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HomeMy WebLinkAboutInvitation For BidsCity of Miami Invitation for Bid (IFB). Purchasing Department Miami Riverside Center 444 SW 2nd Avenue, 6th Floor Miami, Florida 33130 Web Site Address: http://ci.miami.fl.us/procurement IFB Number: Title: 269258 Invitation For Bid for Purchase of Miscellaneous Vehicle Tires Issue Date/Time: 27-JUN-2011 IFB Closing Date/Time: 13-JUL-2011 @ 13:00:00 Pre -Bid Conference: Pre -Bid Date/Time: Pre -Bid Location: Deadline for Request for Clarification: Tuesday, July .5,:2011 at 3:00 PM Buyer: Byrnes, Terry Hard Copy Submittal Location: City of Miami - City Clerk 3500 Pan American Drive Miami FL 33133 US Buyer E-Mail Address: tbyrnes@ci.miami.fl.us Buyer Facsimile: (305) 400-5230 Page 1 of 50 Certification Statement Please quote on this form, if applicable, net prices for the item(s) listed. Return signed original and retain a copy for your files. Prices should include all costs, including transportation to destination. The City reserves the right to accept or reject all or any part of this submission. Prices should be firm for a minimum of 180 days following the time set for closing of the submissions. In the event of errors in extension of totals, the unit prices shall govern in determining the quoted prices. We (I) certify that we have read your solicitation, completed the necessary documents, and propose to furnish and deliver, F.O.B. DESTINATION, the items or services specified herein. The undersigned hereby certifies that neither the contractual party nor any of its principal owners or personnel have been convicted of any of the violations, or debarred or suspended as set in section 18-107 or Ordinance No. 12271. All exceptions to this submission have been documented in the section below (refer to paragraph and section). EXCEPTIONS: We (I) certify that any and all information contained in this submission is true; and we (I) further certify that this submission is made without prior understanding, agreement, or connection with any corporation, firm, or person submitting a submission for the same materials, supplies, equipment, or service, and is in all respects fair and without collusion or fraud. We (I) agree to abide by all terms and conditions of this solicitation and certify that I am authorized to sign this submission for the submitter. Please print the following and sign your name: SUPPLIER NAME. ADDRESS• PHONE: FAX• EMAIL: BEEPER. SIGNED BY• TITLE: DATE FAILURE TO COMPLETE. SIGN. AND RETURN THIS FORM SHALL DISOUALIFY THIS BID. Page 2 of 50 Certifications Legal Name of Firm: Entity Type: Partnership, Sole Proprietorship, Corporation, etc. Address, City, State, Zip, Contact, Title, Phone, Fax, Email: Office Location: City of Miami, Miami -Dade County, or Other Occupational License Number: Occupational License Issuing Agency: Occupational License Expiration Date: Respondent certifies that (s) he has read and understood the provisions of City of Miami Ordinance No. 10032 (Section 18-105 of the City Code) pertaining to the implementation of a "First Source Hiring Agreement.": (Yes or No) Do you expect to create new positions in your company in the event your company was awarded a Contract by the City? (Yes or No) In the event your answer to question above is yes, how many new positions would you create to perform this work? Please list the title, rate of pay, summary of duties, number of positions, and expected length or duration of all new positions which might be created as a result of this award of a Contract. Minority/Women Business Affairs Registration Status: Hispanic, Female, Black or None, Page 3 of 50 Will Subcontractor(s) be used? (Yes or No) If subcontractor(s) will be utilized, provide their name, address and the the portion of the work they will be responsible for under this contract (a copy of their license(s) must be submitted with your bid response): Service Total Contract Amount( which includes base term and renewal options): Is this service contract a citywide contract? (Yes or No) If the above answer is no, please indicate the name of the city (end user) department that your contract will serve: Provide brief description of the project or service to be provided I/We hereby state compliance with the City of Miami Living Wage Ordinance, Section 18-556 through Section 18-559 as summarized in Section 1.40 of the General Terms and Condtions? (Yes or No) Please list and acknowledge all addendum/addenda received. List the addendum/addenda number and date of receipt (i.e. Addendum No. 1, 7/1/07). If no addendum/addenda was/were issued, please insert N/A. Reference No. 1: Name of Company/Agency for which bidder is currently providing the services/goods as described in this solicitation, or has provided such services/goods in the past: - Reference No. 1: Address, City, State, and Zip for above reference company/agency listed: Reference No. 1: Name of Contact Person and Telephone Number for above reference no. 1 Reference No. 1: Date of Contract or Sale for above reference no. 1 Page 4 of 50 Reference No. 2: Name of Company/Agency for which bidder is currently providing the services/goods as described in this solicitation, or has provided such services/goods in the past: Reference No. 2: Address, City, State, and Zip for above reference company/agency listed: Reference No. 2: Name of Contact Person and Telephone Number for above reference no. 2 Reference No. 2: Date of Contract or Sale for above reference no. 2 Reference No. 3: Name of Company/Agency for which bidder is currently providing the services/goods as described in this solicitation, or has provided such services/goods in the past: Reference No. 3: Address, City, State, and Zip for above reference company/agency listed: Reference No. 3: Name of Contact Person and Telephone Number for above reference no. 3 Reference No. 3: Date of Contract or Sale for above reference no. 3 Page 5 of 50 Line: 1 Description: StarFire Tire P215/60/R16 B/S/W Minimum Specifications -Traction A, Temp. B, Treadwear 400, Speed Rating S, (112mph 180km/h), Load Index 94 (1,4771bs/670 kg) or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 2 Description: StarFire Tire P235/75/R15 B/S/W Minimum Specifications -Traction A, Temp. B, Treadwear 400, Speed Rating S, (112mph 180km/h), Load Index 105 (2,0391bs/925kg.) or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Number Line: 3 Description: StarFire Tire P205/65/R15 B/S/W Minimum Specifications -Traction A, Temp. B, Treadwear 400, Speed Rating T, (118mph 190km/h), Load Index 92 (1,3891bs/630kg.) Traction A or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Page 6 of 50 Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 4 Description: StarFire Tire P235/70/R16 B/S/W Minimum Specifications -Traction A, Temp. B, Treadwear 450, Speed Rating T, (118mph 190km/h), Load Index 106 (2,0941bs/950kg) or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 5 Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Description: StarFire Tire P265/70/R16 B/S/W Minimum Specifications -Traction A, Temp. B, Treadwear 400, Speed Rating S, (112mph 180km/h), Load Index 111 (2,4031bs/1,090kg) or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Page 7 of 50 Line: 6 Description: StarFire Tire P225/75/R16 B/S/W Minimum Specifications -Traction A, Temp. B, Treadwear 450, Speed Rating S, (112mph 180km/h), Load Index 104 (1,9841bs/900kg) or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 7 Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Description: StarFire Tire P245/70/R17 B/S/W Minimum Specifications -Traction A, Temp. B, Treadwear 450, Speed Rating S, (112mph-180km/h), Load Index 110 (2,3371bs/1,060kg) or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 8 Description: StarFire Tire LT215/85/R16 B/S/W Minimum Specifications -Traction A, Temp. B, Load Range E, Treadwear 450, Speed Rating R, (106mph 170km/h), Load Index 115 (2,679bs/1,215kg) or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Page 8 of 50 Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 9 Description: StarFire Tire LT235/85/R16 B/S/W Minimum Specifications -Traction A, Temp'. B, Load Range E, Treadwear 450, Speed Rating R, (106mph 170km/h), Load Index 120 (3,0861bs/1,400kg) or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 10 Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Description: StarFire Tire LT225/75/R16 B/S/W Minimum Specifications -Traction A, Temp. B, Load Range E, Treadwear 450, Speed Rating R, (106mph 170km/h), Load Index 110 (2,3371bs/1,060kg) or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Page 9 of 50 Line: 11 Description: StarFire Tire LT245/75/R16 B/S/W Minimum Specifications -Traction A, Temp. B, Load Range E, Treadwear 450, Speed Rating R, (106mph 170km/h), Load Index 120 (3,0861bs/1,400kg) or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 12 Description: StarFire Tire P245/70/R17 B/S/W Minimum Specifications -Traction A, Temp. B, Treadwear 450, Speed Rating S, (112mph 180km/h), Load Index 110 (2,3371bs/1,060kg) or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 13 Description: StarFire Tire P235/70/R17 B/S/W Minimum Specifications -Traction A, Temp. B, Treadwear 400, Speed Rating S, (112mph 180km/h), Load Index 108 (2,2051bs/1,000kg.) or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Page 10 of 50 Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 14 Description: StarFire Tire LT265/70/R17 B/S/W Minimum Specifications -Traction A, Temp. B, Treadwear 450, Speed Rating R, (106mph 170km/h), Load Range E, Load Index 110 (2,3371bs/1,060kg) or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 15 Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Description: Goodyear P235/55R17, Police Tire or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 16 Page 11 of 50 Description: Goodyear P225/60R16 - Police Tire or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 17 Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Description: Goodyear HT, P175/70R14 Tires or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 18 Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Description: Goodyear P185/65R15 Tires or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Page 12 of 50 Line: 19 Description: Goodyear P1956/0R15 Tires or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 20 Description: Carline Turf 18X950X8 Lawn Equipment Tires or Approved Equal Category: 96300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 21 Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Description: Carline Turf 24X1200X12 Lawn Equipment Tires or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: S Manufacturer Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Page 13 of 50 Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 22 Description: Carline Turf 18X750X8 Tires for Lawn Equipment or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 23 Description: Carline Turf 23X950X12 Tires for Lawn Equipment or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 24 Description: Goodyear 315/80R22.5 Tires or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Page 14 of 50 Unit Price: $ Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 25 Description: Goodyear 10 x 16.5 Tires or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 26 Description: Goodyear 12X22.5 Tires or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 27 Page 15 of 50 Description: Goodyear 11R 225 or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 28 Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Description: Goodyear 42565 R 225 or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 29 Description: Goodyear 38560 R 225 or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Page 16 of 50 Line: 30 Description: Goodyear ST22570R15 or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 31 Description: Goodyear ST23580R16 or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 32 Description: Goodyear P23570R15 or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Manufacturer Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Page 17 of 50 Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 33 Description: Goodyear 20560R15 or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 34 Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Description: Goodyear 19560R14 or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 35 Description: Goodyear 25570R16 or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Page 18 of 50 Unit Price: $ Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 36 Description: Goodyear 24570R16 or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 37 Description: Carline Turf 23 X 950 X 10 or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 38 Page 19 of 50 Description: Carline Turf 23 X10.00 X 10 or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 39 Description: Carline Turf 23 X10.00 X 12 or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 40 Description: Carline Turf 23 X11.00 X 10 or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Page 20 of 50 Line: 41 Description: Carline Turf 23 X11.00 X 12 or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 42 Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Description: Carline Turf 24 X12.00 X 12 or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 43 Description: Goodyear 12X20 Forklift solid tires or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Manufacturer Page 21 of 50 Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 44 Description: Carline Turf 13.6-16 Toro Tractor tire or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 45 Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Description: Goodyear 14-17.5 Backhoe tire or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 46 Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Description: Goodyear 14.75-16.1 Backhoe tire or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Page 22 of 50 Unit Price: $ Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 47 Description: Goodyear 17.5-25 Tractor tire or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 48 Description: Goodyear 19.5L-24 Backhoe tire or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 49 Page 23 of 50 Description: Goodyear 225/70R19.5 Medium truck tire or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 50 Description: Goodyear 235/75R17.5 Medium truck tire or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 51 Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Description: Goodyear 23X8.5X12 Tractor tire or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Page 24 of 50 Line: 52 Description: Goodyear 9R17.5 Street Sweeper tire or Approved Equal Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Manufacturer Model Number Supplier Part Number Line: 53 Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Description: BALANCE OF LINE: PERCENT DISCOUNT OFF CATALOG LIST PRICE FOR ALL SIMILAR BRANDS AND STYLES OF TIRES Category: 86300-00 Unit of Measure: Each Unit Price: $ Number of Units: 1 Total: $ Page 25 of 50 Invitation for Bid (IFB) 269258 Table of Contents Terms and Conditions 27 1. General Conditions 27 1.1. GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS 27 2. Special Conditions 44 2.1. PURPOSE 44 2.2. DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/CLARIFICATION 44 2.3. TERM OF CONTRACT 44 2.4. CONDITIONS FOR RENEWAL 44 2.5. ESCALATION CLAUSE 44 2.6. NON -APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS 44 2.7. METHOD OF AWARD 45 2.8. BIDDERS MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 45 2.9. DELIVERY AND RESPONSE TIME 45 2.10. FAILURE TO PERFORM 45 2.11. EQUAL PRODUCT 45 2.12. INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS 45 2.13. METHOD OF PAYMENT 47 2.14. PACKING SLIP/DELIVERY TICKET TO ACCOMPANY ITEMS DURING DELIVERY 47 2.15. ADDITIONS/DELETIONS OF FACILITIES/PRODUCTS/SUPPLIERS 47 2.16. CONTRACT ADMINISTRATORS 47 2.17. TIE BIDS 47 2.18. