AgdaPkt 2015-10-12 Closed and Joint SA and PFA

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6.1.A. - Page 7 7. INTERPRETATION If a prospective Bidder is in doubt of the true meaning of any part of this "Notice Inviting Bids" or finds discrepancies in, or omissions in the same,the Bidder may submit to the City a written request for an interpretation or a correction there of. Any interpretations or correction of the proposed documents will only be made by an addendum sent via email from the City to each person receiving a set of bid documents. Such addendum shall be considered a part of the contract. 8. NEW MATERIAL; ACCEPTANCE The unit herein specified shall be constructed throughout of new parts and materials, which shall have seen no service other than that necessary for factory tests,unless otherwise allowed in the Bid Specification. Items purchased hereunder will be subject to final inspection and acceptance at delivery destination as set forth in this Notice Inviting Bids. 9. STANDARD EQUIPMENT Vehicle(s) proposed by the Bidder must be equipped with the manufacturer's equipment and accessories which are included as standard in the advertised and published literature for that unit (from the manufacturer). No such item shall be removed because it was not specified in this Notice Inviting Bids. To promote fairness in competition, items offered as standard equipment by a particular manufacturer,but not recognized as such by the industry, should be clearly noted in the bid submission. An option to delete those items at an offered price may be included with the bid submission. 10. LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER In order to promote the policy declared above, contracts will be awarded only to such Bidders as are determined to meet the following qualifications of lowest responsible Bidder. The award may be to the lowest responsible Bidder or other Bidder. In determining who the award is to be made, the awarding authority may consider, in addition to the Submitted Bid received, the experience of the Bidder for the particular service sought, the quality of work that the Bidder has done, the quality of the product or materials provided by the Bidder, the ability of the Bidder to complete the project in a timely manner,the safety compliance record of the Bidder, and the insurance carried by the Bidder. 11. AWARD OF CONTRACT OR REJECTION OF BIDS The City reserves the right to amend or reject any or all proposals and also to select, modify, or reject any of the bid items as the City sees in its best interest. Whenever quantities of individual items are involved the City reserves the right to make single awards or separate items in an aggregate of several items to various vendors. 41Page