This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Reading, Pennsylvania. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Pre-Bid Meeting Not applicable. Questions requesting changes to the ITB requirements, or requests to bid a product that differs from the Technical Specifications must be submitted in writing to the County's point- of-contact for this ITB (see cover page) no later than 4:00 P.M. on Monday, December 6, 2021 Bids must be accompanied by Bid security in the form of a certified check, irrevocable standby letter of credit, or Bid Bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the Bid. Any surety bond submitted must be covered with surety of a company authorized to do business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Surety bonds must be furnished using the form provided herein or a replication of this form by the surety company. Such Bid security shall be a guarantee of good faith and is to become the property of the County as just and liquidated damages in the event that the County incurs any losses as a result of the successful Bidder's failure to furnish the required executed form of agreement, performance security of certificate of insurance within ten (10) business days of date of the County's request. If performance security will be provided in the form of a performance bond, a Consent of Surety (sample form included as Attachment F) must be submitted by the Bidder with its Bid. The Consent of Surety shall consist of a statement from the Bidder's bonding company certifying that, if the Bidder is awarded the Agreement, the bonding company will provide a Performance Bond in the amount of fifty percent (50%) of the total Agreement amount. The Consent of Surety must be accompanied by a Power of Attorney attesting to the signer's authority to commit the bonding company. The Consent of Surety must not contain any conditions that contradict the terms and conditions of this ITB. The contract, which results from the award of this ITB, shall be for a period of one (1) or two (2) years, as per Options 1 or 2 in Attachment A herein, commencing upon the Award of the Agreement unless otherwise extended. The County reserves the right to waive a Bid's minor irregularities if rectified by Bidder within three (3) business days of the County's issuance of a written notice of such irregularities.