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Alachua County Board of County Commissioners are calling for and requesting the submission of ITB 22-85-MM Annual Purchase of Baling Wire. The herein included sections along with Instruction to Bidders, Scope of Work, Submittals, together with all attached Attachments herein identified, constitute the entire bid package. Specifications and supplementary documents are essential parts of the ITB and requirements occurring in one are as binding as though occurring in all. 12 Gauge/ Extra Hi-Tensile Galvanized Wire 140,000-175,000 lbs Tensile Strength Must be capable of use by Accent Wire Tier Shipping in 1,800 lb. carriers Online Bid opening Info: Dial by your location +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) Meeting ID: 934 3770 2771 Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/adtsfJybhW If you have a disability and need an accommodation in order to participate in a County program, service or public meeting, please contact the Alachua County ADA Coordinator at ADA@alachuacounty.us or Equal Opportunity Office at 352-374-5275 at least 7 business days prior to the event. TDD/TTY users, please call 711 (Florida Relay Service) Location: Alachua County is located in North Central Florida. The County government seat is situated in Gainesville. Gainesville is located 70 miles southwest of Jacksonville, 129 miles southeast of Tallahassee, 140 miles northeast of Tampa - St. Petersburg and 109 miles northwest of Orlando. Alachua County has a population of over 250,000 and a regional airport. The County itself consists of a total area of 969 square miles. Form of Government: Alachua County is governed by a Board of five (5) elected County Commissioners and operates under the established County Manager Charter form of government. In addition to the five County Commissioners, there are five elected Constitutional Officers: Supervisor of Elections, Sheriff, Clerk of the Court, Tax Collector, and the Property Appraiser. The Alachua County Attorney also reports to the Board. Question Submission Deadline:May 16, 2022, 6:00am Where the following terms or their pronouns occur herein, the intent and meaning shall be as follows: COUNTY/OWNER: Alachua County Board of County Commissioners, Alachua County, Florida or its authorized representative. BID PRICE: The amount bid submitted on the prescribed forms by the Bidder setting forth the prices for the work to be performed. BIDDER: Any person, vendor, firm, consultant or corporation submitting a bid for the goods and/or services contemplated herein, or a duly authorized representative. CONTRACT: The written agreement resulting from this solicitation, incorporating the bid submitted by the Bidder and which is approved by the Board, or its designee, along with all documents identified in this ITB document and any addenda, thereto, shall be the contract between the County and the Bidder. The County posts and distributes information pertaining to its procurement solicitations on the County Public Portal. In order to submit a ITB response to this solicitation the bidder must be registered with the Countys Public Portal. Modifications to or withdrawal of a Bidders submittal can be made up to the deadline date. Modifications and withdrawals must be documented in the Public Portal in order to be recognized by the County. Any Bidder may withdraw their Bid, either personally, electronically, or written request, at any time prior to the scheduled closing time for receipt of Bids. Any bid not withdrawn will constitute an irrevocable offer, for a period of one hundred twenty (120) days, to provide the County adequate time to award the Contract/PO for the services or product specified in this solicitation. Alachua County reserves the right to reject any bid which may be considered irregular, show serious omission, unauthorized alteration of form, unauthorized alternate bids, incomplete or unbalanced bids or irregularities of any kind. Further, the County reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids in whole or in part and to waive any technicalities or informalities in any bid. Bid forms may be considered irregular and subject to rejection if they show serious omission, unauthorized alteration of form, unauthorized alternate bids, incomplete or unbalanced bids or irregularities of any kind. Alachua County reserves the right to accept or reject any or all Bids in whole or in part, with or without cause, to waive technicalities, or to accept bids or portions thereof which, in the County's judgment, best serve the interests of the County, or to award a contract to the next most qualified bidder if a selected bidder does not execute a contract within thirty (30) days after the award of the ITB. The County may allow alterations, modifications, or revisions to individual elements of the successful bid at any time during the period of the contract which results from this ITB. The thirty day (30) time period may be extended an additional twenty (20) days where the selected bidder is unavailable during the initial thirty-day period. It is the intent of the County to issue a purchase order. Generally the term will begin on October 1, 2022 and continue through September 30, 2024 unless earlier terminated as provided herein. The county has the option to renew this annual BID for two (2) additional two (2) year-periods at the same terms and conditions outlined here in. The vendor may choose not to renew with the County provided we have written notice ninety (90) days prior to our fiscal year starting in October 1st for each term renewal. The options to extend the Purchase Order will be issued once the County has exercised the option to renew. A Purchase Order as a result of the solicitation shall be deemed effective only to the extent of appropriations available to the County Agency at any time during the Purchase Order period.