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

The County is seeking a vendor to install, operate, and maintain electric vehicle service equipment. The County anticipates an initial contract term of 5 years. Refer to the Solicitation Documents and Attachments section for minimum qualifications, scope/specifications, and insurance requirements. Question Submission Deadline:March 25, 2024, 2:30pm Any inquiries, suggestions or requests concerning interpretation, clarification or additional information pertaining to the solicitation shall be submitted electronically. INSURANCE Before performing any work, offeror shall procure and maintain insurance listed in the solicitation. The offeror shall submit proof of insurance per the County's specifications, including additional insured, upon request by the County. Failure to submit proof of required insurance within ten (10) business days of request by the County may result in an award being rescinded. RESERVED RIGHTS The County reserves the right to accept or reject any or all offers, to waive irregularities and technicalities, and to request clarifications or additional information from offerors. The County reserves the right to accept all or any part of the offer and to increase or decrease quantities to meet additional or reduced requirements of the County. Any sole offer received by the submission date may be accepted or rejected by the County Administrator or designee. In the event the County rejects the sole offer, it may elect to negotiate with any responsible provider. The County reserves the right to cancel a solicitation at any time and to cancel any recommended award or recommended contract at any time prior to execution. Offerors are advised that any person, firm, or other party to whom they propose to award a subcontract must meet all minimum qualifications as stated in the specifications. Unless otherwise stated in the specifications, any contracts resulting from this solicitation are non-exclusive. The County reserves the right, in its sole opinion, to direct purchase items listed in this solicitation. The County reserves the right to request price justification, if, in its sole opinion, offeror has submitted a bid or quote that appears to be unbalanced. Offerors submitting unbalanced bids or quotes (e.g., excessively high or excessively low line items) may be deemed non-responsive by the County. The County may remove materials from a contract and make direct purchases of those materials when the County determines it is in the best interest of the County. The contract price shall be adjusted based on the price of the materials removed and any related indirect costs The County reserves the right to correct formula errors on forms provided by the County for use by the offeror. Any resulting contract may be terminated for convenience by Sarasota County by giving written notice to the offeror thirty (30) days in advance of termination, unless otherwise specified in the contract. The County reserves the right to request clarifications or additional information from any offeror. Specific questions may be addressed to each of the offerors as applicable. Protests are processed in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Sarasota County Procurement Code. In the event of a protest of the terms, conditions and specifications, the County may issue an addendum indicating that a protest has been filed and extending the due date. CONTACT WITH COUNTY STAFF After the issuance of the solicitation, prospective offerors or any agent, representative or person acting at the request of such offeror shall not contact, communicate with or discuss any matter relating in any way to the solicitation with any officer, agent or employee of Sarasota County, including members of evaluation committees, other than the Procurement Official or Procurement Analyst named in the solicitation. Failure to comply with this provision may result in the disqualification of the offeror, at the option of the County. This prohibition begins with the issuance of any solicitation and ends upon issuance of a purchase order or execution of the contract, whichever comes first, or upon cancellation of the solicitation. Violation of this prohibition may result in the offeror being considered non-responsible. Notwithstanding the forgoing, during the negotiation period, offeror may communicate with those members of County staff, consultants, or third parties designated by the County.