The deadline to submit questions in writing is 5:00 PM Eastern
Time on Monday, May 1st, 2023. Questions to be submitted via
email to purchasing@mymorristown.com. Answers will be
published by 5:00 PM on Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023. BIDS RECEIVED ON TIME. Bids and amendments thereto, if received by the City
of Morristown's Finance Office after the date and time specified for opening, will not
be considered. It will be the responsibility of the BIDDER to see that the bid is
received by the City of Morristown's Finance Office by the specified time and date.
There will be no exceptions. Date of postmark will not be considered. Telephone,
facsimile, electronic, and verbal bids will not be accepted. Any bid received after the
opening date and time will remain unopened and on file. The City of Morristown will
not be responsible for bids received late because of delays by a third-party delivery
service, i.e., U.S. Mail, UPS, Federal Express, etc. 3. TAX EXEMPT. The City of Morristown is a tax-exempt entity. The successful vendor
will be provided with an executed copy of tax-exempt form. 4. ANTI-COLLUSION. The bidder certifies by signing this document that the bid is
made without prior understanding, agreement, or accord with any person submitting
a bid for the same services and that this bid is in all respects bona fide, fair, and not
the result of any act of fraud or collusion with another person engaged in the same
line of business or commerce. Any false statement hereunder constitutes a felony and
can result in a fine and imprisonment, as well as civil damages. 5. AWARD IN WHOLE OR IN PART. The City of Morristown reserves the right to
award by item, groups of items, or total bid; to reject any and/or all bids in whole or
in part, and to waive any informality if it is determined to be in the best interest of
City of Morristown. 6. OPEN RECORDS ACT. Once the bid document is submitted to the City of
Morristown and is opened, it constitutes a public record and is subject to open records
requests pursuant to the Tennessee Open Records Act. 7. PAYMENT TERMS. The City of Morristown pays from monthly statements for
services rendered. Payments are made within 15 days of the previous month's
statement being received in the City of Morristown's Finance Office.
8. RECEIPT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AWARD. Receipt of your bid by the City of
Morristown is not to be construed as an award for services. 9. AVAILABILTY OF FUNDS. Obligations on those contracts that envision extended
funding through successive fiscal periods shall be contingent upon actual
appropriations for the following years. All questions shall be directed to the bid contact listed on the first
page of this document unless otherwise stated. All communication shall be received
by email to purchasing@mymorristown.com.
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