed in writing to the buyer of record for Boone County. Such communications should be received at least five (5) working days prior to the official bid opening date.
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