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES 48 2.19. WARRANTY 48 2.20. WARRANTY BY MANUFACTURER 48 2.21. QUALITY AND MANUFACTURE 48 2.22. REFERENCES 48 2.23. TERMINATION 48 2.24. ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS 49 2.25. PRIMARY CLIENT (FIRST PRIORITY) 49 3. Specifications 50. 3.1. SPECIFICATIONS/SCOPE OF WORK 50 Page 26 of 50 Invitation for Bid (IFB) 269258 Terms and Conditions 1. General Conditions 1.1. GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS Intent: The General Terms and Conditions described herein apply to the acquisition of goods/equipment/services with an estimated aggregate cost of S25,000.00 or more. Definition: A formal solicitation is defined as issuance of an Invitation for Bids, Request for Proposals, Request for Qualifications, or Request for Letters of Interest pursuant to the City of Miami Procurement Code and/or Florida Law, as amended. Formal Solicitation and Solicitation shall be defined in the same manner herein. 1.1. ACCEPTANCE OF GOODS OR EQUIPMENT - Any good(s) or equipment delivered under this formal solicitation, if applicable, shall remain the property of the seller until a physical inspection and actual usage of the good is made, and thereafter is accepted as satisfactory to the City. It must comply with the terms herein and be fully in accordance with specifications and of the highest quality. In the event the goods/equipment supplied to the City are found to be defective or does not conform to specifications, the City reserves the right to cancel the order upon written notice to the Contractor and return the product to the Contractor at the Contractor's expense. 1.2. ACCEPTANCE OF OFFER - The signed or electronic submission of your solicitation response shall be considered an offer on the part of the bidder/proposer; such offer shall be deemed accepted upon issuance by the City of a purchase order. 1.3. ACCEPTANCE/REJECTION — The City reserves the right to accept or reject any or all responses or parts of after opening/closing date and request re -issuance on the goods/services described in the formal solicitation. In the event of such rejection, the Director of Purchasing shall notify all affected bidders/proposers and make available a written explanation for the rejection. The City also reserves the right to reject the response of any bidder/proposer who has previously failed to properly perform under the terms and conditions of a contract, to deliver on time contracts of a similar nature, and who is not in a position to perform the requirements defined in this formal solicitation. The City further reserves the right to waive any irregularities or minor informalities or technicalities in any or all responses and may, at its discretion, re -issue this formal solicitation. 1.4. ADDENDA — It is the bidder's/proposer's responsibility to ensure receipt of all Addenda. Addenda are available at the City's website at: http://www.ci.miami.fl.us/procurement 1.5. ALTERNATE RESPONSES MAY BE CONSIDERED - The City may consider one (1) alternate response from the same Bidder/Proposer for the same formal solicitation; provided, that the alternate response offers a different product that meets or exceeds the formal solicitation requirements. In order for the City to consider an alternate response, the Bidder/Proposer shall complete a separate Price Sheet form and shall mark "Alternate Response". Alternate response shall be placed in the same response. This provision only applies to formal solicitations for the procurement of goods, services, items, equipment, materials, and/or supplies. 1.6. ASSIGNMENT - Contractor agrees not to subcontract, assign, transfer, convey, sublet, or otherwise dispose of the resulting Contract, or any or all of its right, title or interest herein, without City of Miami's prior written consent. 1.7. ATTORNEY'S FEES - In connection with any litigation, mediation and arbitration arising out of this Contract, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its costs and reasonable attorney's fees through and including appellate litigation and any post judgment proceedings. 1.8. AUDIT RIGHTS AND RECORDS RETENTION - The Successful Bidder/Proposer agrees to provide access at all reasonable times to the City, or to any of its duly authorized representatives, to any books, documents, papers, and records of Contractor which are directly pertinent to this formal solicitation, for the purpose of audit, examination, excerpts, and transcriptions. The Successful Bidder/Proposer shall maintain and retain any and all of the books, documents, papers and records pertinent to the Contract for Page 27 of 50 Invitation for Bid (IFB) 269258 three (3) years after the City makes final payment and all other pending matters are closed. Contractor's failure to or refusal to comply with this condition shall result in the immediate cancellation of this contract by the City. 1.9. AVAILABILITY OF CONTRACT STATE-WIDE - Any Governmental, not -for -profit or quasi -governmental entity in the State of Florida, may avail itself of this contract and purchase any and all goods/services, specified herein from the successful bidder(s)/proposer(s) at the contract price(s) established herein, when permissible by federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations. Each Governmental, not -for -profit or quasi -governmental entity which uses this formal solicitation and resulting bid contract or agreement will establish its own contract/agreement, place its own orders, issue its own purchase orders, be invoiced there from and make its own payments, determine shipping terms and issue its own exemption certificates as required by the successful bidder(s)/proposer(s). 1.10. AWARD OF CONTRACT: A. The Formal Solicitation, Bidder's!Proposer's response, any addenda issued, and the purchase order shall constitute the entire contract, unless modified in accordance with any ensuing contract/agreement, amendment or addenda. B. The award of a contract where there are Tie Bids will be decided by the Director of Purchasing or designee in the instance that Tie Bids can't be determined by applying Florida Statute 287.087, Preference to Businesses with Drug -Free Workplace Programs. C. The award of this contract may be preconditioned on the subsequent submission of other documents as specified in the Special Conditions or Technical Specifications. Bidder/Proposer shall be in default of its contractual obligation if such documents are not submitted in a timely manner and in the form required by the City. Where Bidder/Proposer is in default of these contractual requirements, the City, through action taken by the Purchasing Department, will void its acceptance of the Bidder's/Proposer's Response and may accept the Response from the next lowest responsive, responsible Bidder or Proposal most advantageous to the City or re -solicit the City's requirements. The City, at its sole discretion, may seek monetary restitution from Bidder/Proposer and its bid/proposal bond or guaranty, if applicable, as a result of damages or increased costs sustained as a result of the Bidder's/Proposer's default. D. The term of the contract shall be specified in one of three documents which shall be issued to the successful Bidder/Proposer. These documents may either be a purchase order, notice of award and/or contract award sheet. E. The City reserves the right to automatically extend this contract for up to one hundred twenty (120) calendar days beyond the stated contract term in order to provide City departments with continual service and supplies while a new contract is being solicited, evaluated, and/or awarded. If the right is exercised, the City shall notify the Bidder/Proposer, in writing, of its intent to extend the contract at the same price, terms and conditions for a specific number of days. Additional extensions over the first one hundred twenty (120) day extension may occur, if, the City and the Successful Bidder/Proposer are in mutual agreement of such extensions. F. Where the contract involves a single shipment of goods to the City, the contract tern shall conclude upon completion of the expressed or implied warranty periods. G. The City reserves the right to award the contract on a split -order, lump sum or individual -item basis, or such combination as shall best serve the interests of the City unless otherwise specified. H. A Contract/Agreement may be awarded to the Bidder/Proposer by the City Commission based upon the minimum qualification requirements reflected herein. As a result of a RFP, RFQ, or RFLI, the City reserves the right to execute or not execute, as applicable, an Agreement with the Proposer, whichever is determined to be in the City's best interests. Such agreement will be furnished by the City, will contain certain terns as are in the City's best interests, and will be subject to approval as to legal form by the City Attorney. 1.11. BID BOND/ BID SECURITY - A cashier's or certified check, or a Bid Bond signed by a recognized surety company that is licensed to do business in the State of Florida, payable to the City of Miami, for the amount bid is required from all bidders/proposers, if so indicated under the Special Conditions. This check or bond guarantees that a bidder/proposer will accept the order or contract/agreement, as bid/proposed, if it is awarded to bidder/proposer. Bidder/Proposer shall forfeit bid deposit to the City should City award Page 28 of 50 Invitation for Bid (IFB) 269258 contract/agreement to Bidder/Proposer and Bidder/Proposer fails to accept the award. The City reserves the right to reject any and all surety tendered to the City. Bid deposits are returned to unsuccessful bidders/proposers within ten (10) days after the award and successful bidder's/proposer's acceptance of award. If sixty (60) days have passed after the date of the formal solicitation closing date, and no contract has been awarded, all bid deposits will be returned on demand. 1.12. RESPONSE FORM (HARDCOPY FORMAT) - All forms should be completed, signed and submitted accordingly. 1.13. BID SECURITY FORFEITED LIQUIDATED DAMAGES - Failure to execute an Agreement and/or file an acceptable Performance Bond, when required, as provided herein, shall be just cause for the annulment of the award and the forfeiture of the Bid Security to the City, which forfeiture shall be considered, not as a penalty, but in mitigation of damages sustained. Award may then be made to the next lowest responsive, responsible Bidder or Proposal most advantageous to the City or all responses may be rejected. 1.14. BRAND NAMES - if and wherever in the specifications brand names, makes, models, names of any manufacturers, trade names, or bidder/proposer catalog numbers are specified, it is for the purpose of establishing the type, function, minimum standard of design, efficiency, grade or quality of goods only. When the City does not wish to rule out other competitors' brands or makes, the phrase "OR EQUAL" is added. When bidding/proposing an approved equal, Bidders/Proposers will submit, with their response, complete sets of necessary data (factory information sheets, specifications, brochures, etc.) in order for the City to evaluate and determine the equality of the item(s) bid/proposed. The City shall be the sole judge of equality and its decision shall be final. Unless otherwise specified, evidence in the form of samples may be requested if the proposed brand is other than specified by the City. Such samples are to be furnished after formal solicitation opening/closing only upon request of the City. If samples should be requested, such samples must be received by the City no later than seven (7) calendar days after a formal request is made. 1.15. CANCELLATION - The City reserves the right to cancel all formal solicitations before its opening/closing. In the event of bid/proposal cancellation, the Director of Purchasing shall notify all prospective bidders/proposers and make available a written explanation for the cancellation. 