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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOpening of Bids - Spec T Eighteen (18) More or Less New Heavy Duty Mobile Lifting Systems - ARI Phoenix, Inc. (bid security chk submitted)a. For purposes of this Certification, "Iran" means the government of Iran and any agency or instiamentality of Iran, or as otherwise defined at Ind. Code § 5-22-16.5-5, as amended from time -to -time. b. As provided by Ind. Code § 5-22-16.5-8, as amended from time -to -time, a Contractor is engaged in investment activities in Iran if either: i. Contractor, its successor or its affiliate, provides goods or services of twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) or more in value in the energy sector of Iran; or ii. Contractor, its successor or its affiliate, is a financial institution that extends twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) or more in credit to another person for forty-five (45) days or more, if that person will (i) use the credit to provides goods and services in the energy sector in Iran; and (ii) at the time the financial institution extends credit, is a person identified on list published by the Indiana Department of Administration. 4. Contractor does not knowingly employ or contract with an unauthorized alien, nor retain any employee or contract with a person that the Contractor subsequently learns is an unauthorized alien. Contractor agrees that he/she/it shall enroll in and verify the work eligibility status of all of Contractor's newly hired employees through the E-Verify Program as defined by I.C. 22-5-1.7-3. Contractor's documentation of enrollment and participation in the E-Verify Program is included and attached as part of this bid/quote; and 5. Contractor shall require his/her/its subcontractors performing work under this public contract to certify that the subcontractors do not knowingly employ or contract with an unauthorized alien, nor retain any employee or contract with a person that the subcontractor subsequently learns is an unauthorized alien, and that the subcontractor has enrolled ii1 and is participating in the E-Verify Program. The Contractor agrees to maintain this certification throughout the term of the contract with the City of South Bend, and understands that the City may terminate the contract for default if the Contractor fails to cure a breach of this provision no later than thirty (30) days after being notified by the City. 6. Persons, partnerships, corporations, associations, or joint venturers awarded a contract by the City of South Bend through its agencies, boards, or commissions shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment in the performance of a City contract with respect to hire, tenure, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, or any matter directly or indirectly related to employment because of race, sex., religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation or disability that does not affect that person's ability to perform the work. In awarding contracts for the purchase of work, labor, services, supplies, equipment, materials, or any combination of the foregoing including, but not limited to, public works contracts awarded under public bidding laws or other contracts in which public bids are not required by law, the City, its agencies, boards, or commissions may consider the Contractor's good faith efforts to obtain participation by those Contractors certified by the State of Indiana as a Minority Business ("MBE") or as a Women's Business Enterprise ("WBE") as a factor in determining the lowest, responsible, responsive bidder. In no event shall persons or entities seeking the award of a City contract be required to award a subcontract to an MBE/WBE; however, it may not unlawfully discriminate against said WBE/MBE. A finding of a discriminatory practice by the City's MBE/WBE Utilization Board shall prohibit that person or entity from being awarded a City contract for a period of one (1) year from the date of such determination, and such determination may also be grounds for terminating the contact for which the discriminatory practice or noncompliance pertains. 7. The undersigned contractor agrees that the following nondiscrimination commitment shall be made a part of any contract which it may henceforth enter into with the City of South Bend, Indiana or any of its agencies, boards or commissions. Contractor agrees not to discriminate against or intimidate any employee or applicant for employment in the performance of this contract with privileges of employment, or any matter directly or indirectly related to employment, because of race, religion, color, sex, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, handicap, national origin or ancestry. Breach of this provision may be regarded as material breach of contract. 1, the undersigned bidder or agent as contractor on a public works project, understand my statutory obligations to the use of steel products or foundry products made in the United States (I.C. 5-16-8-1). 