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

The City of Clearwater is soliciting bids from qualified vendors to supply, warrant, and deliver gas meters for use by its residential and commercial customers on an as-needed basis. Question Submission Deadline: August 1, 2025, 10:00am All questions regarding the contents of this solicitation, and solicitation process (including requests for ADA accommodations), shall be submitted through online. Contract Begins: September 2025 The bidder assumes responsibility for having the bid delivered on time at the place specified. All bids received after the date and time specified shall not be considered and will be returned unopened to the bidder. The bidder assumes the risk of any delay in the mail or in handling of the mail by employees of the City of Clearwater, or any private courier, regardless whether sent by mail or by means of personal delivery. It shall not be sufficient to show that you mailed or commenced delivery before the due date and time. All times are Clearwater, Florida local times. The bidder agrees to accept the time stamp in the City's Procurement Office as the official time. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids or any part thereof; to rebid the solicitation; to reject non-responsive or non-responsible bids; to reject unbalanced bids; to reject bids where the terms, prices, and/or awards are conditioned upon another event; to reject individual bids for failure to meet any requirement; to award by item, part or portion of an item, group of items, or total; to make multiple awards; to waive minor irregularities, defects, omissions, technicalities or form errors in any bid. The City may seek clarification of the bid from bidder at any time, and failure to respond is cause for rejection. Submission of a bid confers on bidder no right to an award or to a subsequent contract. The City is charged by its Charter to make an award that is in the best interest of the City. All decisions on compliance, evaluation, terms and conditions shall be made solely at the City's discretion and made to favor the City. No binding contract will exist between the bidder and the City until the City executes a written contract or purchase order. The remedies set forth in this Agreement are not exclusive. Election of one remedy will not preclude the use of other remedies. In the event of default: The non-defaulting party may terminate the Agreement, and the termination will be effective immediately or at such other date as specified by the terminating party. The City may purchase the services required under the Agreement from the open market, complete required work itself, or have it completed at the expense of Contractor. If the cost of obtaining substitute services exceeds the contract price, the City may recover the excess cost by: (i) requiring immediate reimbursement to the City; (ii) deduction from an unpaid balance due to Contractor; (iii) collection against the proposal and/or performance security, if any; (iv) collection against liquidated damages (if applicable); or (v) a combination of the aforementioned remedies or other remedies as provided by law. Costs includes any and all, fees, and expenses incurred in obtaining substitute services and expended in obtaining reimbursement, including, but not limited to, administrative expenses, attorneys' fees, and costs. The non-defaulting party will have all other rights granted under this Agreement and all rights at law or in equity that may be available to it. Neither party will be liable for incidental, special, or consequential damages. The City reserves the right to terminate this Agreement at its convenience, in part or in whole, upon thirty (30) calendar days' written notice. The City of Clearwater's Gas System Energy (CGS) is seeking sealed bids to establish term contract(s) for the supply of natural gas meters and regulators on an as-needed basis. All items must conform to the specifications, sizes, and variations outlined in the Pricing Sheet. The estimated quantities provided are for bidding purposes only and do not represent a guaranteed purchase amount under this contract. At the end of the initial term of this contract, the City may initiate renewal(s) as provided herein. The decision to renew a contract rests solely with the City. The City will give written notice of its intention to renew the contract no later than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration. Two (2), one (1) year renewal(s) are possible at the City's option. The City reserves the right to extend the term of this contract, provided however, that the City shall give written notice of its intentions to extend this contract no later than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration date of the contract. Project awarded to Equipment Controls Company of Norcross, GA