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

All bids must be submitted on the attached forms or your bid will be disqualified. Bidder shall furnish all the information required by the solicitation. The bidder's name must be typed or printed on the bid sheet, and signed by the bidder or appropriate authorized executive officer of the bidder's company. Bidders must initial any changes or erasures. Biddersshould retain a copy of bids for their records. Bidders shall acknowledge receipt of all addenda to this solicitation by signing and returning each addendum or by identifying the addendum number and the date on the bid form. Failure to acknowledge receipt of any addendum by a bidder will result in rejection of the bid if MAWSS determinesthat the addendum containsinformation that materially changesthe requirements. All bids shall be quoted FOB Destination, freight prepaid with no additional charges. Unless otherwise specified in the bid, all prices will be on a firm-fixed price basis and are not subject to adjustments based on costs incurred. MAWSS reserves the right to reject any or all bids submitted, to waive any informality in any bid or in the bid process, or to terminate the bid process at any time, if deemed by MAWSS to be in MAWSS's best interest. A Purchase Order and this "Invitation for Bid" with "Specifications," "Conditions," "Bid Form," signed by the successful bidder's authorized representative, and all attached drawings and other documents furnished by MAWSS to the bidders with the Invitation for Bid in order to illustrate the contract requirements, will constitute a contract for the goods and/or services to be purchased. The Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners of the City of Mobile will accept bidsfor 10" Lamphole Castingsin our Purchasing Department Bid Box located in the Business Entrance at 4725A Moffett Road, Mobile, AL 36618 no later than 10:30 a.m. local time on November 15, 2024. Bids will be opened immediately after bid closing time in the Operations Center Board room located at the Customer Service entrance. Award will be by Total Cost and Lead Time. The bidder offers and agrees, if this bid is accepted, to furnish the items as defined in the specifications for the unit price set opposite each item. Pricing shall be FOB Mobile, Alabama. All items shall be delivered to our Warehouse located at 1610 Shelton Beach Rd Ext., Mobile, AL 36618, or to the job site as needed. The bidder shall state the expected length of delivery time on the Bid Form. Bidder understands and agreesthat manufacturer and part numbers are provided for descriptive purposes only. Items of equal or better quality will be considered but must be approved by MAWSS in writing. Upon delivery, if the quality, durability or performance of any product represented as equal or better is determined by MAWSS to be unsatisfactory, MAWSS will require a suitable substitute or will require that the originally specified item be delivered, at the unit price originally offered by bidder. No substitution for items to be provided pursuant to this contract shall be permitted during the contract period without the express written consent of MAWSS. All items provided shall be for commercial use and for the purposes reflected in the contract documents. No bid on closed out or discontinued item(s) will be accepted. Item(s) that have a determinable shelf life must be disclosed at the time of bid submittal. Bidder understands that his/her bid shall be good and may not be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) calendar days after the scheduled closing time for receiving bids. Bidder understands and agrees that quantities will be purchased by MAWSS on an "as needed" basis to replenish inventory. MAWSS shall not be committed to the purchase of a pre-established minimum quantity for any one item. A bidder may not modify its bid after bid opening. Errors in the extension of unit prices stated in a bid or in multiplication, division, addition or subtraction in a bid may be corrected by the MAWSS Purchasing Buyer prior to award. In such cases, unit prices shall not be changed.