This Request for Quotations (RFQ) creates no obligation on the part of the City of Charlottetown to award the contract or to reimburse bidders for RFQ preparation expenses. The City of Charlottetown reserves the right to accept or reject any and all quotes, 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 as to which submission 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 project. The City specifically reserves the right to reject all quotes if none is considered to be satisfactory and, in that event, at its option, to call for additional quotes. 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 bid or bidder otherwise satisfies the requirements of the RFQ, the City may reject summarily any bid received from a corporation or other person which 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 request for quotations 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 quotations containing misrepresentations or any other inaccurate, misleading or incomplete 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 RFQ and to the attention of the Finance Department, as noted above in the RFQ. 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 they deem necessary to resolve the conflict. If, during the term of the Contract, a conflict or risk of conflict of interest arises, 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 proponent via Electronic Funds Transfer. The successful proponent will be required to provide the necessary information for registration on the City's payment system. The City reserves the right to cancel any request for quotes at any time without recourse by the contractor. The City has the right to not award this work for any reason including choosing to complete the work with the Owners' own forces. All questions in respect of this RFQ must be addressed, in writing, by email to the Finance Department (tenders@charlottetown.ca) Questions must be received no less than three (3) business days before the closing date of this Request for Quotations.
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