1 hereby certify that I and all subcontractors employed by me for this project will use steel products or foundry products made in the United States on this project if awarded. I understand I have an affirmative duty to notify the City in my bid that my proposal does not include the use of steel products or foundry products made in the United States. I understand it is my sole obligation and responsibility to provide a justification to the City, subject to review and approval, why the cost of United States made steel or foundry products is unreasonable. Prior to award and upon submission of bid which does not use steel products or foundry products made in the United States, the City, through its director of public works, shall make a determination if the price of United States made steel or foundry is unreasonable. I understand that violations hereunder may result in forfeiture of contractual payments. I hereby affirm under the penalties of perjury that the facts and information contained in the foregoing bid for public works are true and correct. Dated this t f A day of , 20L7 ML th 0 2I? ' Contractor/Bidder (Firm) 0 a a, (To be completed only by Contractors/Bidders elaisiing to be a "local Indiana business"pursuant to I.C. 36-1-12-22) INDIANA LOCAL BUSINESS PREFERENCE CLAIM A "local Indiana business"refers to any of the following: (I) A business whose principal place of business is located in an affected county. (2) A business that pays a majority of its payroll (in dollar volume) to residents of affected counties. (3) A business that employs residents of affected counties as a majority of its employees. (4) A business that makes significant capital investments in the affected counties as defined in rules adopted by the political subdivision. (5),4 business that has a substantial positive economic impact on the affected counties as defined by criteria in rules adopted by the political subdivision. An "affected county" refers to St. Joseph County, Indiana, or the foiloiving counties located adjacent to St. Joseph County: Elkhart County, Marshall County, Starke County and LaPorte County There are the followirzg price preferences for° supplies purchased fronh a local Indiana business: • 5%for a purchase expected by the purchasing agency to be less than $50,000 • 3% for a purchase expected by the purchasing agency to beat least $50, 000 but less than $100, 000, • 1 %. for a purchase expected by the purchasing agency to be at least $100,000. Date: Pursuant to I.C. 36-1-12-22, preference for Project South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. N /H claims a local Indiana business (Project # ) located within the City of ❑ The location of the principal place of business is (Address) ❑ St. Joseph County, Indiana ❑ The following county located adjacent to St. Joseph County, Indiana: ❑ The majority of the business's payroll for the 12 months prior to the date of this Bid is to residents of St. Joseph County, Indiana or the adjacent county noted above. ❑ The majority of the business's employees for the 12 months prior to the date of this Bid are residents of St. Joseph County, Indiana, or the adjacent county noted above. If the business is deemed to be the apparent lowest, responsible, responsive bidder, then it shall provide supporting documentation for the 12 month period prior to the date of the Bid of (i) the total payroll amount paid to all employees of the business, and (ii) the total payroll amount paid to employees who are residents of St. Joseph County and the adjacent county noted above. WHEN SUPPLYING SUPPORTING PAYROLL RECORDS, BIDDER SHALL REDACT ALL SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS. Dated this day of , 20 Contractor/Bidder (firm) Signature of ConLractorlBidder or Its Agent Printed Name and Title �'� +a_ ._ F.�. Payment will be processed once the unit is inspected and accepted as to tweeting the specifications by the Division of Central Services. This will include all manuals and warranty documentation. Bidder must state as accurately as possible an intended delivery date from the date of the bid award. Due to the age of the City's existing fleet, it is imperative that the unit's be delivered as quickly as possible. Stated delivery lead time may be included as an integral part of our bid selection process. FOB Central Services. The unit and all related paperwork is to be delivered to: Central Services Division 1045 West Sample Street South Bend, Indiana 46619 All Certificates of Origin/Title Work shall list the owner as: The City of South Bend 1045 West Sample Street South Bend, Indiana 46619 The Board will award the bid to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder. If the bid is not awarded to the lowest bidder, the factors used to justify the awards will be stated in writing at the request of any bidder. The Board reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids or portions thereof and to waive any irregularities or informalities. Description: Heavy duty mobile lifting system must be capable of lifting 18,000 per column or up to 72,000 lbs per set of four 108,000 lbs as a set of six.. To be used for lifting heavy trucks. Must be manufactured in the United States of America. The mobile lifting system shall be ALI/ETL Certified and comply with all OSHA standards. Column must be solid one piece. Welded columns are unacceptable. Must be able to lift small size vehicles as well with appropriate adapters. Repair parts must be available within 48 hours. Must be able to provide factory trained personnel to set up and maintain equipment. Must be movable without disassembly. Base must be able to clear 3" tall obstacles when moving. 10 Lift and lower speed 150 seconds minimum. Maximum weight per column 1,050 lbs. Maximum height of column 103". Minimum raised height 69". Maximum length 46". Maximum. width 46". Minimum length of lifting fork 12". Minimum width of lifting fork 23". Supply voltage 480 volt 3 ph 60HZ. Supply voltage 208 volt 3ph 60HZ. Minimum motor 2 hp with spring loaded brake which engages automatically. Brake shall have manual override for power failure. Electrical Cables: A 50' long power cable shall be connected to the main control box. The interconnecting cables shall be a 30' long single cable with quick disconnect plugs on each end. Controls: A set of four shall always comprise one designated primary and three secondary's numbered 1-6 and the lifts may be set up in any sequence. Must provide a remote control. Manuals: Must include the following manuals: operator's, maintenance, wiring, and parts. Training: Successful bid shall provide operator and maintenance training. Lifting Mechanism: Must be either a re -circulating ball screw and nut drive or ACME threaded screw with bronze load bearing nut and a steel back up nut. Hydraulic lifting cylinders are unacceptable. 