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

The Board of County Commissioners of Garrett County, Maryland will accept sealed bids for winter abrasives and road salt as specified for the use on County roadways in Garrett County during the winter season. Contract Period: The contract period for this bid shall begin with the bid award and be for a year term. The prices herein shall be firm for the term of the contract. The contract may be extended for an additional one (1) year period by mutual agreement between the County and the successful vendor(s) under the same terms and conditions. Questions: Questions regarding the bid should be emailed to purchasing@garrettcounty.org The Purchasing Division will formally respond to questions via addendums to the bid. Please be advised that questions will be entertained until 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, September 10, 2024. Questions asked after this time will not be answered. Bid Bond or Cashier's Check: When required on the Bid cover sheet, each Bid shall be accompanied by a Bid bond signed by a surety company licensed to do business in the State of Maryland, or by cashier's check, certified check or Treasurer's check drawn on a responsible bank doing business in the United States in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total Bid and shall be made payable to the Board of Garrett County Commissioners. When computing the amount of the Bid for Certified Check purposes, do not deduct for trade-ins. U.S. Postal Money Orders are acceptable in lieu of certified checks. Performance/Labor and Materials Bond: The successful Bidder or Bidders on this Bid may be required to furnish the required bonds as indicated on the Bid cover, which should be payable to the Board of Garrett County Commissioners, prepared on an approved form, as security for the faithful performance of their Contract, within ten (10) days of their notification that their Bid has been accepted. The surety thereon must be with such surety company or companies as are authorized or licensed to transact business in the State of Maryland. Attorneys in fact who sign bonds must file with each bond a certified copy of their power of attorney to sign bonds. The successful Bidder or Bidders upon failure to furnish within ten (10) days after their notification the required bonds shall forfeit said bonds to the Board of Garrett County Commissioners as liquidated damages. The Performance Bond shall be in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract price covering faithful performance of the Contract; and the Labor and Materials Payment Bond shall be in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract price as security for payment of all persons performing labor and furnishing materials in connection therewith. Award or Rejection of Bids: The Contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible Bidder complying with all the provisions of the Invitation, provided the Bid price is reasonable and it is advantageous to the County to accept it. The Board of Garrett County Commissioner's or its authorized agent reserves the right to reject any or all Bids and to waive any informality or deficiency in Bids received whenever such rejection or waiver is in the best interest of the County. The Board of Garrett County Commissioners also reserves the right to reject the Bid of a Bidder who has previously failed to perform properly or complete on time Contracts of a similar nature, or the Bid of the Bidder whose investigation shows is not in a position to perform the Contract. The Board of County Commissioners of Garrett County, Maryland reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, to cancel this invitation to bid and to waive technicalities in any part thereof deemed to be in the best interest of Garrett County.