1.16. CAPITAL EXPENDITURES - Contractor understands that any capital expenditures that the firnn makes, or prepares to make, in order to deliver/perform the goods/services required by the City, is a business risk which the contractor must assume. The City will not be obligated to reimburse amortized or unamortized capital expenditures, or to maintain the approved status of any contractor. If contractor has been unable to recoup its capital expenditures during the time .it is rendering such goods/services, it shall not have any claim upon the City. 1.17. CITY NOT LIABLE FOR DELAYS - It is further expressly agreed that in no event shall the City be liable for, or responsible to, the Bidder/Proposer/Consultant, any sub-contractor/sub-consultant, or to any other person for, or on account of, any stoppages or delay in the work herein provided for by injunction or other legal or equitable proceedings or on account of any delay for any cause over which the City has no control. 1.18. COLLUSION —Bidder/Proposer, by submitting a response, certifies that its response is made without previous understanding, agreement or connection either with any person, firm or corporation submitting a response for the same items/services or with the City of Miami's Purchasing Department or initiating department. The Bidder/Proposer certifies that its response is fair, without control, collusion, fraud or other illegal action. Bidder/Proposer certifies that it is in compliance with the Conflict of Interest and Code of Ethics Laws. The City will investigate all potential situations where collusion may have occurred and the City reserves the right to reject any and all bids/responses where collusion may have occurred. 1.19. COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS - Contractor understands that contracts between private entities and local governments are subject to certain laws and regulations, including laws pertaining to public records, conflict of interest, records keeping, etc. City and Contractor agree to comply with and observe all applicable laws, codes and ordinances as that may in any way affect the goods or equipment offered, including but not limited to: A. Executive Order 11246, which prohibits discrimination against any employee, applicant, or client because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, or age with regard to, but not limited to, the following: employment practices, rate of pay or other compensation methods, and training selection. Page 29 of 50 Invitation for Bid (IFB) 269258 B. Occupational, Safety and Health Act (OSHA), as applicable to this Formal Solicitation. C. The State of Florida Statutes, Section 287.133(3)(A) on Public Entity Crimes. D. Environment Protection Agency (EPA), as applicable to this Formal Solicitation. E. Uniform Commercial Code (Florida Statutes, Chapter 672). F. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended. G. National Institute of Occupational Safety Hazards (NIOSH), as applicable to this Formal Solicitation. H. National Forest Products Association (NFPA), as applicable to this Formal Solicitation. I. City Procurement Ordinance City Code Section 18, Article III. J. Conflict of Interest, City Code Section 2-611;61. K. Cone of Silence, City Code Section18-74. • L. The Florida Statutes Sections 218.73 and 218.74 on Prompt Payment. • M. First Source Hiring Agreement, City Ordinance No. 10032, as applicable to this Formal Solicitation. Implemented to foster the creation of new and permanent jobs for City of Miami residents; requires as a condition precedentto the execution of service contracts including professional services. Lack of knowledge by the bidder/proposer will in no way be a cause for relief from responsibility. Non-compliance with all local, state, and federal directives, orders, and laws may be considered grounds for termination of contract(s). Copies of the City Ordinances may be obtained from the City Clerk's Office. 1.20. CONE OF SILENCE - Pursuant to Section 18-74 of the City of Miami Code, a "Cone of Silence" is imposed upon each RFP, RFQ, RFLI, or IFB after advertisement and terminates at the time the City Manager issues a written recommendation to the Miami City Commission. The Cone of Silence shall be applicable only to Contracts for the provision of goods and services and public works or improvements for amounts greater than $200,000. The Cone of Silence prohibits any communication regarding RFPs, RFQs, RFLI or IFBs (bids) between, among others: Potential vendors, service providers, bidders, lobbyists or consultants and the City's professional staff including, but not limited to, the City Manager and the City Manager's staff; the Mayor, City . Commissioners, or their respective staffs and any member of the respective selection/evaluation committee. The provision does not apply to, among other communications: oral communications with the City purchasing staff, provided the communication is limited strictly to matters of process or procedure already contained in the formal solicitation document; the provisions of the Cone of Silence do not apply to oral communications at duly noticed site visits/inspections, pre -proposal or pre -bid conferences, oral presentations before selection/evaluation committees, contract negotiations during any duly noticed public meeting, or public presentations made to the Miami City Commission during a duly noticed public meeting; or communications in writing or by email at any time with any City employee, official or member of the City Commission unless specifically prohibited by the applicable RFP, RFQ, RFLI or IFB (bid) documents (See Section 2.2. of the Special Conditions); or communications in connection with the collection of industry comments or the performance of market research regarding a particular RFP, RFQ, RFLI OR IFB by City Purchasing staff. Proposers or bidders must file a copy of any written communications with the Office of the City Clerk, which shall be made available to any person upon request. The City shall respond in writing and file a copy with the Office of the City Clerk, which shall be made available to any person upon request. Written communications may be in the form of e-mail, with a copy to the Office of the City Clerk. In addition to any other penalties provided by law, violation of the Cone of Silence by any proposer or bidder shall render any award voidable. A violation by a particular Bidder, Proposer, Offeror, Respondent, lobbyist or consultant shall subject same to potential penalties pursuant to the City Code. Any person having personal knowledge of a violation of these provisions shall report such violation to the State Attorney and/or may file a complaint with the Ethics Commission. Proposers or bidders should reference Section 18-74 of the City of Miami Code for further clarification. Page 30 of 50 Invitation for Bid (IFB) 269258 This language is only a summary of the key provisions of the Cone of Silence. Please review City of Miami Code Section 18-74 for a complete and thorough description of the Cone of Silence. You may contact the City Clerk at 305-250-5360, to obtain a copy of same. 1.21. CONFIDENTIALITY - As a political subdivision, the City of Miami is subject to the Florida Sunshine Act and Public Records Law. If this Contract/Agreement contains a confidentiality provision, it shall have no application when disclosure is required by Florida law or upon court order. 1.22. CONFLICT OF INTEREST — Bidders/Proposers, by responding to this Formal Solicitation, certify that to the best of their knowledge or belief, no elected/appointed official or employee of the City of Miami is financially interested, directly or indirectly, in the purchase of goods/services specified in this Formal Solicitation. Any such interests on the part of the Bidder/Proposer or its employees must be disclosed in writing to the City. Further, you must disclose the name of any City employee who owns, directly or indirectly, an interest of five percent (5%) or more of the total assets of capital stock in your firm. 1.23. COPYRIGHT OR PATENT RIGHTS — Bidders/Proposers warrant that there has been no violation of copyright or patent rights in manufacturing, producing, or selling the goods shipped or ordered and/or services provided as a result of this formal solicitation, and bidders/proposers agree to hold the City harmless from any and all liability, loss, or expense occasioned by any such violation. 1.24. COST INCURRED BY BIDDER/PROPOSER - All expenses involved with the preparation and submission of Responses to the City, or any work performed in connection therewith shall be borne by the Bidder(s)/Proposer(s). 1.25. DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSIONS (Sec 18-107) (a) Authority and requirement to debar and suspend. After reasonable notice to an actual or prospective Contractual Party, and after reasonable opportunity for such party to be heard, the City Manager, after consultation with the Chief Procurement Officer and the city attorney, shall have the authority to debar a Contractual Party, for the causes listed below, from consideration for award of city Contracts. The debarment shall be for a period of not fewer than three years. The City Manager shall also have the authority to suspend a Contractual Party from consideration for award of city Contracts if there is probable cause for debarment, pending the debarment determination. The authority to debar and suspend contractors shall be exercised in accordance with regulations which shall be issued by the Chief Procurement Officer after approval by the City Manager, the city attorney, and the City Comrnission. (b) Causes for debarment or suspension. Causes for debarment or suspension include the following: (1) Conviction for commission of a criminal offense incident to obtaining or attempting to obtain a public or private Contract or subcontract, or incident to the performance of such Contract or subcontract. (2) Conviction under state or federal statutes of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, receiving stolen property, or any other offense indicating a lack of business integrity or business honesty. (3) Conviction under state or federal antitrust statutes arising out of the submission of Bids or Proposals. (4) Violation of Contract provisions, which is regarded by the Chief Procurement Officer to be indicative of nonresponsibility. Such violation may include failure without good cause to perform in accordance with the terns and conditions of a Contract or to perform within the time limits provided in a Contract, provided that failure to perform caused by acts beyond the control of a party shall not be considered a basis for debarment or suspension. (5) Debarment or suspension of the Contractual Party by any federal, state or other governmental entity. (6) False certification pursuant to paragraph (c) below. (7) Found in violation of a zoning ordinance or any other city ordinance or regulation and for which the violation remains noncompliant. (8) Found in violation of a zoning ordinance or any other city ordinance or regulation and for which a civil penalty or fine is due and owing to the city. Page 31 of 50 Invitation for Bid (IFB) 269258 (9) Any other cause judged by the City Manager to be so serious and compelling as to affect the responsibility of the Contractual Party performing city Contracts. (c) Certification. All Contracts for goods and services, sales, and leases by the city shall contain a certification that neither the Contractual Party nor any of its principal owners or personnel have been convicted of any of the violations set forth above or debarred or suspended as set forth in paragraph (b)(5). (d) Debarment and suspension decisions. Subject to the provisions of paragraph (a), the City Manager shall render a written decision stating the reasons for the debarment or suspension. A copy of the decision shall be provided promptly to the Contractual Party, along with a notice of said party's right to seek judicial relief. 1.26. DEBARRED/SUSPENDED VENDORS —An entity or affiliate who has been placed on the State of Florida debarred or suspended vendor list may not submit a response on a contract to provide goods or services to a public entity, may not submit a response on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work, may not submit response on leases of real property to a public entity, may not award or perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under contract with any public entity, and may not transact business with any public entity. 1.27. DEFAULT/FAILURE TO PERFORM - The City shall be the sole judge of nonperformance, which shall include any failure on the part of the successful Bidder/Proposer to accept the award, to furnish required documents, and/or to fulfill any portion of this contract within the time stipulated. Upon default by the successful Bidder/Proposer to meet any terms of this agreement, the City will notify the Bidder/Proposer of the default and will provide the contractor three (3) days (weekends and holidays excluded) to remedy the default. Failure on the contractor's part to correct the default within the required three (3) days shall result in the Contract being terminated and upon the City notifying in writing the contractor of its intentions and the effective date of the termination. The following shall constitute default: A. Failure to perform the work or deliver the goods/services required under the Contract and/or within the time required or failing to use the subcontractors, entities and personnel as identified and set forth, and to the degree specified in the Contract. B. Failure to begin the work under this Contract within the time specified. C. Failure to perform the work with sufficient workers and equipment or with sufficient materials to 'ensure timely completion. -D. Neglecting or refusing to remove materials or perform new work where prior work has been rejected as nonconforming with the terms of the Contract. E. Becoming insolvent, being declared bankrupt, or committing any act of bankruptcy or insolvency, or making an assignment for the benefit of creditors, if the insolvency, bankruptcy, or assignment renders the successful Bidder/Proposer incapable of performing the work in accordance with and as required by the Contract. F. Failure to comply with any of the terms of the Contract in any material respect. All costs and charges incurred by the City as a result of a default or a default incurred beyond the time limits stated, together with the cost of completing the work, shall be deducted from any monies due or which may become due on this Contract. 