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

The Kenai Peninsula Borough hereby invites qualified firms to submit bids for acceptance by the Borough to provide Striping Services on KPB Paved Roads. The scope of work consists of furnishing all labor, materials, and equipment to perform Striping Services If the bid exceeds $100,000 the following apply: Certified check, bank cashier's check, or bid bond, made payable to the Kenai Peninsula Borough amount equal to five (5%) percent of the total bid, shall accompany each bid as evidence of good faith, a guarantee that if awarded the contract, the Bidder will execute the contract and give bond as required. All Bidder's checks or bid bonds will be retained until the successful bidder has entered into a satisfactory contract and furnished bonds, as required. Bidders who are bidding online may utilize the electronic bid bond option through the BidExpress.com. The successful Bidder shall furnish the Owner a Performance and Payment bond in the full amount of the Agreement and shall maintain the Bond in force during the continuance of the Agreement. The bonds must be furnished prior to the Owner's execution of the contract. The Bond shall be for the faithful performance of the Agreement in all respects including, but not limited to, payments for all materials and labor. All alterations, extensions of time, additional work, and other changes authorized by the Agreement Documents may be made without securing the consent of the Surety or Sureties. Power-of Attorney for the person signing the Bond for the Surety must be submitted with the Bond. These bonds, in whatever amount required by the specific contract, shall be administered and deemed governed by the provisions of Alaska Statutes Title 36, Chapter 25, and shall comply with all requirements for payment and submission of claims as provided by that chapter. Questions: Bidders shall notify the Purchasing and Contracting Director promptly of any error, omission, or inconsistency that may be discovered during examination of the Bid Documents and the proposed work site. Requests from Bidders for interpretation or clarification of the Bid Documents shall be made in writing to the Purchasing and Contracting Director and shall arrive no later than 5:00 PM on May 15, 2024. Questions may be submitted through the online questions and answers section of this bid online, faxed to (907) 714-2373 or emailed to purchasing@kpb.us. The subject line of the email should read, "Questions: ITB24-049 Striping Services on KPB Paved Roads." Oral questions may be presented at a pre-bid conference if one is provided for in the Bid Documents. Interpretations, corrections, material substitution requests or changes, if any, to the Bid Documents shall be made by Addendum. Bidders shall not rely upon interpretations, corrections, and changes made in any other manner, including orally, at the pre-bid conference. Interpretations, corrections, and changes shall not be binding unless included in an Addendum. All Addenda issued during the time of bidding shall become part of the Agreement Documents. Questions or requests for clarifications shall be directed to the Borough's Purchasing and Contracting Director. Questions or requests for clarification directed to any other member of the Borough staff may be grounds for rejection of the bid as being irregular. Only written interpretations or corrections by addendum shall be binding, and no other forms of interpretation or correction will be binding on the Borough. It is the Bidder's sole responsibility to ascertain that they have received all Addenda issued by the Purchasing and Contracting Office. Addenda will be issued electronically and/or by facsimile. All Addenda must be acknowledged in the space provided on the Bid Form. If no Addendum has been issued, leave blank or write or type "N/A" on the Bid Form in the space provided. The Borough reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive minor irregularities in any bids or in the bidding procedure, and to accept any bid presented which meets or exceeds said specifications and which is deemed to be in the best interest of the Borough. However, the requirements for timeliness and manual signatures shall not be waived. The Borough is not obligated to accept the lowest bid and is not responsible for bid preparation costs. Award of Contract: It is the intent of the Borough to award the bid to the lowest, qualified, responsive and responsible bidder. Unless otherwise stated in the Bid Documents, the Agreement, if awarded, shall be awarded to the responsible Bidder who submits the lowest responsive bid. When Bid Documents contain a base bid and alternates, only the total of the base bid and the alternates to be awarded shall be used to determine the low bidder. The amount of the Agreement shall be the total sum of the amounts computed from the estimated quantities and unit prices and/or the lump sum awarded by the Purchasing and Contracting Director and specified in the Agreement. On all Bids, Notice of Award or rejection will be given within (Forty-Five) (45) days of Bid opening. The notice will be in writing and signed by the Purchasing and Contracting Director. A Notice of Intent to Award, and no other act of the Borough or its representatives, constitutes an acceptance of a Bid. The acceptance of a Bid shall bind the successful Bidder to execute the Agreement. Substantial Completion - June 30, 2026 The initial term of the Contract is two (2) years. The services under the Contract will commence on the date indicated by the Owner on the written Notice to Proceed (the "Effective Date") and will terminate on June 30, 2026. The Contract may be renewed for two (2) additional one-year terms, at the sole option of the Owner. A notice of extension signed by the Owner must be executed on or before June 1, if the renewal option is exercised. Renewal terms will commence July 1 and terminate June 30. Total contract terms, including the initial term and all renewals, may not exceed Five (5) years.