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

1. The Cass County Road Commission reserves the right to accept any and all alternate proposals, bids or quotes and to award the contract to other than the lowest Vendor, waive any irregularities or informalities or both, to reject any and all bids, quotes and proposals, and in general to make the award of the contract in any manner deemed by the Board, at their sole discretion, to be in the Road Commission's best interest. 3. The bidder shall assume full responsibility for delivery of bids prior to the appointed hour for opening and shall assume the risk of late delivery or non-delivery regardless of the manner employed for the transmission thereof. Bids shall be accepted by the Board at any time during the normal course of business only, said hours being 7:00 am to 3:30 pm, Monday through Friday, legal holidays excepted. A vendor may withdraw their bid response by written request at any time prior to the scheduled bid opening. Any bid received after the scheduled opening time will not be accepted and will be returned unopened. No bid may be withdrawn, changed, or modified in any way for a period of sixty (60) calendar days from the date of the bid opening. 4. IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THE BOARD OF CASS COUNTY ROAD COMMISSIONERS IS A GOVERNMENTAL UNIT AND AS SUCH IS EXEMPT FROM THE PAYMENT OF ALL STATE AND FEDERAL TAXES APPLYING ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED ITEM AND ALL PRICES QUOTED SHALL NOT INCLUDE ANY SUCH TAX. 5. The total price quoted by the Bidder must be the total cost delivered to the location(s). All goods are to be shipped F.O.B. Shipments sent C.O.D. or without the Road Commission's consent will not be accepted and will, at the Contractor's risk and expense, be returned. 6. The bidder by execution of the bid thereby declares that the bid is made without collusion with any other person, firm or corporation making any other bid, or who otherwise would make a bid, and agrees to furnish all bid items in strict accordance with all Federal Regulatory Measures. 7. All bids must be submitted on the Road Commission's form of bid blank. The bid shall be legibly prepared in ink or typewriter. Erasures or alterations must be initialed by the bidder. 8. Submission of a bid will be construed as a conclusive presumption that the vendor is thoroughly familiar with the Bid Proposal and Specifications and that vendor understands and agrees to abide by each and all of the stipulations and requirements contained therein.9. In the specifications, whenever an article or material is defined by brand name, the name and catalog number of a particular manufacturer, vendor or a limited description, the term "OR APPROVED EQUAL" is written. Any reference to a particular manufacturer's product either by brand name or limited description is only for purposes of setting a standard of performance, quality, composition, construction or size. 10. The Road Commission Board may award bids in whole or parts thereof, reserves the right to reject any and all bids, waive irregularities in any bid and award the bid in any manner which best fits our needs and appears to be in the best interest of the Road Commission; the right to waive irregularities in any bid, and the right to reject bids at the time the bids are evaluated 11. The Cass County Road Commission reserves the right to terminate the contract without penalty upon thirty (30) days written notice, due to poor performance or for reasons deemed to be in its best interest. The Cass County Road Commission reserves the right to re-award the contract to the second most qualified vendor, re- propose, re-quote or re-bid the contract or do whatever is deemed to be in its best interest. 12. Vendors aggrieved by an award of any resulting contract may file a written notice of protest with the Purchasing Council within seven (7) calendar days of the award by the Board of County Road Commissioners. 13. When applicable, due to MIOSHA regulations, contractor must furnish material safety data sheets for their products to the project manager prior to beginning any work. 14. Vendors are encouraged to submit complete and comprehensive data and descriptive literature covering the items proposed to be furnished. Vendors submitting alternate bids must provide this along with specifications documenting product is equal to or surpasses the specified bid item. Alternate bids submitted without the above documentation will be considered nonresponsive and rejected. 15. Prior to furnishing the requested products and services, it shall be the responsibility of the awarded vendor to obtain all licenses and permits required to complete this contractual service, at no cost to the Road Commission. These licenses and permits shall be readily available for review by the Administration. 16. All applicable Federal and State laws and rules and regulation over the project shall apply to the project contract throughout and will be deemed to be included in the contract herein written out in full. 17. The Cass County Road Commission adheres to Title VI related requirements as outlined in USDOT Regulation 49 CFR-Part 26, Appendix A of MDOT Bidding Specifications and is an Equal Opportunity Agency. 18. The Cass County Road Commission will not pay fuel surcharges. 19. All documents and correspondence submitted to the Cass County Road Commission becomes the property of the Cass County Road Commission and is subject to disclosure under the "Freedom of Information Act". This Act provides for the complete disclosure of contract and attachments.The undersigned herein submitted this bid or proposal and agrees to enter into an agreement with the Cass County Road Commission in accordance with the bid documents. In submitting this complete and signed proposal, it is understood that the right is reserved by the Cass County Road Commission to reject any or all bids or proposals and to make such award that is in the best interest of the Road Commission. WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, agree to furnish to the Cass County Road Commission Centerline, Edge and Railroad Pavement Markings, conforming to the attached specifications at the pricing indicated as noted. F.O.B. various locations. 1. Any Materials not meeting specifications will be returned to the loading point at no expense to the Road Commission. Acceptable replacement materials will be furnished immediately upon notification of such materials. Any materials used prior to notification of not meeting specifications will be paid for only at the discretion of the Road Commission Board and in an amount it determines as compensation in full. 2. Pricing to be firm until end of calendar year unless tied to a consumer price index sheet. If pricing variations are part of the bid the price index sheet being used, shall be stated within the bid, along with how pricing will be determined. Winning bidder agrees to furnish current price index sheet to the Road Commission within 3 days of a request by the Road Commission. 3. THIS BID, BY MUTUAL AGREEMENT OF BOTH PARTIES, may be extended for additional one (1) year periods, each year hereafter, but not to exceed a maximum of two (2) additional years. Requests for contract extensions must be in writing and received by the Cass County Road Commission no later than November 30th of each year.The Work shall consist of furnishing and applying pavement markings, as specified herein, and in accordance with the most current version of the Michigan Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MMUTCD), and all subsequent revisions. The contractor shall perform all operations to complete the work in accordance with all current Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) specifications (Section 811 of spec book) and as specified herein. Pavement markings shall be paid for by the foot for actual applied length. Previously approved changes may be made during application. Barrier, skip and edge lines will be measured and pay scheduled separately. Contractor shall furnish invoices stating: name of road painted and termini of section painted; date painted/ type of painting done and number of miles painted per road. Be advised that liquidated damages will be assessed at a rate of $100 per day for failure to complete the project on time. If the weather throughout the life of this project is very poor and unfavorable to the extent that it becomes virtually impossible to paint all the roads to be painted, then the liquidated damages will not be assessed, if and only if the contractor takes full advantage of good weather days by painting in the county on good days. The assessment or non-assessment of liquidated damages shall be at the sole discretion of the respective Road Commission.The pavement marking work to be done in June for reapplication over existing markings shall be performed and completed prior to July 1, 2025, unless otherwise approved by the project manager. All other pavement marking work shall be performed and completed prior to September 30, 2025, unless otherwise approved by the project manager.