1.28. DETERMINATION OF RESPONSIVENESS - Each Response will be reviewed to determine if it is responsive to the submission requirements outlined in the Formal Solicitation. A "responsive" response is one which follows the requirements of the formal solicitation, includes all documentation, is submitted in the format outlined in the formal solicitation, is of timely submission, and has appropriate signatures as required on each document. Failure to comply with these requirements may deem a Response non -responsive. 1.29. DISCOUNTS OFFERED DURING TERM OF CONTRACT - Discount Prices offered in the response shall be fixed after the award by the Commission, unless otherwise specified in the Special Terns and Conditions. Price discounts off the original prices quoted in the response will be accepted from successful Bidder(s)/Proposer(s) during the term of the contract. Such discounts shall remain in effect for a minimum of 120 days from approval by the City Commission Any discounts offered by a manufacturer to Bidder/Proposer will be passed on to the City. Page 32 of 50 Invitation for Bid (IFB) 269258 1.30. DISCREPANCIES, ERRORS, AND OMISSIONS - Any discrepancies, errors, or ambiguities in the Formal Solicitation or addenda (if any) should be reported in writing to the City's Purchasing Department. Should it be found necessary, a written addendum will be incorporated in the Formal Solicitation and will become part of the purchase agreement (contract documents). The City will not be responsible for any oral instructions, clarifications, or other communications. A. Order of Precedence — Any inconsistency in this formal solicitation shall be resolved by giving precedence to the following documents, the first of such list being the governing documents. 1) Addenda (as applicable) 2) Specifications 3) Special Conditions 4) General Terms and Conditions 1.31. EMERGENCY / DISASTER PERFORMANCE - In the event of a hurricane or other emergency or disaster situation, the successful vendor shall provide the City with the commodities/services defined within the scope of this formal solicitation at the price contained within vendor's response. Further, successful vendor shall deliver/perform for the city on a priority basis during such times of emergency. 1.32. ENTIRE BID CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT - The Bid Contract or Agreement consists of this City of Miami Formal Solicitation and specifically this General Conditions Section, Contractor's Response and any written agreement entered into by the City of Miami and Contractor in cases involving RFPs, RFQs, and RFLIs, and represents the, entire understanding and agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all other negotiations, understanding and representations, if any, made by and between the parties. To the extent that the agreement conflicts with, modifies, alters or changes any of the terms and conditions contained in the Formal Solicitation and/or Response, the Formal Solicitation and then the Response shall control. This Contract may be modified only by a written agreement signed by the City of Miami and Contractor. 1.33. ESTIMATED QUANTITIES —Estimated quantities or estimated dollars are provided for your guidance only. No guarantee is expressed or implied as to quantities that will be purchased during the contract period. The City is not obligated to place an order for any given amount subsequent to the award of this contract. Said estimates may be used by the City for purposes of determining the low bidder or most advantageous proposer meeting specifications. The City reserves the right to acquire additional quantities at the prices bid/proposed or at lower prices in this Formal Solicitation. 1.34. EVALUATION OF RESPONSES A.Rejection of Responses The City may reject a Response for any of the following reasons: 1) Bidder/Proposer fails to acknowledge receipt of addenda; 2) Bidder/Proposer mistates or conceals any material fact in the Response ; 3) Response does not conform to the requirements of the Formal Solicitation; 4) Response requires a conditional award that conflicts with the method of award; 5) Response does not include required samples, certificates, licenses as required; and, 6) Response was not executed by the Bidder's/Proposer(s) authorized agent. The foregoing is not an all inclusive list of reasons for which a Response may be rejected. The City may reject and re -advertise for all or any part of the Formal Solicitation whenever it is deemed in the best interest of the City. B. Elimination From Consideration 1) A contract shall not be awarded to any person or firm which is in arrears to the City upon any debt or contract, or which is a defaulter as surety or otherwise upon any obligation to the City. 2) A contract may not be awarded to any person or firm which has failed to perform under the terms and conditions of any previous contract with the City or deliver on time contracts of a similar nature. 3) A contract may not be awarded to any person or firm which has been debarred by the City in accordance with the City's Debarment and Suspension Ordinance. Page 33 of 50 Invitation for Bid (IFB) 269258 C. Determination of Responsibility 1) Responses will only be considered from entities who are regularly engaged in the business of providing the goods/equipment/services required by the Formal Solicitation. Bidder/Proposer must be able to demonstrate a satisfactory record of performance and integrity; and, have sufficient financial, material, equipment, facility, personnel resources, and expertise to meet all contractual requirements. The terms "equipment and organization" as used herein shall be construed to mean a fully equipped and well established entity in line with the best industry practices in the industry as determined by the City. 2) The City may consider any evidence available regarding the financial, technical and other qualifications and abilities of a Bidder/Proposer, including past performance (experience) with the City or any other governmental entity in making the award. 3) The City may require the Bidder(s)/Proposer(s) to show proof that they have been designated as an authorized representative of a manufacturer or supplier which is the actual source of supply, if required by the Formal Solicitation. 1.35. EXCEPTIONS TO GENERAL AND/OR SPECIAL CONDITIONS OR SPECIFICATIONS - Exceptions to the specifications shall be listed on the Response and shall reference the section. Any exceptions to the General or Special Conditions shall be cause for the bid (IFB) to be considered non -responsive. It also may be cause for a RFP, RFQ, or RFLI to be considered non -responsive; and, if exceptions are taken to the terms and conditions of the resulting agreement it may lead to terminating negotiations. 1.36. F.O.B. DESTINATION - Unless otherwise specified in the Formal Solicitation, all prices quoted/proposed by the bidder/proposer must be F.O.B. DESTINATION, inside delivery, with all delivery costs and charges included in the bid/proposal price, unless otherwise specified in this Formal Solicitation. Failure to do so may be cause for rejection of bid/proposal. 1.37. FIRM PRICES - The bidder/proposer warrants that prices, terms, and conditions quoted in its response will be fine throughout the duration of the contract unless otherwise specified in the Formal Solicitation. Such prices will remain firm for the period of performance or resulting purchase orders or contracts, which are to be performed or supplied over a period of time. 1.38. FIRST -SOURCE HIRING AGREEMENT (Sec. 18-105) (a) The Commission approves implementation of the first -source hiring agreement policy and requires as a condition precedent to the execution of service contracts for facilities, services, and/or receipt of grants and loans, for projects of a nature that create new jobs, the successful negotiation of first -source hiring agreements between the organization or individual receiving said contract and the authorized representative unless such an agreement is found infeasible by the city manager and such finding approved by the City Commission at a public hearing. (b) For the purpose of this section, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the following meanings: Authorized representative means the Private Industry Council of South Florida/South Florida Employment and Training Consortium, or its successor as local recipient of federal and state training and employment funds. Facilities means all publicly financed projects, including but without limitation, unified development projects, municipal public works, and municipal improvements to the extent they are financed through public money services or the use of publicly owned property. Grants and loans means, without limitation, urban development action grants (UDAG), economic development agency construction loans, loans from Miami Capital Development, Incorporated, and all federal and state grants administered by the city. Service contracts means contracts for the procurement of services by the city which include professional services. Services includes, without limitation, public works improvements, facilities, professional services, commodities, supplies, materials and equipment. (c) The authorized representative shall negotiate each first -source hiring agreement. (d) The primary beneficiaries of the first -source hiring agreement shall be participants of the city Page 34 of 50 Invitation for Bid (IFB) 269258 training and employment programs, and other residents of the city. 1.39. FLORIDA MINIMUM WAGE - The Constitution of the State of Florida, Article X, Section 24, states that employers shall pay employee wages no less than the minimum wage for all hours worked in Florida. Accordingly, it is the contractor's and its' subcontractor(s) responsibility to understand and comply with this Florida constitutional minimum wage requirement and pay its employees the current established hourly minimum wage rate, which is subject to change or adjusted by the rate of inflation using the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers, CPI-W, or a successor index as calculated by the United States Department of Labor. Each adjusted minimum wage rate calculated shall be determined and published by the Agency Workforce Innovation on September 30th of each year and take effect on the following January 1st. At the time of responding, it is bidder/proposer and his/her subcontractor(s), if applicable, full responsibility to determine whether any of its employees may be impacted by this Florida Law at any given point in time during the term of the contract. If impacted, bidder/proposer must furnish employee name(s), job title(s), job description(s), and current pay rate(s). Failure to submit this information at the time of submitting a response constitute successful bidder's/proposer's acknowledgement and understanding that the Florida Minimum Wage Law will not impact its prices throughout the term of contract and waiver of any contractual price increase request(s). The City reserves the right to request and successful bidder/proposer must provide for any and all information to make a wage and contractual price increase(s) determination. 1.40. GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE - The validity and effect of this Contract shall be governed by the laws of the State of Florida. The parties agree that any action, mediation or arbitration arising out of this Contract shall take place in Miami -Dade County, Florida. 1.41. HEADINGS AND TERMS - The headings to the various paragraphs of this Contract have been inserted for convenient reference only and shall not in any manner be construed as modifying, amending or affecting in any way the expressed terms and provisions hereof. 1.42. HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT (HIPPA) - Any person or entity that performs or assists the City of Miami with a function or activity involving the use or disclosure of "individually identifiable health information (IIHI) and/or Protected Health Information (PHI) shall comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 and the City of Miami Privacy Standards. HIPAA mandates for privacy, security and electronic transfer standards, which include but are not limited to: A. Use of information only for performing services required by the contract or as required by law; B. Use of appropriate safeguards to prevent non -permitted disclosures; C. Reporting to the City of Miami of any non -permitted use or disclosure; D. Assurances that any agents and subcontractors agree to the same restrictions and conditions that apply to the Bidder/Proposer and reasonable assurances that IIHI/PH1 will be held confidential; E. Making Protected Health Information (PHI) available to the customer; F. Making PHI available to the customer for review and amendment; and incorporating any amendments requested by the customer; G. Making PHI available to the City of Miami for an accounting of disclosures; and H. Making internal practices, books and records related to PHI available to the City of Miami for compliance audits. PHI shall maintain its protected status regardless of the form and method of transmission (paper records, and/or electronic transfer of data). The Bidder/ Proposer must give its customers written notice of its privacy information practices including specifically, a description of the types of uses and disclosures that would be made with protected health information. 