This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Durham, North Carolina. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Questions concerning the specifications in this Request for Proposals will be received until date and time listed above. ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE SUMITTED IN WRITING, EITHER BY EMAIL or TO THE ADDRESS LISTED ABOVE. NO QUESTIONS will be received by telephone. Questions received after the date and time listed above will not be considered. A summary of all questions and answers will be posted on the Interactive Purchasing System as an addendum, located under the RFP # being modified. It is the OFFEROR'S responsibility to assure that all addenda have been reviewed and, if need be, signed and returned. All questions must be submitted via email no later than 2pm on 3/10/2022 Email: Dist.Purchasing@dpsnc.net If, through any cause, Vendor shall fail to fulfill in timely and proper manner the obligations under this contract, Durham Public Schools shall have the right to terminate this contract by giving written notice to the Vendor and specifying the effective date thereof. In that event, all finished or unfinished deliverable items under this contract prepared by the Vendor shall, at the option of Durham Public Schools, become its property, and the Vendor shall be entitled to receive just and equitable compensation for any acceptable work completed on such materials. Notwithstanding, Vendor shall not be relieved of liability to Durham Public Schools for damages sustained by Durham Public Schools by virtue of any breach of this contract, and Durham Public Schools may withhold any payment due the Vendor for the purpose of setoff until such time as the exact amount of damages due Durham Public Schools from such breach can be determined. Durham Public Schools reserves the right to require at any time a performance bond or other acceptable alternative performance guarantees from a Vendor without expense to Durham Public Schools. Any and all payments to the Vendor shall be dependent upon and subject to the availability of funds to the agency for the purpose set forth in this contract. The parties agree that calculation of actual damages resulting from failure to meet the following performance standards is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to calculate accurately, and the parties also agree that the compensation identified for such failures are a reasonable estimate of damages resulting from a failure to meet the performance standard described. Therefore, the parties agree that the Vendor shall be subject to amounts due as liquidated damages but not as a penalty, for each such failure, as follows: Notwithstanding any other provision herein, liquidated damages shall not be subject to a limitation on damages or limit of liability for damages that otherwise may be applicable to recoverable damages. Liquidated Damages are $150/day for each construction day past substantial completion and $150/day for each construction day past final completion. Liquidated Damages are cumulative. It is the intent of Durham Public Schools to award this RFP to the responsible bidder(s) who best matches the needs of Durham Public Schools. Durham Public Schools reserves the right to reject any and all bids. All qualified proposals will be evaluated and awards will be made to the Vendor(s) meeting the RFP requirements and achieving the highest and best final evaluation