This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The County of Portage Wisconsin (County), through its Purchasing Department (Purchasing), requests bids to establish a contract for the purchase of ready mix concrete delivered to various Highway Department projects and job sites as needed for concrete pavement, concrete pavement repairs/replacements, concrete curb & gutter, concrete sidewalk and other appurtenant concrete construction. The attached Standard Terms and Conditions shall govern this bid unless specifically modified in these bid documents. Conditions of bid that include the word "must" or "shall," describe a mandatory requirement. All specifications are defined as mandatory minimum requirements unless otherwise stated. If no bidder is able to comply with a given specification or condition of bid, Purchasing reserves the right to delete that specification or condition of bid. Failure to meet specification requirements shall disqualify your bid. Vendors may not submit their own contract document as a substitute for these terms and conditions. Retain a copy of these Bid documents for your files. Should you receive an award, these Bid documents become your contract terms and conditions. Contract Execution: Portage County utilizes a web based electronic signature program (DocuSign) for the execution of contracts that do not require notarization. By submitting your bid you are agreeing to the use of this program to sign documents should you receive an award. There is no cost to the bidder associated with this process. If a vendor discovers any significant ambiguity, error, conflict, discrepancy, omission, or other deficiency in this RFB they shall notify the Procurement Director named below of such error and request a modification or clarification. Submit questions in writing via email to: Karen Kluck, Procurement Specialist, e-mail: kluckk@co.portage.wi.us Phone: 715-346-1333 Date of award, through 12/31/2022, with three (3) one-year renewal options. Any extension must be authorized by mutual agreement of the vendor and the County. Award(s) shall be made on the basis of the lowest net unit price per item from a responsive, responsible bidder who meets specifications. Timeliness of delivery may be considered when making this award. Volume discounts shall not be considered when determining award. However, they shall apply to orders issued on this contract. Public Works Projects are subject to Wis Stats 66.0901(5): If a person submits a bid or proposal for the performance of public work under any public contract to be let by a municipality and the bidder claims that a mistake, omission or error has been made in preparing the bid, the bidder shall, before the bids are opened, make known the fact that an error, omission or mistake has been made. If the bidder makes this fact known, the bid shall be returned to the bidder unopened and the bidder may not bid upon the public contract unless it is re-advertised and relet upon the readvertisement. If a bidder makes an error, omission or mistake and discovers it after the bids are opened, the bidder shall immediately and without delay give written notice and make known the fact of the mistake, omission or error which has been committed and submit to the municipality clear and satisfactory evidence of the mistake, omission or error and that it was not caused by any careless act or omission on the bidder's part in the exercise of ordinary care in examining the plans or specifications and in conforming with the provisions of this section. If the discovery and notice of a mistake, omission or error causes a forfeiture, the bidder may not recover the moneys or certified check forfeited as liquidated damages unless it is proven before a court of competent jurisdiction in an action brought for the recovery of the amount forfeited, that in making the mistake, error or omission the bidder was free from carelessness, negligence or inexcusable neglect. ACCEPTANCE-REJECTION: The County reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids/proposals, to waive any technicality in any bid/proposal submitted, request clarification of any bid/proposal, award a bid/proposal that is not the lowest price, and to accept any part of a bid/proposal as deemed to be in the best interests of the County.