1.43. INDEMNIFICATION - The Contractor shall indemnify and save harmless forever the City, and all the City's agents, officers and employees from and against all charges or claims resulting from any bodily injury, loss of life, or damage to property from any act, omission or neglect, by itself or its employees; the Contractor shall become defendant in every suit brought for any of such causes of action against the City or the City's officials, agents and employees; the Contractor shall further indemnify City as to all costs, attorney's fees, expenses and liabilities incurred in the defense of any such claims and any resulting Page 35 of 50 Invitation for Bid (IFB) 269258 investigation. 1.44. INFORMATION AND DESCRIPTIVE LITERATURE —Bidders/Proposer must furnish all information requested in the spaces provided in the Formal Solicitation. Further, as may be specified elsewhere, each Bidder/Proposer must submit for evaluation, cuts, sketches, descriptive literature, technical specifications, and Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)as required, covering the products offered. Reference to literature submitted with a previous response or on file with the Buyer will not satisfy this provision. 1.45. INSPECTIONS - The City may, at reasonable times during the term hereof, inspect Contractor's facilities and perform such tests, as the City deems reasonably necessary, to determine whether the goods and/or services required to be provided by the Contractor under this Contract conform to the terms and conditions of the Formal Solicitation. Contractor shall make available to the City all reasonable facilities and assistance to facilitate the performance of tests or inspections by City representatives. All tests and inspections shall be subject to, and made in accordance with, the provisions of the City of Miami Ordinance No. 12271 (Section 18-79), as same may be amended or supplemented from time to time. 1.46. INSPECTION OF RESPONSE - Responses received by the City pursuant to a Formal Solicitation will not be made available until such time as the City provides notice of a decision or intended decision or within 10 days after bid closing, whichever is earlier. Bid/Proposal results will be tabulated and may be furnished upon request via fax or e-mail to the Sr. Procurement Specialist issuing the Solicitation.. Tabulations also are available on the City's Web Site following recommendation for award. 1.47. INSURANCE - Within ten (10) days after receipt of Notice of Award, the successful Contractor, shall furnish Evidence of Insurance to the Purchasing Department, if applicable. Submitted evidence of coverage shall demonstrate strict compliance to all requirements listed on the Special Conditions entitled "Insurance Requirements". The City shall be listed as an "Additional Insured." Issuance of a Purchase Order is contingent upon the receipt of proper insurance documents. If the insurance certificate is received within the specified time frame but not in the manner prescribed in this Solicitation the Contractor shall be verbally notified of such deficiency and shall have an additional five (5) calendar days to submit a corrected certificate to the City. If the Contractor fails to submit the required insurance documents in the manner prescribed in this Solicitation within fifteen (15) calendar days after . receipt Notice of Award, the contractor shall be in default of the contractual terms and conditions and shall not be awarded the contract. Under such circumstances, the Bidder/Proposer may be prohibited from submitting future responses to the City. Information regarding any insurance requirements shall be directed to the Risk Administrator, Department of Risk Management, at 444 SW 2nd Avenue, 9th Floor, Miami, Florida 33130, 305-416-1604. The Bidder/Proposer shall be responsible for assuring that the insurance certificates required in conjunction with this Section remain in effect for the duration of the contractual period; including any and all option terms that may be granted to the Bidder/Proposer. 1.48. INVOICES - Invoices shall contain purchase order number and details of goods and/or services delivered (i.e. quantity, unit price, extended price, etc); and in compliance with Chapter 218 of the Florida . Statutes (Prompt Payment Act). 1.49. LOCAL PREFERENCE - City Code Section 18-85, states that the City Commission may offer to a responsible and responsive bidder/proposer, who maintains a Local Office, the opportunity of accepting a bid at the low bid amount, if the original bid amount submitted by the local vendor is not more than ten percent (10%) in excess of the lowest other responsible and responsive bidder/proposer. 1.50. MANUFACTURER'S CERTIFICATION - The City reserves the right to request from bidders/proposers a separate Manufacturer's Certification of all statements made in the bid/proposal. Failure to provide such certification may result in the rejection of bid/proposal or tennination of contract/agreement, for which the bidder/proposer must bear full liability. 1.51. MODIFICATIONS OR CHANGES IN PURCHASE ORDERS AND CONTRACTS - No contract or understanding to modify this Formal Solicitation and resultant purchase orders or contracts, if applicable, shall be binding upon the City unless made in writing by the Director of Purchasing of the City of Miami, Florida through the issuance of a change order, addendum, amendment, or supplement to the contract, purchase order or award sheet as appropriate. Page 36 of 50 Invitation for Bid (IFB) 269258 1.52. NO PARTNERSHIP OR JOINT VENTURE - Nothing contained in this Contract will be deemed or construed to create a partnership or joint venture between the City of Miami and Contractor, or to create any other similar relationship between the parties. 1.53. NONCONFORMANCE TO CONTRACT CONDITIONS - Items may be tested for compliance with specifications under the direction of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services or by other appropriate testing Laboratories as determined by the City. The data derived from any test for compliance with specifications is public record and open to examination thereto in accordance with Chapter 119, Florida Statutes. Items delivered not conforming to specifications may be rejected and returned at Bidder's/Proposer's expense. These non -conforming items not delivered as per delivery date in the response and/or Purchase Order may result in bidder/proposer being found in default in which event any and all re -procurement costs may be charged against the defaulted contractor. Any violation of these stipulations may also result in the supplier's name being removed from the City of Miami's Supplier's list. 1.54. NONDISCRIMINATION —Bidder/Proposer agrees that it shall not discriminate as to race, sex, color, age, religion, national origin, marital status, or disability in connection with its performance under this formal solicitation..Furthennore, Bidder/Proposer agrees that no otherwise qualified individual shall solely by reason of his/her race, sex, color, age, religion, national origin, marital status or disability be excluded from the participation in, be denied benefits of, or be subjected to, discrimination under any program or activity. In connection with the conduct of its business, including performance of services and employment of personnel, Bidder/Proposer shall not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, disability, age, sex, marital status or national origin. All persons having appropriate qualifications shall be afforded equal opportunity for employment. 1.55. NON-EXCLUSIVE CONTRACT/ PIGGYBACK PROVISION - At such times as may serve its best interest, the City of Miami reserves the right to advertise for, receive, and award additional contracts for these herein goods and/or services, and to make use of other competitively bid (govemtnental) contracts, agreements, or other similar sources for the purchase of these goods and/or services as may be available. It is hereby agreed and understood that this formal solicitation does not constitute the exclusive rights of the successful bidder(s)/proposer(s) to receive all orders that may be generated by the City in conjunction with this Formal Solicitation. In addition, any and all commodities, equipment, and services required by the City in conjunction with construction projects are solicited under a distinctly different solicitation process and shall not be purchased under the terms, conditions and awards rendered under this solicitation, unless such purchases are determined to be in the best interest of the City. 1.56. OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE - Any person, firm, corporation or joint venture, with a business location in the City of Miami and is submitting a Response under this Formal Solicitation shall meet the City's Occupational License Tax requirements in accordance with Chapter 31.1, Article I of the City of Miami .Charter. Others with a location outside the City of Miami shall meet their local Occupational License Tax requirements. A copy of the license must be submitted with the response; however, the City may at its sole option and in its best interest allow the Bidder/Proposer to supply the license to the City during the evaluation period, but prior to award. 1.57. ONE PROPOSAL - Only one (1) Response from an individual, firm, partnership, corporation or joint venture will be considered in response to this Formal Solicitation. When submitting an alternate response, please refer to the herein condition for "Alternate Responses May Be Considered". 1.58. OWNERSHIP OF DOCUMENTS - It is understood by and between the parties that any documents, records, files, or any other matter whatsoever which is given by the City to the successful Bidder/Proposer pursuant to this formal solicitation shall at all times remain the property of the City and shall not be used by the Bidder/Proposer for any other purposes whatsoever without the written consent of the City. 1.59. PARTIAL INVALIDITY - If any provision of this Contract or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall to any extent be held invalid, then the remainder of this Contract or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as. to which it is held invalid shall not be affected thereby, and each provision of this Contract shall be valid and enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law. Page 37 of 50 Invitation for Bid (IFB) 269258 1.60. PERFORMANCE/PAYMENT BOND -A Contractor may be required to furnish a Performance/Payment Bond as part of the requirements of this Contract, in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price. 1.61. PREPARATION OF RESPONSES (HARDCOPY FORMAT) —Bidders/Proposers are expected to examine the specifications, required delivery, drawings, and all special and general conditions. All bid/proposed amounts, if required, shall be either typewritten or entered into the space provided with ink. Failure to do so will be at the Bidder's/Proposer's risk. A. Each Bidder/Proposer shall furnish the information required in the Formal Solicitation. The Bidder/Proposer shall sign the Response and print in ink or type the naive of the Bidder/Proposer, address, and telephone number on the face page and on each continuation sheet thereof on which he/she makes an entry, as required. B. If so required, the unit price for each unit offered shall be shown, and such price shall include packaging, handling and shipping, and F.O.B. Miami delivery inside City premises unless otherwise specified. Bidder/Proposer shall include in the response all taxes, insurance, social security, workmen's compensation, and any other benefits normally paid by the Bidder/Proposer to its employees. If applicable, a unit price shall be entered in the "Unit Price" column for each item. Based upon estimated quantity, an extended price shall be entered in the "Extended Price" column for each item offered. In case of a discrepancy between the unit price and extended price, the unit price will be presumed correct. C. The Bidder/Proposer must state a definite time, if required, in calendar days for delivery of goods and/or services. D. The Bidder/Proposer should retain a copy of all response documents for future reference. E. All responses, as described, must be fully completed and typed or printed in ink and must be signed in ink with the firm's name and by an officer or employee having authority to bind the company or fine by his/her signature. Bids/Proposals having any erasures or corrections must be initialed in ink by person signing the response or the response may be rejected. F. Responses are to remain valid for at least 180 days. Upon award of a contract, the content of the Successful Bidder's/Proposer's response may be included as part of the contract, at the City's discretion. G. The City of Miami's Response Forms shall be used when Bidder/Proposer is submitting its response in hardcopy format. Use of any other forms will result in the rejection of the response. IF SUBMITTING HARDCOPY FORMAT, THE ORIGINAL AND THREE (3) COPIES OF THESE SETS OF FORMS, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, AND ANY REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE CITY OR YOUR RESPONSE MAY BE DEEMED NON -RESPONSIVE. 1.62. PRICE ADJUSTMENTS — Any price decrease effectuated during the contract period either by reason of market change or on the part of the contractor to other customers shall be passed on to the City of Miami. 1.63. PRODUCT SUBSTITUTES - In the event a particular awarded and approved manufacturer's product becomes unavailable during the term 'of the Contract, the Contractor awarded that item may arrange with the City's authorized representative(s) to supply a substitute product at the awarded price or lower, provided that a sample is approved in advance of delivery and that the new product meets or exceeds all quality requirements. 1.64. CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AND UNETHICAL BUSINESS PRACTICE PROHIBITIONS - Contractor represents and warrants to the City that it has not employed or retained any person or company employed by the City to solicit or secure this Contract and that it has not offered to pay, paid, or agreed to pay any person any fee, commission, percentage, brokerage fee, or gift of any kind contingent upon or in connection with, the award of this Contract. 