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

The County of Lancaster, hereinafter referred to as "Owner", is requesting bids from qualified companies, hereinafter referred to as "Vendor" or "Bidder" for the supply and installation of furniture, fixtures, and equipment for the newly renovated Civil Protective Custody Center located at 635 J Street, Lincoln, NE 68508. Vendors should include all costs associated with the labor supervision, materials, tools, supplies, permits and licenses required to perform the services requested in these specifications. Any mention of compliance with the General Specifications shall also mean compliance according to the rems and conditions of all other documents attached to or referenced in the solicitation. In the event of a conflict, the terms and conditions of these General Specifications shall control Question Deadline: 3/1/2024 02:00 PM (CT) Questions concerning this bid process may be directed to City/County Purchasing at (402) 441-8103. Bond Notes: Bid security, as a guarantee of good faith, in the form of a certified check, cashier's check, or bid bond, may be required to be submitted with the solicitation, as indicated on the solicitation. Bid security, if required, shall be in the amount specified in the solicitation. The bid security may be scanned and attached to the Response Attachments section of your response in Ebid. The original bid security should then be sent or delivered to the office of the Purchasing Division, 440 S. 8th St., Ste. 200, Lincoln, NE 68508 within three (3) days of closing. Liquidity Damages: Bid security will be forfeited to the Owner as full liquidated damages, but not as a penalty, if the Bidder fails or refuses to enter a contract on forms provided by the Owner, and/or if the Bidder fails to provide sufficient bonds or insurance within the period as established in this bidding document. If the Vendor fails to complete the Work in a timely manner, according to the Contract (allowing for any approved extensions of time), the Vendor shall pay Liquidated Damages in the amount of $200.00 per day for each day that the Work remains incomplete for substantial completion. The Vendor shall pay Liquidated Damages in the amount of $50.00 per day for each day that the Work remains incomplete for final completion. The Owner shall deduct the amount of Liquidated Damages due from the money due the Vendor prior to final payment. If the remaining amount due the Vendor is less than the total amount of Liquidated Damages, the Vendor shall pay the difference within ten (10) days. If the Vendor fails to pay such difference, the Owner shall have the right to recover the difference from the Vendor. The Liquidated Damages provided herein are not considered punitive. The Vendor agrees that such damages are predetermined and reasonable amounts to compensate for the detriment to the public and to defray expenses incurred by the Owner due to the delay in the completion of the Work. Delays caused by the Owner or other factors not in the control of the Vendor will result in an extension of the project and an amendment to the contract. Owner Rights: The Owner may execute a firm fixed price contract for the work to be performed under the terms of an awarded contract. The Owners reserve the right to allow adjustments to the contract should there be a substantial change in the nature of the work involved. Such adjustments must be made in the form of a written amendment signed by both the Vendor and the Owner at the time of the change. The Owner reserves the right to accept or reject the deviations according to the best interests of the Owner. Deviations that are not acceptable to the Owner and not negotiable, may result in the Bidder being deemed as "non-responsive" and rejection of the response. The Owner reserves the right to reject a response, withdraw an award notification, or terminate a contract if it is determined there has been a violation of these purchasing procedures. The Owner reserves the right to cancel orders, or any part thereof, without obligation, if delivery is not made within the specified time(s). The Owner reserves the right to reject irregular responses that contain unauthorized additions, conditions, alternate responses, or irregularities that make the solicitation incomplete, indefinite or ambiguous.