INVITATION TO BID
The City of Calera AL. shall be accepting sealed bids for the purchase of a new, unused 2023 12/14 Passenger Bus w/ 2 Wheelchair Positions until 10:00 AM local time on Monday, June 19th, 2023, at which time the bids will be opened and read aloud. Sealed bids shall be submitted to the following:
City of Calera
Attn: Seth Gandy, Parks and Recreation Director
7901 US Highway 31
Calera, AL 35040
INSTRUCTION TO BIDDERS
Bids shall be submitted on the bid form provided by the City of Calera. Bids shall be returned in a sealed envelope clearly marked "SEALED BID – 2023 Passenger Bus ". Attn: Seth Gandy
Bidders shall not be permitted to use to their advantage any errors or omissions in the specifications or contract documents. The City of Calera reserves the right to issue new instructions or corrections as needed.
If the bidder has any questions concerning the meaning or intent of the specifications, the bidder shall request that an interpretation be made and an addendum be issued by the City, which shall be made available to all bidders. Failure to have requested an addendum shall not relieve the bidder from delivery in accordance with the intent of the specifications.
The City of Calera reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to waive any informalities or technicalities in the bid process and to accept the bid, which in the judgment of the City will be in the best interest of or be most advantageous to the City of Calera.
No bid shall be withdrawn for a period of 30 days following the date specified for opening of the bids.
GENERAL CONDITIONS
All prices shall be F.O.B., 7901 US Highway 31, Calera, AL, 35040.
The items bid on these specifications shall comply in all respects unless deviations are clearly specified. Should it be determined on delivery that the items bid are deficient in any respect, the bidder or manufacturer shall, at no expense to the City, correct the deficiencies.
All bids shall be accompanied by sales brochure on the item bid on and any or all guarantees or warranties must be attached.
If awarded, the bid item must be delivered to the City of Calera within 8 weeks of being awarded the bid.
Note: Municipalities are exempt from sales tax.
REQUIRED SPECIFICATIONS
MANUFACTURER: Starcraft Allstar
SERIES: 12/14 Passenger w/2 Wheelchair Positions
MODEL TYPE : Ford E-450 – Non CDL
MODEL YEAR: 2023