1.65. PROMPT PAYMENT —Bidders/Proposers may offer a cash discount for prompt payment; however, discounts shall not be considered in determining the lowest net cost for response evaluation purposes. Bidders/Proposers are required to provide their prompt payment terms in the space provided on the Formal Solicitation. If no prompt payment discount is being offered, the Bidder/Proposer must enter zero (0) for the percentage discount to indicate no discount. If the Bidder/Proposer fails to enter a percentage, it is understood and agreed that the terms shall be 2% 20 days, effective after receipt of invoice or final Page 38 of 50 Invitation for Bid (IFB) 269258 acceptance by the City, whichever is later. When the City is entitled to a cash discount, the period of computation will commence on the date of delivery, or receipt of a correctly completed invoice, whichever is later. If an adjustment in payment is necessary due to damage, the cash discount period shall commence on the date final approval for payment is authorized. If a discount is part of the contract, but the invoice does not reflect the existence of a cash discount, the City is entitled to a cash discount with the period commencing on the date it is determined by the City that a cash discount applies. Price discounts off the original prices quoted on the Price Sheet will be accepted from successful bidders/proposers during the term of the contract. 1.66. PROPERTY - Property owned by the City of Miami is the responsibility of the City of Miami. Such property furnished to a Contractor for repair, modification, study, etc., shall remain the property of the City of Miami. Damages to such property occurring while in the possession of the Contractor shall be the responsibility of the Contractor. Damages occurring to such property while in route to the City of Miami shall be the responsibility of the Contractor. In the event that such property is destroyed or declared a total loss, the Contractor shall be responsible for replacement value of the property at the current market value, less depreciation of the property, if any. 1.67. PROVISIONS BINDING - Except as otherwise expressly provided in the resulting Contract, all covenants, conditions and provisions of the resulting Contract shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns. 1.68. PUBLIC ENTITY CRIMES - A person or affiliate who has been placed on the convicted vendor list following a conviction for a public entity crime may not submit a response on a contract to provide any goods or services to a public entity, may not submit a response on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work, may not submit responses on leases of real property to a public entity, may not be awarded or perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under a contract with any public entity, and may not transact business with any public entity in excess of the threshold amount provided in Section 287.017, for CATEGORY TWO for a period of 36 months from the date of being placed on the convicted vendor list. 1.69. PUBLIC RECORDS - Contractor understands that the public shall have access, at all reasonable times, to all documents and information pertaining to City contracts, subject to the provisions of Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, and City of Miami Code, Section 18, Article III, and agrees to allow access by the City and the public to all documents subject to disclosure under applicable law. Contractor's failure or refusal to comply with the provision of this section shall result in the immediate cancellation of this Contract by the City. 1.70. QUALITY OF GOODS, MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, PRODUCTS, AND EQUIPMENT - All materials used in the manufacturing or construction of supplies, materials, or equipment covered by this solicitation shall be new. The items bid/proposed must be of the latest make or model, of the best quality, and of the highest grade of workmanship, unless as otherwise specified in this Solicitation. . 1.71. QUALITY OF WORK/SERVICES - The work/services performed must be of the highest quality and workmanship. Materials furnished to complete the service shall be new and of the highest quality except as otherwise specified in this Solicitation. 1.72. REMEDIES PRIOR TO AWARD (Sec. 18-106) - If prior to Contract award it is determined that a formal solicitation or proposed award is in violation of law, then the solicitation or proposed award shall be cancelled by the City Commission, the City Manager or the Chief Procurement Officer, as may be applicable, or revised to comply with the law. 1.73. RESOLUTION OF CONTRACT DISPUTES (Sec. 18-105) (a) Authority to resolve Contract disputes. The City Manager, after obtaining the approval of the city attorney, shall have the authority to resolve controversies between the Contractual Party and the city which arise under, or by virtue of, a Contract between them; provided that, in cases involving an amount greater than S25,000, the City Commission must approve the City Manager's decision. Such authority extends, without limitation, to controversies based upon breach of Contract, mistake, misrepresentation or lack of complete performance, and shall be invoked by a Contractual Party by submission of a protest to the City Manager. Page 39 of 50 Invitation for Bid (IFB) 269258 (b) Contract dispute decisions. If a dispute is not resolved by mutual consent, the City Manager shall promptly render a written report stating the reasons for the action taken by the City Commission or the City Manager which shall be final and conclusive. A copy of the decision shall be immediately provided to the protesting party, along with a notice of such party's right to seek judicial relief, provided that the protesting party shall not be entitled to such judicial relief without first having followed the procedure set forth in this section. 1.74. RESOLUTION OF PROTESTED SOLICITATIONS AND AWARDS (Sec. 18-104) (a) Right to protest. The following procedures shall be used for resolution of protested solicitations and awards except for purchases of goods, supplies, equipment, and services, the estimated cost of which does not exceed S25,000. Protests thereon shall be governed by the Administrative Policies and Procedures of Purchasing. 1.Protest of Solicitation. i. Any prospective proposer who perceives itself aggrieved in connection with the solicitation of a Contract may protest to the Chief Procurement Officer. A written notice of intent to file a protest shall be filed with the Chief Procurement Officer within three days after the Request for Proposals, Request for Qualifications or Request for Letters of Interest is published in a newspaper of general circulation. A notice of intent to file a protest is considered filed when received by the Chief Procurement Officer; or ii. Any prospective bidder who intends to contest the Solicitation Specifications or a solicitation may protest to the Chief Procurement Officer. A written notice of intent to file a protest shall be filed with the Chief Procurement Officer within three days after the solicitation is published in a newspaper of general circulation. A notice of intent to file a protest is considered filed when received by the Chief Procurement Officer. 2. Protest of Award. i. A written notice of intent to file a protest shall be filed.with the Chief Procurement Officer within two days after receipt by the proposer of the notice of the City Manager's recommendation for award of Contract, which will be posted on the City of Miami Purchasing Department website, in the Supplier Corner, Current Solicitations and Notice of Recommendation of Award Section. The notice of the City Manager's recommendation can be found by selecting the details of the solicitation and is listed as Recommendation of Award Posting Date and Recommendation of Award To fields. If "various" is indicated in the Recommendation of Award To field, the Bidder/Proposer must contact the buyer for that solicitation to obtain the suppliers name. It shall be the responsibility of the Bidder/Proposer to check this section of the website daily after responses are submitted to receive the notice; or ii. Any actual Responsive and Responsible Bidder whose Bid is lower than that of the recommended bidder may protest to the Chief Procurement Officer. A written notice of intent to file a protest shall be filed with the Chief Procurement Officer within two days after receipt by the bidder of the notice of the city's- determination of non responsiveness or non responsibility. The receipt by bidder of such notice shall be confirmed by the city by facsimile or electronic mail or U.S. mail, return receipt requested. A notice of intent to file a protest is considered filed when received by the Chief Procurement Officer. iii. A written protest based on any of the foregoing must be submitted to the Chief Procurement Officer within five (5) days after the date the notice of protest was filed. A written protest is considered filed when received by the Chief Procurement Officer. The written protest may not challenge the relative weight of the evaluation criteria or the formula for assigning points in making an award determination. The written protest shall state with particularity the specific facts and law upon which the protest of the solicitation or the award is based, and shall include all pertinent documents and evidence and shall be accompanied by the required Filing Fee as provided in subsection (f). This shall form the basis for review of the written protest and no facts, grounds, documentation or evidence not contained in the protester's submission to the Chief Procurement Officer at the time of filing the protest shall be permitted in the consideration of the written protest. No time will be added to the above limits for service by mail. In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by this section, the day of the act, event or default from which the designated period of time begins to run shall not be included. The last day of the period so computed shall be included unless it is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday in which event the period shall run until the end of the next day which is Page 40 of 50 Invitation for Bid (IFB) 269258 neither a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday. Intermediate Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays shall be excluded in the computation of the time for filing. (b) Authority to resolve protests. The Chief Procurement Officer shall have the authority, subject to the approval of the City Manager and the city attorney, to settle and resolve any written protest. The Chief Procurement Officer shall obtain the requisite approvals and communicate said decision to the protesting party and shall submit said decision to the City Commission within 30 days after he/she receives the protest. In cases involving more than S25,000, the decision of the Chief Procurement Officer shall be submitted for approval or disapproval thereof to the City Commission after a favorable recommendation by the city attorney and the City Manager. (c) Compliance with filing requirements. Failure of a party to timely file either the notice of intent to file a protest or the written protest, together with the required Filing Fee, as provided in subsection (f), with the Chief Procurement Officer within the time provided in subsection (a), above, shall constitute a forfeiture of such party's right to file a protest pursuant to this section. The protesting party shall not be entitled to seek judicial relief without first having followed the procedure set forth in this section (d) Stay of Procurements during protests. Upon receipt of a written protest filed pursuant to the requirements of this section, the city shall not proceed further with the solicitation or with the award of the Contract until the protest is resolved by the Chief Procurement Officer or the City Commission as provided in subsection (b) above, unless the City Manager makes a written determination that the solicitation process or the Contract award must be continued without delay in order to avoid an immediate and serious danger. to the public health, safety or welfare. (e) Costs. All costs accruing from a protest shall be assumed by the protestor. (f) Filing Fee. The written protest must be accompanied by a filing fee in the form of a money order or cashier's check payable to the city in an amount equal to one percent of the amount of the Bid or proposed Contract, or S5000.00, whichever is less, which filing fee shall guarantee the payment of all costs which may be adjudged against the protestor in any administrative or court proceeding. If a protest is upheld by the Chief Procurement Officer and/or the City Commission, as applicable, the filing fee shall be refunded to the protestor less any costs assessed under subsection (e) above. If the protest is denied, the filing fee shall be forfeited to the city in lieu of payment of costs for the administrative proceedings as prescribed by subsection (e) above. 1.75. SAMPLES - Samples of items, when required, must be submitted within the time specified at no expense to the City. If not destroyed by testing, bidder(s)/proposer(s) will be notified to remove samples, at their expense, within 30 days after notification. Failure to remove the samples will result in the samples becoming the property of the City. 1.76. SELLING, TRANSFERRING OR ASSIGNING RESPONSIBILITIES - Contractor shall not sell, assign, transfer or subcontract at any time during the term of the Contract, or any part of its operations, or assign any portion of the performance required by this contract, except under and by virtue of written permission granted by the City through the proper officials, which may be withheld or conditioned, in the City's sole discretion. 1.77. SERVICE AND WARRANTY —When specified, the bidder/proposer shall define all warranty, service and replacements that will be provided. Bidders/Proposer must explain on the Response to what extent warranty and service facilities are available. A copy of the manufacturer's warranty, if applicable, should be submitted with your response. . 