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

For any contract for services greater than $5,000, the successful bidder shall comply with 285.530, RSMo., as amended, and (1) provide by sworn affidavit affirmation that it does not knowingly employ any person who is an unauthorized alien and (2) provide documentation affirming its enrollment and participation in a federal work authorization program with respect to the employees working in connection with this contract. The required documentation affirming enrollment must be from the federal work authorization program provider. A letter from the Contractor reciting compliance is not sufficient. A signed and notarized Work Authorization Affidavit and the Electronic Signature Page from the E-Verify program are to be provided prior to the issuance of a contract. The City is committed to providing opportunities to DBE, MBE, and WBE prime, general, and subcontractors and encourages such business enterprises to submit responses. The City reserves the right to renew this contract for three (3) additional one-year renewal terms. Bonds shall be executed with the proper sureties, through a company licensed to operate in the State of Missouri and hold a current Certificate of Authority as an acceptable surety under 31 CFR Part 223 (and be listed on the current U.S. Department of the Treasury Circular 570 and have at least A Best's rating and an FPR9 or better financial performance rating per the current A.M. Best Company ratings.) Bonds may be provided via an electronic format, if an electronic format is utilized, Surety2000 or SuretyWave shall be utilized for the provision of said bonds. PERFORMANCE BOND, AND A LABOR AND MATERIALS PAYMENT BOND: (If the project exceeds $50,000.00) The Contractor shall furnish a Performance Bond and a Labor and Materials Payment Bond with surety approved by the City and on the forms approved by the City. Each bond shall be in the full amount of the contract conditioned upon the full and faithful performance of all major terms and conditions of this contract and payment of all labor and material suppliers. The date of the bonds shall be the same as the date of the City's execution of the contract. The bonds shall be automatically increased in amount and extended in time without formal and separate amendments to cover the full and faithful performance of the contract in the event of Change Orders regardless of the amount of time or money involved. It shall be the Contractors' responsibility to notify his surety of any changes affecting the general scope of the work or change in the Contract Price. It is further mutually agreed between the parties hereto that if at any time after the execution of this agreement and the surety bond(s) hereto attached for its faithful performance and payment of labor and material suppliers, the City shall deem the surety or sureties upon such bond(s) to be unsatisfactory, or if, for any reason, such bond(s) ceases to be adequate to cover the performance of the work, the Contractor shall, at its expense, within five (5) days after the receipt of notice from the City to do so, furnish an additional bond or bonds, in such form and amount, and with such surety or sureties as shall be satisfactory to the City. In such event, no further payment to the Contractor shall be deemed to be due under this contract until such new or additional security for the faithful performance of the work and the payment of labor and material suppliers shall be furnished in a manner and form satisfactory to the City. The corporate surety on any performance or payment bond must be licensed by the State of Missouri and if the required bond exceeds $50,000.00 must be listed in United States Treasury Circular 570. The City of Springfield is seeking qualified firms or persons to provide Inspection and Testing of Fire Detection and Suppression Systems and Portable Fire Extinguishers at various City locationsin accordance with the provisions and requirements stated herein. A contract will be issued in the form of a one (1) year term contract, with the option to renew the contract for three (3) additional one-year terms.