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

Sealed bids for furnishing the items and/or services specified are hereby solicited, and will be received by the issuing Grambling State University Campus/Department at the "Submit Bid To" address stated above, until the specified due date and time. Bidder is solely responsible for the timely delivery of bid. The Purchasing Office is not responsible for any delays. It is the responsibility of the Supplier to ensure the bid is received by GSU Purchasing by the indicated due date and time. Any delays that may occur in transmission of the bid is the responsibility of the supplier. A bid will be considered late if it is not received at the "Submit Bid TO" email address by the indicated due date and time. The maximum email attachment size accepted is 125 MB. It is the supplier's responsibility to ensure bid submission is sized such that it is successfully transmitted and received by GSU. If the bid response is too large to be emailed as one document, the bid must be sent as separate documents. Each submittal should be labelled. (Example - Bid Submittal 1 out of 3 for IFB-50018- 26XXXX - Title; Bid Submittal 2 out of 3 for IFB-50018-26XXXX - Title, etc.). If any submittal is received late, GSU will not consider the late submittal(s). Only the submittal(s) received by the due date and time will be considered. Late bids will not be accepted per. Bid submissions must be signed by a person authorized to bind the vendor. In accordance with Louisiana R.S. 39:1594, the person signing the bid must be: (1) any corporate officer listed on the most current annual report on file with the secretary of state, or the signature on the bid is that of any member of a partnership or partnership in commended listed in the most current partnership records on file with the secretary of state; or (2) an authorized representative of the corporation, partnership, or other legal entity and the Bidder submits or provides upon request a corporate resolution, certification as to the corporate principal, or other documents indicating authority which are acceptable to the public entity, including registration on an electronic Internet database maintained by the public entity; or (3) entity has filed in the appropriate records of the secretary of state in which the public entity is located, an affidavit, resolution, or other acknowledged or authentic document indicating the names of all parties authorized to submit bids for public contracts. Read the entire solicitation, including all terms, conditions and specifications within this packet. All bid information and prices must be typed or written in ink. Any corrections, erasures or other forms of alteration to unit prices are to be initialled by the Bidder. Payment terms: Net 30 after receipt of properly executed invoice or delivery and acceptance, whichever is later. Bid prices shall include all delivery charges paid by the vendor, F.O.B. Grambling State University Destination, unless otherwise provided in the solicitation. Any invoiced delivery charges not quoted and itemized on the Grambling State University purchase order are subject to rejection and non-payment. By signing this solicitation, the Bidder certifies compliance with all general instructions to Bidders, terms, conditions and specifications; and further certifies that this bid is made without collusion or fraud. MANDATORY bid requirements are detailed immediately following the Standard Terms & Conditions section. Bid Bonds: Are required on ALL bids and/or Public Works Project over $25,000, a bid bond must be submitted for each separate bid response. The bid bond shall be in an amount equal to 5% of the bid price submitted and alternates, if any. The bid security shall be in a form of a bid bond or certified check, or cashier's check. To provide the most comprehensive coverage for this renovation project, bidders are required to submit a bid bond during the bidding phase and transition to a performance bond once the contractor is selected. This approach ensures both the integrity of the bidding process and the successful completion of the project. The Contractor is required to record the Contract with the Clerk of Court in Lincoln Parish and must provide the Purchasing Department with proof of filing. Additionally, a Performance Bond will be required at the time of the award of the contract. Grambling State University reserves the right to award items separately, grouped or on an all or none basis and to reject any or all bids and waive any informalities. Quantities listed in these specifications are approximate and are not guaranteed by the University. The University reserves the right to increase or reduce quantity as needed if in the best interest of the University.