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

Bristol Tennessee City Schools (BTCS), 615 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Bristol, TN will receive bids for Bid #23-2249 - Water Coolers, Bottle Fillers, and Accessories. Please email Curt Rutherford at rutherfordc@btcs.org with your intent to bid. Bidders should familiarize themselves thoroughly with any conditions, which may in any manner affect the cost, progress, or performance of the work. Bristol Tennessee City Schools reserve the right to reject any and all bids and/or negotiate with the low bidder when it is in the best interest of the school system. Direct all questions related to this bid to Curt Rutherford, Chief Facilities and Maintenance Officer. Questions may be submitted by mail, fax, or e-mail (preferred): Mail: Curt Rutherford Bristol Tennessee City Schools Fax: (423) 652-9573 615Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Phone: (423) 652-9447 Bristol, TN 37620 E-mail: ruthefordc@btcs.org Prospective Bidders should e-mail their intent to bid to the e-mail address above. Thereafter, answers to any Bidder's questions will be sent to everyone who has registered their intent to bid. Questions and requests for clarifications should be submitted not later than three (3) business days before the bid opening. If required, an addendum will be issued to address questions. Please note the BID and the addendums are the only binding documents relating to this "Request for Bids". If a Bidder has any exceptions to these specifications, such exceptions must be stated in writing and describe in detail what is proposed to be furnished in lieu of the specified requirements prior to the bid date. An Addendum will be issued addressing the substitution request in an addendum prior to the bid date. The Owner has used a manufacturer's name and catalog number or equivalent as the basis for the specification to describe the quality, performance or other characteristics that meet state and federal procurement requirements and provide for the submission of "Or Equal" products or services. 1. Bids must be received prior to the specified time of closing as designated in the invitation. Bids received late will be returned unopened to the bidder. 2. Clarifications or qualified bids may be considered non-responsive and may not be accepted. It is the intent that all questions be raised and addressed prior to bid time. Only responses in an addendum will be considered binding. 3. Corrections or erasures on the proposal form must be noted with the initials or signature of the bidder. 4. References in the Description of Requirements and Specifications describing the material, supplies, or services required of a particular trade name, catalog or model number are made for descriptive purposes to guide the Bidder in interpreting the type of material or supplies or nature of the work described. They should not be construed as excluding offers on other type of materials and supplies or of performing the work in a manner other than specified. However, the Bidders attention is called to Paragraph 6 of the General Conditions which must be strictly adhered to. 5. Bids shall be submitted on the "Bid Pricing Sheet" which is a part of this bid.