11 Safety: Unit must have wedge -type safety device independent of lifting mechanism or certified as self-locking. Unit must have proximity switch to stop operation of lifting post if mechanical safety engages or an obstacle comes in contact with the lift during descent. Quantity: Eighteen (18) more or less. Pricing for sets of six (6). Alternate 1: Any adapters needed for lifting smaller vehicles. 12 mm m a B. The Post Office Department will be considered agent of the Bidder in delivering the bid. The City will not be responsible for deliveries. Any Bids received after the time specified will be returned unopened. C. Bids will be opened and read publicly at the time and place designated in the Notice to Bidders. Bidders, their authorized agents, and the public are invited to be present. D. Bidders may bid on one (1) or more item, provided however, that the bid submitted for each is delivered in a separate, sealed envelope, with the envelope clearly labeled on the outside as to the specific item for which the bid is being submitted. Bidders may submit separate bid bonds for each item being bid upon OR may submit one (1) bid bond equal to 10% of the combined total of all bids submitted. E. The Board may reject any bid that does not conform to these requirements as non- responsive, 5. ADDENDA — NO VERBAL INTERPRETATIONS A. No inquiries by Bidders relative to interpretation of Plans, Specifications, Special Provisions, or other Bidding Documents will be answered verbally. If any prospective Bidder is unable or unwilling to comply with one or more requirements of the bidding document, such Bidder should so inform the Board of Public Works in writing. Upon receipt of such information, consideration will be given to the advisability of issuing an Addendum which would thereupon become applicable to all Bidders. Any such inquiry must be submitted at least seven (7) days prior to the bid opening date in order to give the Board sufficient time to consider any necessary Addendum. All answers to such inquiries, in the form of Addenda, will be furnished to all prospective Bidders who have registered with the City. All Bidders are required to acknowledge receipt of any Addenda by inserting the Addendum number and the issuing date on executed Proposals. 6. REJECTION OF PROPOSALS CONTAINING ALTERATION. ERASURES. INCOMPLETE BIDS AND ETC. A. Proposals shall be rejected if they show any alteration of form, additions not called for, conditional or alternate bids (except when and insofar as are invited), incomplete bids, erasures or irregularities of any kinds. B. All blank spaces for bid prices must be filled in, in ink, with the unit price and total price for each item (This does not apply to divisible bids). In case of incorrect totaling of amounts and where the unit price and the extension thereof do not agree, the unit price for each item shall govern, and the City is authorized to correct all erroneous extension and totals for the purpose of comparing bids. 7. TRADE DISCOUNTS A. Trade discounts shall not be shown separately, but shall be incorporated in the Bidder's unit price, unless otherwise specified. 8. VEHICLE BIDS A. Bidders may bid on one (1) or more vehicles, provided however, that the bid submitted for each vehicle is delivered in a separate, sealed envelope, by vehicle, with the envelope clearly labeled on Bidders may bid on one (1) or more vehicles, provided however, that the bid submitted for each vehicle is delivered in a separate, sealed envelope, by vehicle, with the envelope clearly labeled on the outside as to the specific vehicle for which the bid is being submitted. Bidders may submit separate bid bonds for each vehicle being bid upon OR may submit one (1) bid bond equal to 10% of the combined total of all vehicle bids submitted. B. The Board may reject any bid that does not conform to these requirements as non- responsive. 9. TAX EXEMPTIONS A. The City of South Bend is exempt from the payment of federal excise and transportation taxes levied under the provision of the Internal Revenue Code. It is also exempt from the Indiana 16 State Gross Retail Tax (sales tax). The City will furnish the successful Bidder with any certificate of exemption required. 10. WITHDRAWAL OF BIDS A. Withdrawal of bids will be allowed only in those cases in which a written request to withdraw a bid is received by the Board of Public Works prior to the date and hour for receiving and opening bids. In such cases, the same will be returned to Bidder unopened. 11. ESCALATOR OR CONTINGENT CLAUSES A. The use of escalator clauses or other contingent clauses by the Bidder is prohibited, unless requested or permitted by the Invitation to Bid. No Proposal shall contain nor be accompanied by any writing purporting to limit or qualify the City's right to accept such Proposal or purporting to alter such Proposal or any Contract which may be executed pursuant thereto. 12. PRICES MUST BE DELIVERED PRICES A. The bid price shall be a delivered price. All materials shall be shipped F.O.B. destination as specified in the Invitation to Bid. No fuel surcharges accepted. 13. AWARD -- WAIVER OF TECHNICALITIES A. The Award of Bid, if any award be made, will be made within sixty (60) calendar days after the opening of Proposals to the lowest responsible and responsive Bidder who's Proposal complies with all the requirements prescribed, exclusive of technicalities waived. Until the final award of the Bid, however, the right is reserved by the City to reject any and all Proposals and to waive technical errors. 