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Generator Equipment, Maintenance & Repair. MBE/WBE. The City is committed to the ideal of providing all citizens an equal opportunity to participate in City contracting opportunities. Therefore, it is the City's goal to encourage increased participation of women and minority groups in all City contracts. The City requires that Bidders demonstrate good faith efforts to obtain the participation of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises (MBE's) and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (WBE's) in work to be performed under City contracts. The levels of MBE and WBE participation will be monitored by the City's Equal Opportunity Review Commission (EORC). In order to ensure that there are opportunities for historically disadvantaged minority groups and women to participate on contracts, and consistent with the City's current equal employment opportunity practice and goals, the EORC will review contracts to include an evaluation of a Bidder's employment of minority groups and women, to encourage goals of eighteen (18) percent and seven (7) percent respectively. Upon Award, Bidder will also, with ten (10) calendar days of Award notice, furnish a Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the Contract price. Upon Award, Bidder will, within ten (10) calendar days of Award notice, furnish a Performance Bond using sufficient surety or sureties, in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract price. The bond must specify that the Work will be completed in a manner satisfactory to the City. The bond must also state that the City is not liable for any expenses incurred through the failure to complete the Work as specified, nor liable for any damages growing out of the carelessness of Contractor, Contractor's employees, or subcontractors. Each Bid must be accompanied by a Guarantee in the form a cashier's check or money order, in an amount of five (5) percent of the Bid total, by a bond with corporate surety in an amount not exceeding five (5) percent of the Bid total, or by an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a bank or other financial institution duly recognized and authorized to do business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Question Deadline 11/25/2024 at 4:00 PM ET All questions shall be submitted via Q&A feature on online.. The following definitions apply in the Contract. Whenever the context may require, any pronouns used herein include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns and pronouns include the plural, and vice versa. Advertisement: This Invitation for Bid document including all terms and conditions. NOTICE OF AWARD Regardless of any notification of Award to any Bidder, all Bids are potentially acceptable by the City for ninety (90) calendar days from the Opening. Nothing in this paragraph is to be considered a waiver of the City's rights against a Bidder who fails to execute a Contract after receiving notification of an Award. Bidder understands and agrees that any protest arising from an Award can be made only in accordance with the City Code of Ordinances, including Section 161.02(g), and the applicable regulations and policies of the Office. Award: The City's written acceptance of a Bid as from the lowest responsible Bidder. Bidder agrees that upon notice by the City of an Award, Bidder must within ten (10) business days after receipt of the City's agreement enter into a Contract with the City. If Bidder fails, refuses, or neglects to return an executed Contract, all required bonds, and all required insurance certificates, in such time; the amount of Guarantee will be forfeited and retained by the City as liquidated damages for such neglect, refusal or failure. Further, the City expressly reserves the right to recoup any and all actual costs associated with re-advertising or re-Award of the Contract that are not otherwise recovered through the Guarantee. It is also the City's goal to encourage participation by veteran-owned small business enterprises ("VBE") in all contracts. The City maintains an annual goal of not less than five (5) percent participation by VBEs in all contracts. The participation goal will apply to the overall dollar amount expended with respect to the contracts. The City requires that all Bidders demonstrate good faith efforts to obtain the participation of VBEs in work to be performed under City contracts. The levels of VBE participation will be monitored by the EORC. Bid: Offer of a Bidder returned in response to the Advertisement. Bidder: Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, or joint venture, including all subsidiaries, submitting a Bid to the Advertisement. City: The City of Pittsburgh including its departments and subdivisions. Period of Contract :December 10, 2024 through November 30, 2026 with two, one-year options to renew. The City of Pittsburgh Office of Management and Budget, on behalf of the Department of Public Works, is soliciting bids for Generator Equipment, Maintenance, & Repair. The City reserves the right to request clarification on any Bidder's Bid prior to Award. Bidder must provide written clarification and any requested documentation to the City within five (5) business days of the request, or by an earlier deadline conveyed by the City if so designated.