1.78. SILENCE OF SPECIFICATIONS - The apparent silence of these specifications and any supplemental specification as to any detail or the omission from it of detailed description concerning any point shall be regarded as meaning that only the best commercial practices are to prevail and that only materials of first quality and correct type, size and design are to be used. All workmanship and services is to be first quality. All interpretations of these specifications shall be made upon the basis of this statement. If your firm has a current contract with the State of Florida, Department of General Services, to supply the items on this solicitation, the bidder/proposer shall quote not more than the contract price; failure to comply with this request will result in disqualification of bid/proposal. 1.79. SUBMISSION AND RECEIPT OF RESPONSES - Responses shall be submitted electronically via Page 41 of 50 Invitation for Bid (IFB) 269258 the Oracle System or responses may be submitted in hardcopy format to the City Clerk, City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida 33133-5504, at or before, the specified closing date and time as designated in the IFB, RFP, RFQ, or RFLI. NO EXCEPTIONS. Bidders/Proposers are welcome to attend the solicitation closing; however, no award will be made at that time. A. Hardcopy responses shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope, box package. The face of theenvelope, box or package must show the hour and date specified for receipt of responses, the solicitation number and title, and the name and return address of the Bidder/Proposer. Hardcopy responses not submitted on the requisite Response Forms may be rejected. Hardcopy responses received at any other location than the specified shall be deemed non -responsive. Directions to City Hall: FROM THE NORTH: I-95 SOUTH UNTIL IT TURNS INTO US1. USI SOUTH TO 27TH AVE., TURN LEFT, PROCEED SOUTH TO SO. BAYSHORE DR. (3RD TRAFFIC LIGHT), TURN LEFT, 1 BLOCK TURN RIGHT ON PAN AMERICAN DR. CITY HALL IS AT THE END OF PAN AMERICAN DR. PARKING IS ON RIGHT. FROM THE SOUTH: US1 NORTH TO 27TH AVENUE, TURN RIGHT, PROCEED SOUTH TO SO. BAYSHORE DR. (3RD TRAFFIC LIGHT), TURN LEFT, I BLOCK TURN RIGHT ON PAN AMERICAN DR. CITY HALL IS AT THE END OF PAN AMERICAN DR. PARKING IS ON RIGHT. B. Facsimile responses will not be considered. C. Failure to follow these procedures is cause for rejection of bid/proposal. D. The responsibility for obtaining and submitting a response on or before the close date is solely and • strictly the responsibility of Bidder/Proposer. The City of Miami is not responsible for delays caused by the United States mail delivery or caused by any other occurrence. Responses received after the solicitation closing date and time will be returned unopened, and will not be considered for award. E. Late responses will be rejected. F. All responses are subject to the conditions specified herein. Those which do not comply with these conditions are subject to rejection. G. Modification of responses already submitted will be considered only if received at the City before the time and date set for closing of solicitation responses. All modifications must be submitted via the Oracle System or in writing. Once a solicitation closes (closed date and/or time expires), the City will not consider any subsequent submission which alters the responses. H. If hardcopy responses are submitted at the same time for different solicitations, each response must be placed in a separate envelope, box, or package and each envelope, box or package must contain the information previously stated in 1.82.A. 1.80. TAXES - The City of Miami is exempt from any taxes imposed by the State and/or Federal Government. Exemption certificates will be provided upon request. Notwithstanding, Bidders/Proposers should be aware of the fact that all materials and supplies which are purchased by the Bidder/Proposer for the completion of the contract is subject to the Florida State Sales Tax in accordance with Section 212.08, Florida Statutes, as amended and all amendments thereto and shall be paid solely by the Bidder/Proposer. 1.81. TERMINATION —The City Manager on behalf of the City of Miami reserves the right to terminate this contract by written notice to the contractor effective the date specified in the notice should any of the following apply: A. The contractor is determined by the City to be in breach of any of the terms and conditions of the contract. B. The City has determined that such termination will be in the best interest of the City to terminate the contract for its own convenience; C. Funds are not available to cover the cost of the goods and/or services.. The City's obligation is contingent upon the availability of appropriate funds. 1.82. TERMS OF PAYMENT - Payment will be made by the City after the goods and/or services awarded to a Bidder/Proposer have been received, inspected, and found to comply with award Page 42 of 50 Invitation for Bid (IFB) 269258 specifications, free of damage or defect, and properly invoiced. No advance payments of .any kind will be made by the City of Miami. Payment shall be made after delivery, within 45 days of receipt of an invoice and authorized inspection and acceptance of the goods/services and pursuant to Section 218.74, Florida Statutes and other applicable law. 1.83. TIMELY DELIVERY - Time will be of the essence for any orders placed as a result of this solicitation. The City reserves the right to cancel such orders, or any part thereof, without obligation, if delivery is not made within the time(s) specified on their Response. Deliveries are to be made during regular City business hours unless otherwise specified in the Special Conditions. 1.84. TITLE - Title to the goods or equipment shall not pass to the City until after the City has accepted the goods/equipment or used the goods, whichever comes first. 1.85.TRADE SECRETS EXECUTION TO PUBLIC RECORDS DISCLOSURE- All Responses submitted to the City are subject to public disclosure pursuant to Chapter 119, Florida Statutes. An exception may be made for "trade secrets." If the Response contains information that constitutes a "trade secret", all material that qualifies for exemption from Chapter 119 must be submitted in a separate envelope, clearly identified as "TRADE SECRETS EXCEPTION," with your fire's name and the Solicitation number and title marked on the outside. Please be aware that the designation of an item as a trade secret by you may be challenged in court by any person. By your designation of material in your Response as a "trade secret" you agree to indemnify and hold harmless the City for any award to a plaintiff for damages, costs or attorney's fees and for costs and attorney's fees incurred by the City by reason of any legal action challenging your claim. 1.86. UNAUTHORIZED WORK OR DELIVERY OF GOODS- Neither the qualified Bidder(s)/Proposer(s) nor any of his/her employees shall perform any work or deliver any goods unless a change order or purchase order is issued and received by the Contractor. The qualified Bidder(s)/Proposer(s) shall not be paid for any work performed or goods delivered outside the scope of the contract or any work performed by an employee not otherwise previously authorized. 1.87. USE OF NAME - The City is not engaged in research for advertising, sales promotion, or other publicity purposes. No advertising, sales promotion or other publicity materials containing information • obtained from this Solicitation are to be mentioned, or imply the name of the City, without prior express written permission of the City Manager or the City Commission. 1.88. VARIATIONS OF SPECIFICATIONS - For purposes of solicitation evaluation, bidders/proposers must indicate any variances from the solicitation specifications and/or conditions, no matter how slight. If variations are not stated on their Response, it will be assumed that the product fully complies with the City's specifications. Page 43 of 50 Invitation for Bid (IFB) 269258 2. Special Conditions 2.1. PURPOSE The purpose of this Solicitation is to establish a contract, for the purchase of Miscellaneous Vehicle Tires, as specified herein, from a source(s) of supply that will give prompt and efficient service fully compliant with the terms, conditions and stipulations of the solicitation. 2.2. DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/CLARIFICATION Any questions or clarifications concerning this solicitation shall be submitted by email or facsimile to the Purchasing Department, Attn: Terry Byrnes, CPPB; fax: (305) 400-5230 or email: tbyrnes@ci.miami.fl.us. The solicitation title and number shall be referenced on all correspondence. All questions must be received no later than Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 3:00 PM. All responses to questions will be sent to all prospective bidders/proposers in the form on an addendum. NO QUESTIONS WILL BE RECEIVED VERBALLY OR AFTER SAID DEADLINE. 2.3. TERM OF CONTRACT The Contract shall commence upon the date of notice of award and shall be effective for two (2) years with the option to extend for two (2) additional one (1) year periods, subject to the availability of funds for succeeding fiscal years. Continuation of the contract beyond the initial period is a City prerogative; not a right of the bidder. This prerogative will be exercised only when such continuation is clearly in the best interest of the City. 2.4. CONDITIONS FOR RENEWAL Each renewal of this contract is subject to the following: (1) Continued satisfactory performance compliance with the specifications, terms and conditions established herein. (2) Availability of funds 2.5. ESCALATION CLAUSE The City acknowledges the fluctuating nature of prices for items specified. Accordingly an escalator/de-escalator clause will be accepted only under the following conditions: (1) Prices must remain fixed and firm for the first two years, price increase(s) and decrease(s) comparable to documented manufacturer's price changes are provided. The maximum percentage increase over the initial tern prices shall not to exceed ten (10%) percent within a 12-month period and any increases at all must he at the same percentage level sustained by the Successful Bidder. Escalated prices for year(s) three and four of the contract, if any, shall remain fixed and finn during the applicable contract year; • (2) Receipt of proper written notification to the Purchasing Department of all items affected by price increases/decreases and (3) All price increase(s) and decrease(s) must be approved/disapproved by the Purchasing Director. The City may, after review, refuse to accept the adjusted costs if they are not properly documented, increases are considered to be excessive, or decreases are considered to be insufficient. In the event the City does not wish to accept the adjusted costs, and the matter cannot be resolved to the satisfaction of the City, the City reserves the right to cancel the contract upon giving thirty (30) days notice to the Successful Bidder. 2.6. NON -APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS Page 44 of 50 Invitation for Bid (IFB) 269258 In the event no funds or insufficient funds are appropriated and budgeted or are otherwise unavailable in any fiscal period for payments due under this contract, then the City, upon written notice to Successful Bidder(s) or their assignee of such occurrence, shall have the unqualified right to terminate the contract without any penalty or expense. No guarantee, warranty or representation is made that any particular project(s) will be awarded to any firm(s). 2.7. METHOD OF AWARD Award of this Contract will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible Bidder(s) on an item by item or manufacturer basis as shown in the Price Lines Section. Bidders may Bid on one or all items, however, if the City chooses to award by the grouping, and you have not bid on all items, your Bid may be deemed non -responsive. 2.8. BIDDERS MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Bids will be considered only from firms that are regularly engaged in the business of providing goods and/or services as described in this Bid; that have a record of performance for a minimum period of three (3) years; and that have sufficient financial support, equipment and organization to insure that they can satisfactorily provide the goods and/or services if awarded a Contract under the terms and conditions herein stated. Bidder shall not have: (1) any member, officer, or stockholder that is in arrears or in default of any debt or contract involving the City, is a defaulter surety otherwise, upon any obligation to the City, and/or has failed to perform faithfully on any previous contract with the City or (2) any record of pending lawsuits or criminal activities or have ever been declared bankrupt. 2.9. DELIVERY AND RESPONSE TIME Successful Bidder shall make delivery of any item(s) ordered herein within the required period of time specified on the purchase order and respond to calls within three hours maximum. Failure to deliver and respond as specified may be cause to deem the Successful Bidder in default. 2.10. FAILURE TO PERFORM Should it not be possible to reach the Successful Bidder or authorized representative and/or should remedial action not be immediately taken on any failure to perform according to specifications, the City reserves the right to declare Successful Bidder in default of the contractor make appropriate reductions in the contract payment. 2.11. EQUAL PRODUCT Manufacturer's name, brand name and model/style number when used in this bid, are for the sole purpose of establishing minimum requirements of levels of quality, standards of performance and design required and is in no way intended to prohibit the bidding of other manufacturer's brands of equal quality, unless otherwise indicated. Equal (substitution) may be bid, provided product so bid is found to be equal in quality, standards of performance, design, etc., to item specified, unless otherwise indicated. Where equal is proposed, bid must be accompanied by complete factory information sheets (specifications, brochures, etc.) and test results of unit bid as equal. Failure to do so at time of bid may deem your bid non -responsive. 