The City of Fort Scott (City) is taking proposals for the 2023 Cape Seal Program. The city is referring to "Cape Seal" as to the process of traditions chip and seal with a fog coat finish over the chip seal application. General Information: The City will prep and level the listed streets as much as applicable. The Contractor will be responsible for preparing the street with good adhesion (i.e., power brooming, ect.) for the cape seal and the cape seal application process. All chip seal (Cape Seal) work completed in Fort Scott, Kansas is to be completed to the standards of the "Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) 2014 Chip Seal Manual". Preparation of Bid: The bid shall be made on company letterhead and include any language that is pertinent to the project. Conformance to Bid Requirements: All requested attachments shall be submitted with the completed bid form and in the designated format. Bids shall conform to the requirements of the Request of Bid. Failure to comply with all requirements of this Request of Bid may result in bid rejection. The City reserves the right to:Postpone the date and time announced for receipt of bids by issuance of an Addendum at any time prior to the deadline for receipt of bids.
Reject any bid that is conditional in any way or that contains erasures, items not called for, items not in conformity with applicable law, changes, additions, alternate proposals, or any other modifications of the Bid Form which are not in accordance with the Bid Documents.
Make any investigations deemed necessary to determine if a bidder is responsive and responsible.
In the event that only one bid is received in response to this bid invitation, require the sole bidder, to submit cost or pricing date to assist in determining if the price is reasonable.
Reject any of all bids including any bids that are found to be non-responsive or submitted by a bidder that is not responsible.
Waive minor defects or irregularities in any bid, provided that the discrepancy does not affect the bid amount or give the bidder an advantage over others.
Accept a bid which offers a newer product that specified if, in the opinion of the buyer identified on the cover page of this bid invitation, it offers equal or greater functionality than the specified product, even though it may not comply with the bid specifications in every detail. Successful applicants will be required to provide certificates of a minimum of $500,000 in commercial liability insurance, provide proof of Workers Compensation coverage or sign a waiver.
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