Term contract (18 months) to provide a variety of plants, flowers, shrubs, grasses & trees for pick-up on as needed basis within 30 miles of 209 Water Street, Johnson City, TN. An award, if made, shall be to the lowest responsible, responsive bidder(s) or best solicitation meeting quality and performance standards as described in the solicitation documents and whose bid is determined to be in the best interest of the City. This includes value engineering with the low bidder if cost is over budget. The City also reserves the right to award this product/service based on other contracts in-place (state or cooperative contracts), as may be in our best interest. In case of contractor default or failure to provide material or service according to the solicitation, the City may cancel this contract and acquire from another source and may recover any excess cost by (1) invoice; (2) deduction from an unpaid balance due; (3) collection against the bid and/or performance bond; or (4) a combination of the aforementioned remedies or other remedies provided by law. All costs associated with default will be borne by the contractor. The City reserves the right to remove a company in default from the active vendor list for a time period to be determined by the Director of Purchasing The contractor shall maintain, at their expense, such insurance as required by the solicitation. Such insurance shall protect the City for claims of damages which may arise during operations under this contract whether such operations be by the Contractor or by any subcontractor or anyone directly or indirectly employed by either of them. Any required insurances shall be maintained for the term of the contract and beyond the term of the contract when so required in the solicitation The City shall have 60 days to issue a contract. Any contract past that period must be mutually agreed upon by both parties. If attendance is mandatory then only those firms whose names are listed on the pre-bid attendance roster are eligible to submit a solicitation Questions must be received by the City at least four (4) working days prior to the scheduled opening. No oral interpretations or instructions given by any city employee or any other person shall apply. Changes relative to any solicitation will be in writing, in the form of an addendum. The City reserves the right to postpone or reject any or all bids, to waive informalities and to accept the bid judged to be in the best interest of the City. Any document superfluously provided and not requested in the solicitation document may not be considered.
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