2.12. INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS INDEMNIFICATION Bidder shall pay on behalf of, indemnify and save City and its officials harmless, from and against any and Page 45 of 50 Invitation for Bid (IFB) 269258 all claims, liabilities, losses, and causes of action, which may arise out of Bidder's performance under the provisions of the contract, including all acts or omissions to act on the part of Bidder, including any person performing under this Contract for or on Bidder's behalf, provided that any such claims, liabilities, losses and causes of such action are not attributable to the negligence or misconduct of the City and, from and against any orders, judgments or decrees which may be entered and which may result from this Contract, unless attributable to the negligence or misconduct of the City, and from and against all costs, attorneys fees, expenses and liabilities incurred in the defense of any such claim, or the investigation thereof. The Bidder shall furnish to the City of Miami, c/o Purchasing Department, 444 SW 2nd Avenue, 6th Floor, Miami, Florida 33130; Certificate(s) of Insurance which indicates that insurance coverage has been obtained which meets the requirements outlined below: (1) Worker's Compensation A. Limits of Liability - Statutory - State of Florida (2) Commercial General Liability: A. Limits of Liability Bodily Injury and Property Damage Liability - Each Occurrence: $1.000.000 General Aggregate Limit: $2,000,000 Personal and Adv. Injury. Products and Completed Operations and Fire Damage: $1,000.000. B. Endorsements Required: City of Miami included as an Additional insured. Employees included as insured. Contractual Liability. (3) Business Automobile Liability A. Limits of Liability Bodily injury and property damage liability combined single limits. Any Auto, including hired, borrowed or owned, or non -owned autos used in connection with the work - S1,000,000 B. Endorsements Required: City of Miami included as an Additional Insured BINDERS ARE UNACCEPTABLE. The insurance coverage required shall include those classifications, as listed in standard liability insurance manuals, which most nearly reflect the operations of the Bidder. All insurance policies required above shall be issued by companies authorized to do business under the laws of the State of Florida, with the following qualifications: The Company must be rated no less than "A" as to management, and no less than "Class V" as to financial strength, by the latest edition of Best's Insurance Guide, published by A.M. Best Company, Oldwick, New Jersey, or its equivalent. All policies and/or certificates of insurance are subject to review and verification by Risk Management prior to insurance approval. Certificates will indicate no modification or change in insurance shall be made without thirty (30) days written advance notice to the certificate holder. NOTE: CITY BID NUMBER AND/OR TITLE OF BID MUST APPEAR ON EACH CERTIFICATE. Compliance with the foregoing requirements shall not relieve the Bidder of liability and obligation under this section or under any other section of this Agreement. - -If insurance certificates are scheduled to expire during the contractual period, the Bidder shall be responsible for submitting new or renewed insurance certificates to the City at a minimum of ten (10) calendar days in advance of such expiration. - -In the event that expired certificates are not replaced with new or renewed certificates which cover the contractual period, the City shall: (a) Suspend the contract until such time as the new or renewed certificates are received by the City in the manner prescribed in the Invitation For Bid or (b) The City may, at its sole discretion, terminate this contract for cause and seek re -procurement damages from the Bidder in conjunction with the General and Special Terms and Conditions of the Bid. The Bidder shall be responsible for assuring that the insurance certificates required .in conjunction with this Section remain in force for the duration of the contractual period; including any and all option terms that may be granted to the Bidder.. Page 46 of 50 Invitation for Bid (IFB) 269258 2.13. METHOD OF PAYMENT Full payment will be made upon receipt and acceptance of a complete unit(s). No down or partial down payments will be made. 2.14. PACKING SLIP/DELIVERY TICKET TO ACCOMPANY ITEMS DURING DELIVERY The successful bidder shall enclose a complete packing slip or delivery ticket with any items to be delivered in conjunction with this bid solicitation. The packing slip shall be attached to the shipping carton(s) which contain the items and shall be made available to the City's authorized representative during delivery. The packing slip or delivery ticket shall include, at a minimum, the following information: purchase order number; date of order; a complete listing of items being delivered; and back -order quantities and estimated delivery of back -orders if applicable. 2.15. ADDITIONS/DELETIONS OF FACILITIES/PRODUCTS/SUPPLIERS Although this Solicitation identifies specific facilities/products/suppliers to be serviced, it is hereby agreed and understood that any facilities/products/suppliers may be added/deleted to/from this contract at the option of the City. When an additional product to the contract is required, the suppliers shall be invited to submit price quotes for these new product(s). If prices are not competitive or not carried, the City maintains the right to add additional suppliers to the contract to carry those items required. If these quotes are comparable with market prices offered for similar facilities/products/suppliers, they shall be added to the contract, whichever is in the best interest of the City, and an addendum and a separate purchase order shall be issued by the City. 2.16. CONTRACT ADMINISTRATORS Upon award, Successful Bidder(s) shall report and work directly with Jose Davila, Heavy Fleet Superintendant and John Babos, Light Fleet Superintendant, who shall be designated as the Contract Administrators for each of their respective departments. 2.17. TIE BIDS Whenever two or more Bids which are equal with respect to price, quality and service are received by the City for the procurement of commodities or contractual services, a Bid received from a business that certifies that is has implemented a drug -free workplace program shall be given preference in the award process. Established procedures for processing tie Bids will be followed if none of the tied vendors have a drug -free workplace program. In order to have a drug -free workplace program, a business shall: (1) Publish a statement notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the workplace and specifying the action that will be taken against employees for violations of such prohibition. (2) Inform employees about the dangers of drug abuse in the workplace, the business' policy of maintaining a drug -free workplace, any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance programs, and the penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations. (3) Give each employee engaged in providing the commodities or contractual services that are under Bid a copy of the statement specified in subsection (1). (4) In the statement specified in subsection (1), notify the employees that, as a condition of working on the commodities or contractual services that are under Bid, the employee will abide by the terms of the statement and will notify the employer of any conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, any violation of Chapter 893 or of any controlled substance law of the United States or any state, for a violation ' occurring in the workplace no later than five (5) days after such conviction. (5) Impose a sanction on, or require the satisfactory participation in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program, if such is available in the employee's community, by any employee who is so Page 47 of 50 Invitation for Bid (IFB) 269258 convicted. (6) Make a good faith effort to continue to maintain a drug -free workplace through implementation of this section. 2.18. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES Successful Bidder shall provide all items by the guaranteed delivery time specified by the City in the Delivery Section of this Solicitation. If the Successful Bidder fails to deliver within the specified delivery time, it is understood that a S25.00 deduction to the total invoice price will be deducted, as liquidated damages, for each day beyond the specified delivery time (not to exceed the total amount of the order), not as a penalty but as compensation for the need to locate another firm to complete the order. 2.19. WARRANTY The successful bidder will be required to provide a standard warranty for all products provided herein. A copy of the Standard Warranty shall be included with the Bid. 2.20. WARRANTY BY MANUFACTURER A copy of the manufacturer's standard warranty must be submitted with bids. Failure to comply with this provision may disqualify bids. 2.21. QUALITY AND MANUFACTURE The apparent silences of these specifications as to any details or the apparent omission from it of a detailed description concerning any point, shall be regarded as meaning that only materials and workmanship of first quality are to be used. All interpretations of these specifications shall be made upon the basis of this statement. Specifications, brands and manufacturers' names, where given, are to establish product type and quality required. Any equal thereto will be considered, subject to the approval of the City of Miami. Bidders shall indicate on the Bid Sheets, the manufacturer, brand and model or style number they intend to supply to the City, for each item bid. All materials shall be new, of current manufacture, and shall carry standard warranties. No substitutions shall be allowed after the bid is awarded unless so authorized by the City. The City reserves the right to perform its own testing procedures or to send any and all samples to any certifiable laboratory for analysis. Any and all costs for testing shall be borne by bidder. On the basis of this testing and analysis, the City shall be sole judge of the acceptability of the sample in conjunction with the bid specifications and it's decision shall be final. Any sample submitted shall create an express . warranty that the whole of the goods and/or services to be provided by the bidder during the contract period shall conform to the sample submitted. The bidder shall be required to provide adequate restitution to the City, in the manner prescribed by the City, if this warranty is violated during the term of the contract. 2.22. REFERENCES Each Bid must be accompanied by a list of three (3) references as reflected in the Header/Attributes Section of this Solicitation, which shall include the name of the company, dates of contract, description of goods supplied, a contact person and the telephone number. NO BID WILL BE CONSIDERED WITHOUT THIS LIST. 2.23. TERMINATION Page 48 of 50 Invitation for Bid (IFB) 269258 A. FOR DEFAULT If Contractor defaults in its performance under this Contract and does not cure the default within 30 days after written notice of default, the City Manager may terminate this Contract, in whole or in part, upon written notice without penalty to the City of Miami. In such event the Contractor shall be liable for damages including the excess cost of procuring similar supplies or services: provided that if, (1) it is determined for any reason that the Contractor was not in default or (2) the Contractor's failure to perform is without his or his subcontractor's control, fault or negligence, the termination will be deemed to be a termination for the convenience of the City of Miami. B. FOR CONVENIENCE The City Manager may terminate this Contract, in whole or in part, upon 30 days prior written notice when it is in the best interests of the City of Miami. If this Contract is for supplies, products, equipment, or software, and so terminated for the convenience by the City of Miami the Contractor will be compensated in accordance with an agreed upon adjustment of cost. To the extent that this Contract is for services and so terminated, the City of Miami shall be liable only for payment in accordance with the payment provisions of the Contract for those services rendered prior to termination. 2.24. ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS No additional terms and conditions included with the solicitation response shall be evaluated or considered, and any and all such additional terms and conditions shall have no force or effect and are inapplicable to this solicitation. If submitted either purposely, through intent or design, or inadvertently, appearing separately in transmittal letters, specifications, literature, price lists or warranties, it is understood and agreed that the General and Special Conditions in this solicitation are the only conditions applicable to this solicitation and that the bidder's/proposer's authorized signature affixed to the bidder's/proposer's acknowledgment form attests to this. 2.25. PRIMARY CLIENT (FIRST PRIORITY) The Successful Bidder(s) agrees upon award of this contract that the City of Miami shall be its primary client and shall be serviced first during a schedule conflict arising between this contract and any other contract Successful Bidder(s) may have with any other cities and/or counties to perform similar services as a result of any catastrophic events such as tornadoes, hurricanes, severe storms or any other public emergency impacting various areas during or approximately the same time. Page 49 of 50 Invitation for Bid (IFB) 269258 3. Specifications 3.1. SPECIFICATIONS/SCOPE OF WORK Intentionally Left Blank. See Price Lines for Details. Page 50 of 50