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Scope: This proposal is to provide the City of Columbus, Division of Water with a Universal Term Contract (blanket type) to purchase approximately 29,000 liquid tons annually of Aluminum Sulfate to be used as a coagulation agent for potable water at two City of Columbus Waste Plants. The proposed contract will potentially be in effect through March 31, 2028. 1.2 Classification: The successful bidder will provide and deliver and unload bulk quantities of Aluminum Sulfate. The supplier will also be required to provide specified safety training sessions. Bidders are required to be authorized dealers or distributors and show experience in providing the chemical(s) as detailed in these specifications. Bidder Experience: The offeror must submit an outline of its experience and work history in this type of material for the past five years. 1.2.2 Bidder References: The offeror shall have documented proven successful contracts from at least four customers that the offeror supports that are similar in scope, complexity, and cost to the requirements of this specification. 1.2.3 Bidder Manufacturing/Storage Site: The Aluminum Sulfate bidder must be able to provide a site(s) with a minimum storage capacity of 325,000 gallons of aluminum sulfate within a 150 mile radius of Columbus, Ohio. The Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) Programs provide a bid discount and proposal incentive points to eligible businesses seeking to bid on City of Columbus contracts as prime contractors/prime consultants. To be eligible for either the bid discount or the proposal incentive credits, the prime contractor must be certified with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion in the necessary work classification at the time the submittal is due. This proposal submitted by the bidder to the City of Columbus will be accepted or rejected within a period of 180 days from bid opening date. The City reserves the right to waive technicalities, and to request a rebid on the required material. If more than one item, prices shall be quoted on the units requested. However, each item shall be considered a separate bid and the City reserves the right to award a contract on each item separately or on all items as a whole or any combination thereof. Bidders whose proposal is made on an "All or None" basis must clearly state such fact in the proposals. Each RFQ issued by the City shall state that the RFQ may be cancelled and that any RFQ response may be rejected in whole or in part when it is for good cause and in the best interests of the City