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

The purpose of this solicitation is to competitively obtain bids to acquire the purchase and installation of equipment which complies with the enclosed description and/or specifications and conditions for Richland School District Two for the following project: Traulsen Pass Thru Heated Cabinets, 22-2313. Question Submission Deadline:September 26, 2022, 12:00pm Bids are awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder with the ability to meet the district needs as set forth in this solicitation, unless deemed otherwise by written determination. Notice regarding any award, cancellation of award, or extension of award will be emailed to all person on record as following this IFB. Should the contract resulting from this solicitation have a total potential value of $100,000 or more, such notice will be sent to all Offerors responding to the Solicitation and any award will not be effective until the eleventh day after such notice is given. By submitting Your Offer, you are offering to enter into a contract with Richland School District Two. Without further action by either party, a binding contract shall result upon final award of this solicitation. Any award issued will be issued to, and the contract will be formed with, the entity identified as the Offeror. Joint Bids are not allowed - an offer may be submitted by only one legal entity. A Purchase Order shall be issued by the District and shall give Offeror the right to proceed with this contract offer. The District reserves the right to consider historic information and fact, whether gained from the Offeror's bid, question and answer conferences, references, or any other source, in the review of a bid. Bidder acknowledges: (1) that the District will contact various persons who are familiar with the bidder's prior work and related matters, whether such persons are voluntarily disclosed to the District in this bid or not; (2) that truthful and complete information is necessary for the District to make an adequate review of bid; and (3) that bidder will not take any action against any person who responds truthfully and in good faith to a bonafide inquiry by the District for purposes of reviewing the bids received by the District under this solicitation. By submitting an Offer, Offeror certifies that, if awarded a contract, Contractor will comply with all applicable provisions of The Drug-Free Workplace Act, Title 44, Chapter 107 of the South Carolina Code of Laws, as amended. Offerors must, upon request of the school district, furnish satisfactory evidence of their ability to furnish products or services in accordance with the terms and conditions of these specifications. Officials of Richland School District Two may make such investigations as deemed necessary to determine the ability of the Offeror to perform such work. The school district reserves the right to make the final determination as to the Offeror's ability to provide the products or services requested herein and to reject any Offeror if evidence fails to indicate that the Offeror is qualified to carry out the requirements of the solicitation document. No pre-bid conference is scheduled. Bidders are encouraged to explore the project location to familiarize themselves with the needs of the area and the constraints of the project space. This solicitation is an Invitation for Bid (IFB). In the event the School District elects to negotiate a contract with the successful Offeror, any contract shall contain, at a minimum, the terms and conditions (or substantially the same terms and conditions) as hereinafter stated. The School District reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject all submissions, reissue a subsequent IFB, terminate, restructure or amend this procurement process at any time. The final selection and contract negotiation rests solely with the School District. Every resulting contract is subject to all terms of the District Procurement Code including limitations as to duration, rights of the District to terminate and means of dispute resolution. No resulting contract is renewable except to the extent provided in the solicitation. No vendor terms take precedence over the solicitation and the District's Procurement Code. All services, materials, supplies, or equipment offered must be guaranteed to meet the requirements of the specification indicated, given, or referred to. In order to define requirements for quality and function of manufactured products, the specifications are based upon products of manufacturers as listed. Unless otherwise indicated, alternate or substitute items for offer are acceptable, but must be of equal quality and/or aesthetic value to what is specified. Project awarded to ---Douglas Equipment