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

The Columbia School District is requesting proposals to provide chiller maintenance and repairs. The District reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to waive any "informalities" in the proposals received whenever such selection, rejection or waiver is in its best interest. The District reserves the right to accept or reject all or part of the bid, to waive technicalities, and to accept the offer the District considers most advantageous. The District also reserves the right to award all items, any group of items, or a single item. Be advised that the District is not required to award the hid to the lowest hidder, but instead to the best bidder that presents the most advantageous offer to the District, in the District's sole and complete discretion. Bids will be evaluated based on the type of product or service offered, price of the product or service, qualifications of the bidder, experience of the bidder, and the District's past experience with the bidder. Bidders' experience and qualifications shall include the number of years the bidder has been in operation, the number of times the hidder has provided the product or service requested, the litigation history of the bidder, and the number of times the hidder has provided the product or service to the District or other public school districts. The Board shall negotiate a contract with the successful hidder. The terms of the RFP will be made part of the final contract. The contract shall be substantially in the form of the standard Construction Agreement with attachments, which is available upon request from the above-named contact. All bid documents become public record once a negotiated contract has been executed. All bids must be valid for a period of ninety (90) days from the opening of bids. NOTE TO BIDDERS:The District has implemented a new visitor management system. Bidders must bring a government issued ID to enter District buildings.