This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Jamestown, New York. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

All materials, supplies or equipment provided in response to this bid shall be in new condition and delivered to the BPU at the expense of the Bidder, unless otherwise specified. Proposals for the materials, supplies or equipment referred to in the foregoing Legal Notice and covered by the attached Specifications, must be submitted within the specified time and must be accompanied by such information as the Specifications require. When bidding on this material, supplies or equipment, Bidders shall use the forms included with these Specifications, returning the same, intact, with such supplementary specifications, data, drawings, etc., as are to be included. All requirements in the way of deposits or bonds as evidence of good faith must be complied with. A bid cannot be withdrawn after the expiration of the time set for receiving bids, nor can any change in price or other details be made by letter, telegram, or verbal statement. The prices and other information must be legibly written (or printed) in ink, the bid price, or prices being written in words as well as figures. Bidders must acquaint themselves fully with the amount and nature of the materials, supplies or equipment to be purchased by carefully studying the Specifications and drawings in this Bid. If the Bidder should encounter any condition not provided for in the Bid Specifications that will affect its bid or the performance of its contractual obligations, should the Bidder be awarded the contract, the Bidder shall notify the BPU in writing, at least five (5) days prior to the opening of the bids and enclose a copy of such letter with the bid. proposal shall be accompanied by a Proposal Bond issued by a surety company authorized by license to write insurance contracts in New York State and rated "A" or better by A. M. Best Company, Inc. in Best's Key Rating Guide, and otherwise acceptable to the BPU, or by a certified check on solvent bank in an amount of at least ten percent (10%) of the amount bid, as an evidence of good faith that the Bidder will, within ten (10) days after the date of notification that its Proposal has been accepted, enter into a contract with the Board of Public Utilities of the City of Jamestown (BPU), New York, to execute its proposal. If a certified check is furnished, it shall be drawn to the order of the Treasurer of the City of Jamestown, New York. If a Proposal Bond is furnished, it shall be on the blank form attached hereto. Bidder shall furnish with the Proposal, a "Statement of Surety" to the effect that, should the bid be accepted, the Surety is willing to provide a Performance Bond in the sum of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price, conditioned upon the faithful and satisfactory performance of all obligations and requirements of the contract and guaranty of materials and workmanship for 12 months following final acceptance of the work by the BPU. The BPU reserves the right to reject any or all bids, the right to waive any informalities, the right to permit exceptions deemed not to be of substance, and the right to accept any bid which the BPU deems to represent the prudent and economical expenditure of the public monies for the benefit of its customers by securing the maximum quality at the lowest possible cost.