Knox County wants requests for additional information routed to Donnie Fawver, CPPB, Senior Buyer, Construction and Contract Specialist at 865.215.5756. Questions may be faxed to 865.215.5778 or emailed to donnie.fawverknoxcountv.orq. Contractor must be an approved vendor for the Home Rehabilitation Program prior to any workorders being awarded, For requirement, please use contact information listed above. Knox County requires bidders, when hand delivering bids, to time and date stamp the envelope before depositing it in the bid box. Knox County will not be responsible for any lost or misdirected mail. The time clock in the Procurement Division shall serve as the official record of time. Electronic submissions are recorded electronically. Knox County shall not be responsible for technical difficulties experienced by vendors trying to register or submit their bid electronically less than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the bid opening time. Each bid must be in a separate sealed envelope/box prior to entering the Procurement Division. Procurement Division personnel are not permitted to view the submittal nor assist in placing document in an envelope/box. Additionally, the Procurement Division is not responsible for providing materials for submittals (e.g.: envelopes, boxes, tape). During periods of closure due to unforeseen circumstances in Knox County or closures at the direction of the Knox County Mayor, the Procurement Division will enact the following procedures in regards to solicitations and weather delays: o If the Mayor closes the Administrative offices prior to the time set for solicitation opening of any business day, all solicitations due that same day will be moved to the next operational business day. o Other unforeseen circumstances shall be at the sole discretion of the Procurement Director. o Knox County shall not be liable for any commercial carrier's decision regarding deliveries during any unforeseen circumstances. Contractor is assumed to be familiar with and agrees to observe and comply with all federal, state, and local laws, statutes, ordinances, and regulations in any manner affecting the provision of goods and/or services, and all instructions and prohibitive orders issued regarding this work and shall obtain all necessary permits. By submission of this bid, each bidder and each person signing on behalf of any bidder certifies, and in the case of a joint bid each party thereto certifies as to its own organization, under penalty of perjury, that to the best of its knowledge and belief that each bidder is not on the list created pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated 12-12-106. Knox County reserves the right to make periodic inspections of the manner and means the service is performed or the goods are supplied.
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