This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Kingston, Tennessee. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

1. Addenda No modifications to the Request for Proposal (RFP) shall be binding upon the Roane County unless made in writing by an authorized representative of the Roane County Purchasing Department. Proposal addenda, if issued, are sent to registered Proposers. Prior to submitting a proposal, it is the responsibility of the Proposer to ascertain that they have received all addenda issued and propose accordingly. Pursuant to TCA, questions regarding the specifications or proposal procedures must be received by the Purchasing Agent and/or designer no less than ninety-six (96) hours before the proposal opening date. No addenda will be issued within less than forty-eight (48) hours of the proposal opening day, excluding weekends and legal holidays designated inunless the proposal opening is extended for a reasonable time as determined by the Purchasing Agent, which shall not be less than forty-eight (48) hours excluding weekends and legal holidays designated in 15-1- 101, to allow for any necessary changes to RFP documents and to allow responders to resubmit their responses accordingly. All questions concerning the RFP are to be submitted in writing to the Purchasing Department. Information obtained from any other source is not to be considered binding. 2. Appropriation In the event no funds are appropriated by the Roane County Legislative Body for the goods and services specified in any fiscal year or insufficient funds exist to purchase the goods or services, then the Contract shall expire upon the expenditure of previously appropriated funds or the end of the current fiscal year, whichever comes first, with no further obligations owed to or by either party. 5. Award - Evaluation The right is reserved, as the interest of the Roane County may require, to reject any and all proposals and to waive any informality in proposals received. Roane County reserves the right to make an award on all items or on any of the items and for an item quantity less than the quantity proposed upon unless qualified by specific limitation of the Proposer. Contract award, if made, shall be to the responsive, responsible Proposer submitting the lowest proposal and/or who scores higher on the evaluation criteria included in the RFP. (Responsive Proposer is defined as a Contractor, business entity or individual who has submitted a proposal that fully conforms in all material respects to the RFP and all of its requirements, including all form and substance. Responsible Proposer is defined as a Contractor, business entity or individual who has the capacity in all respects to perform fully the contract requirements, and the integrity and reliability which will assure good faith performance.) In the event tie proposals are totally equal, selection shall be made by publicly witnessed drawing of lots. Disputes arising from the award of this proposal must be submitted in writing to the Purchasing Department and received no later than five (5) calendar days from contract award date. The contract will be awarded to the Proposers whose proposal is the lowest from a responsive and responsible Proposer for the area of distribution. Vendors are requested to note on their proposal document that is submitted if they will honor proposal pricing for one year from the award date. Roane County reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals, and does not guarantee that a contract will result from this RFP. Roane County reserves the right to award to the responsible Proposer whose proposal, conforming to all the material terms and conditions of the RFP, is the lowest in price and/or who scores higher on the evaluation criteria included in the RFP. The Proposer may be required by Roane County to prove their financial and productive capacity to perform the requirements of this RFP. Proposer shall be prepared to supply the Roane County, upon request, three (3) customer references of similar work performed by the Proposer.