14. SPLITTING OF AWARDS/DIVISIBLE BIDS A. Bids will be awarded on the basis of the total dollar amount for all items In the Proposal unless the bid is described by the City as a Divisible Bid. The City may award a Divisible Bid to the lowest responsible and responsive Bidder for each item or class of items as indicated in the bid documents. 15. BIDDER QUALIFICATION A. The City may require any Bidder to submit evidence of qualifications, and may consider any evidence of the financial, technical, and other qualifications and abilities of the Bidder. The City will not award a Contract to a Bidder who, in its opinion, is not fully qualified on the basis of financial resources and responsibility, possession of adequate equipment, personnel, experience, and past record of performance to perform the obligations to be undertaken competently and without delay. 16. PURCHASE ORDERS A. A Purchase Order will be issued to the successful Bidder after formal acceptance of the bid is made by the City. 17. NEW MANUFACTURE A. Unless otherwise specified in the Invitation to Bid, the items offered shall all be new and the latest model of manufacture. 18. SOURCE OF SUPPLY A. If the Bidder is not a manufacturer, the source of supply must be shown and all sub- contractors must be identified. 19. PACKAGING A. All items shall be delivered strongly packed and marked according to accepted commercial practice unless otherwise directed in the Specifications. No charge shall be made for containers and the City shall have no obligation to return containers unless otherwise provided by the Specifications or Special Provisions. Any items not received in good condition will be rejected. 20. INSPECTION OF GOODS A. The City of South Bend reserves the right to inspect and have any goods tested after delivery for compliance with the specifications. Notice of latent defects, which would make the item 17 unfit for the purposes for which they are required, may be given at any time within one year after discovery of the defects. B. All items rejected must be removed immediately by the Contractor at the expense of the Contractor. If the Contractor fails or refuses to remove the rejected items, they may be sold by the City of South Bend. C. In some cases, at the discretion of the City, inspection of the commodities or equipment will be made at the factory, plant, or other establishment where they are produced before shipment. D. The above provision shall not be construed in limitations of any rights the City may have under any laws including the Uniform Commercial Code. 21. ASSIGNMENTS A. No person to whom a Contract has been awarded may assign his interest in the Contract without the consent, in writing, of the City. 22. CANCELLATION A. The City of South Bend reserves the right to cancel any Contract for failure or refusal of performance, fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, collusion, conspiracy, or any other misconduct on the part of the Contractor. 23, DEDUCTION OF DAMAGES A. If the City cancels the contract for any cause, it shall deduct from whatever is owed the Contractor on the Contract or any other Contract, any amount sufficient to compensate the City for any damages suffered by it because of the Contractor's wrongdoing. 24. METHOD OF INVOICING FOR PAYMENT A. Contractor shall bill the City of South Bead 1. On regular invoice form giving a complete and detailed description of the goods delivered, including purchase order number. 2. If the Contractor allows a discount, the period of time in which the City must make payment to qualify for the discounts shall be computed from the date the City received the invoice (completely filled out), or the date the goods are delivered and accepted, whichever may be later, and shall not be less than twenty (20) days. 3. If more than one shipment is made under the Contract and on the same purchase order, the City will make partial payments on a basis that is agreeable to both parties. 25. OWNERSHIP OF GOODS A. The goods which are the subject of the Contract shall remain property of the Contractor until delivered to and accepted by the City of South Bend. 26. ESTIMATED QUANTITIES A. If the quantity set forth in the Notice to Bidders and Proposal is approximate and represents the estimated requirements of the City for a specified period of time, the unit price and the extended total price thereof shall be used only as a basis for the evaluation of bids. The actual quantities necessary may be more or less than the estimate, but the City shall neither be obligated nor limited to any specific amount. The City will, if at all possible, restrict increases to twenty percent (20%) of the estimated quantity and will, if at all possible, restrict decreases to twenty percent (20%) of the estimated quantity. 27. TERM "OR EQUAL" A. Where the term "OR EQUAL" is used in these Specifications, the Bidder deviating from specified item shall file with his/her bid a letter fully explaining and justifying his/her proposed article or equal. The City of South Bend shall be the sole judge in determining if the "OR EQUAL" offered meets the Specifications. 18 28. INDEMNIFICATION CLAUSE A. The Contractor agrees to indemnify, defend, and Fold harmless the City of South Bend, its agents, officers, and employees from all costs, losses, claims and suits, including court costs, attorney fees, and other expenses, arising from or out of the negligent performance of this Contract by the Bidder or because or arising out of any defect in the goods, materials or equipment supplied by the Bidder. NOTE: Incoming mail does not reach the Board of Public Works until after 9:30 a.m. If you are sending your bid via Federal Express or another overnight source, please confirm that your package will arrive before the bid opening time and date. 19 k