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INVITATION TO BID

TWO (2) UTILITY TRACTORS

The City of Greenville, Mississippi will accept bids for two (2) New Utility Tractors by 3:00 P.M., CST, Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at the Office of the City Clerk, City of Greenville, 340 Main Street, Greenville, Mississippi 38701 or by electronic bid submission. Electronic bids and/or reverse auction bids may be submitted at www.centralauctionhouse.com. Questions relating to the electronic bidding process, may be directed to Central Bidding at (225) 810-4814.

Unpriced bid proposals will be accepted until 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 28, 2024 local time, by electronic bid submission to mdavenport@greenvillems.org, or in a sealed envelope at the Office of the City Clerk, City of Greenville, 340 Main Street, Greenville, MS 38701 or P. O. Box 897, Greenville, MS 38702. Submissions will be evaluated and vendors submitting acceptable offers will be invited to submit priced bids. Electronic bids and/or reverse auction bids may be submitted at www.centralauctionhouse.com. Questions relating to the electronic bidding process, may be directed to Central Bidding at (225) 810-4814.

Bidding will be held by electronic reverse auction on Wednesday, October 30, 2024 beginning at 2:00 p.m. and ending at 3:00 p.m. local time. The City of Greenville reserves the right to use “anti-sniping” for reverse auctions. Anti-sniping is a tool that automatically extends the bid time for a reverse auction by five (5) minutes if a vendor places a bid in the final five (5) minutes of the reverse auction. The anti-sniping effect will also auto extend the reverse auction bid time any time a bid is placed in the last five (5) minutes of the reverse auction and can auto extend the reverse auction multiple times until the bidding on the reverse auction ends.

Specifications are available at the office of the City Clerk, City of Greenville, 340 Main Street, Greenville, Mississippi, 38701, by requesting copies by telephone at (662) 378-1595 or by email at: msmith@greenvillems.org. Electronic copies of the bid specifications are available from Central Bidding at www.centralauctionhouse.com for a fee. All bids must comply with the specifications provided.

Bids submitted by mail shall be labeled as follows: Tractor # 10302024. No bid may be withdrawn after the time and date set for the opening of the bids, and all proposals shall be firm prices and remain in effect for a period of thirty (30) days after said date for opening of bids. The City of Greenville, Mississippi, reserves the right to amend the specifications as necessary and will notify all parties having requested bid packets. The City of Greenville furthers waives any informality in any/all bids as may appear to be in the best interest of the City or to reject any/all bids.

/S/ Amelia D. Wicks, City Clerk

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