This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Late bids will not be accepted and returned to the Bidder unopened. Bidders are responsible for checking the website for proposal/quote/tender notices, documents and addenda. The City is not responsible for ensuring Bidders have obtained addenda. Two (2) copies of the submission documents are required. No fax, email or electronic submissions will be accepted as the sole method of submission although an electronic copy (PDF or Microsoft WORD) of the submission would be appreciated either included in the envelope noted above or emailed following the closing date and time. It is the bidder's responsibility to ensure that their submission is received prior to the closing date and time noted above. There will be a public opening of submissions received immediately after closing. The awarding of a contract, if any, resulting from this Request for Quotations, shall be done, upon approval by City Council, as soon as practical after bid evaluations have been completed. This Tender creates no obligation on the part of the City of Charlottetown to award the contract or to reimburse Bidders for tender preparation expenses. The City of Charlottetown reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids, in whole or in part, received as a result of this request, and to negotiate in any manner necessary to best serve the interest of the City. The decision on which bid best satisfies the needs of the City rests solely with the City and any decision is not open to appeal. Submissions will not be evaluated if the Bidder's current or past corporate or other interests may, in the City's opinion, give rise to a conflict in connection with this Tender. The City specifically reserves the right to reject all Tenders if none is considered to be satisfactory and, in that event, at its option, to call for additional Tenders. The City specifically reserves the right, if it chooses, to accept one or more or any combination of the four (4) proposed generators if budget restrictions do not accommodate the purchase of all of the generators. No term or condition shall be implied, based upon any industry or trade practice or custom, any practice or policy of the City or otherwise, which is inconsistent or conflicts with the provisions contained in these conditions. At the election of the City, whether or not a submission or submissions otherwise satisfies the requirements of the Tender, the City may reject summarily any submission received from a Bidder who has been anywise involved in litigation, arbitration or alternative dispute resolution with the City within the five (5) year period immediately preceding the date on which the Tender was published. The City's evaluation may include information provided by the Bidder's references and may also consider the Bidder's past performance on previous contracts with the City or other institutions. The City may prohibit a Bidder from participating in a procurement process based on past performance or based on inappropriate conduct in a prior procurement process, and such inappropriate conduct shall include but not be limited to the following: (a) the submission of tenders or quotations containing misrepresentations or any other inaccurate, misleading or incomplete information; (b) the refusal of the Bidder to honor its pricing or other commitments made in its bid; or (c) any other conduct, situation or circumstance, as solely determined by the City. A Bidder who has already submitted a bid may submit a further bid at any time up to the official closing time. The last submission received shall supersede and invalidate all submissions previously submitted by that bidder for this RFQ. Any bidder may withdraw or qualify his/her submission at any time up to the official closing time by re-submitting a new bid to the City. The time and date of receipt will be marked thereon and the new submission will be placed in the tender box. The new submission shall be marked on the sealed envelope by the Bidder as "Resubmission #" along with the name of the Tender and to the attention of the Controller, as noted above in this Tender. Bids may be withdrawn at any time prior to opening upon written request from the bidder. Negligence on the part of the bidder in preparing his/her bid shall not constitute a right to withdraw a bid subsequent to the bid opening. Any potential conflict of interest must be disclosed to the City in writing. Any conflict of interest identified will be considered and evaluated by the City. The City has the sole discretion to take the steps deemed necessary to resolve the conflict. If, during the term of the contract, a conflict or risk of conflict should arise, the Contractor will notify the City immediately in writing of that conflict or risk and take any steps that the City reasonably requires to resolve the conflict or deal with the risk. The City will pay the successful Bidder via Electronic Funds Transfer. The successful Bidder will be required to provide the necessary information for registration on the City's payment system.