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

This specification is designed to describe diesel motor fuel as used by the Water Utilities Department in the City of Waco. The contract is to include the furnishings of all plant, labor, materials ad equipment, and the performance of all operations required to furnish diesel motor fuel as used by the City of Waco, Water Utilities Department. The intent of the specifications is to describe, for acquisition purposes, material/services providing the best performance at the best total cost. All bids shall meet or exceed these specifications. Each submission must be accompanied by a certified check of the submitter, or a bid bond executed by the submitter as principal and having as surety thereon a surety company approved by the City in the amount of 5% of the submission. The Surety's Power of Attorney must accompany the bid bond. The bid bond and surety's Power of Attorney must both carry the same date which is no earlier than three (3) days prior to the scheduled bid opening date. The City of Waco Water Utilities Department will enter into a twelve (12) month contract, with options to renew for four (4) additional one (1) year periods. If the City exercises any extension option for all terms, conditions and provisions of the contract shall remain in effect for that extension period, subject only to any economic price adjustment otherwise allowed un the contract. The new contract is anticipated to begin March 1, 2022. It is additionally anticipated that work will n o t b e p e r f o r m e d o n Saturdays, Sundays, or City holidays unless specifically identified on the bid and approved by City. Since "day" is defined as a calendar day, Saturdays, Sundays, and City holidays shall be counted as days and included in calculating the Contract time. If a Contractor wants to perform work on Saturdays, Sundays, or City holidays, the Contractor shall seek approval by making a written request to City. Contractor shall be responsible for all City staff and third-party time, costs, expenses and overtime for work performed on Saturdays, Sundays, or City holidays, unless excused in writing by the City prior to the work The City of Waco reserves the right to reject any and all submittals. This issuance of this solicitation does not obligate the City to contract for expressed or implied services. The City of Waco will not reimburse vendors for any costs incurred during the preparation or submittal of responses to this solicitation. (1) Furthermore, the City expressly reserves the right to: (a) Waive any defect, irregularity, or informality in any submittal or procedure; (b) Extend the solicitation closing time and date; (c) Reissue this solicitation in a different form or context; (d) Procure any item by other allowable means; (e) Waive minor deviations from specifications, conditions, terms, or provisions of the solicitation, if it is determined that waiver of the minor deviations improves or enhances the City's business interests under the solicitation; and/or (f) Extend any contract when most advantageous to the City, as set forth in this solicitatiation