230-20250820154517 BSTC.pdf

REQUEST FOR SEALED, COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS

FOR ONE (1) FORD E-350 GAS, CUT-AWAY VAN CAB, DUAL REAR WHEEL, TWO

WHEEL DRIVE CHASSIS AND A REMOUNT OF

ONE (1) TYPE III BOX TO SAID CHASSIS

EMERGENCY MEDICAL VEHICLE

The Board of Supervisors of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, will accept sealed, competitive bids for the purchase, and/or lease purchase of one (1) Ford E-350 Gas, Cut-Away

Van Cab, and remount of one (1) Type III box to said chassis, until the hour of 10:00 a.m. on

Thursday, September 18, 2025 at the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, in Charleston, Mississippi and said sealed, competitive proposals will be opened shortly thereafter on Thursday, September 18, 2025 at the Tallahatchie County Courthouse in

Charleston, Mississippi.

Specifications are available for inspection and copying at the Office of the Chancery

Clerk of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, at the Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Charleston, Mississippi. Any reference is said specifications as to name, brand, make, or model is for purposes of establishing minimum requirements only. Any similar make or model generally accepted in the industry as equivalent will be considered. The County reserves the right to amend the specifications upon reasonable notice to all who have examined the specifications or requested copies from the Clerk.

Instruction to Bidders:

1. Following receipt of said proposals, the Board of Supervisors of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi will notify proposers, whose proposals meet the specifications advertised herein, with the date and time for the REVERSE AUCTION. Only qualified proposers shall be allowed to participate in the reverse auction which shall be held in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Tallahatchie County, at the Tallahatchie County Courthouse in the First Judicial District in Charleston, Mississippi.

2. No responsibility will be attached to any person employed by the Board of Supervisors of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, for the premature opening of any bid not properly addressed and identified as stipulated below:

BID FOR: THE PURCHASE OF AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL VEHICLE,

CHASSIS WITH AMBULANCE REMOUNT

OPENING DATE/TIME: September 18th, 2025 AT 10:00 A.M.

3. Any exceptions to the specifications must be listed in the bidders bid with justification. Failure to do so will disqualify the bid.

4. Price bid shall be for F. O. B. Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, and must include any pre-delivery and/or setup charges, title fees and inspection fees.

5. The bidder shall complete the unit price bid with no further calculations required, in order, to determine the firm unit price.

6. Bids must be signed and dated by the bidder’s authorized agent.

7. All bids must state Manufacturer Warranty.

8. All bids must state approximate delivery time.

9. Location for parts and service must be included in the bid and will be a factor in determining the best bid.

10. It shall be incumbent upon each bidder to understand the specifications on the bid form and to obtain clarification when necessary. It is not the intent of the specifications to limit the bidding process to any make or manufacturer, but to fill a specific need and to perform a specific task.

11. The board of Supervisors of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi reserves the right to determine which is the lowest and best bid and to accept or reject any or all bids based on that determination.

If you desire to submit a sealed, competitive proposal for the ambulance, please submit your proposal before the hour and date set forth above to the Chancery Clerk of Tallahatchie

County, Mississippi at the Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Charleston, Mississippi. If you choose to submit your bid my mail, the proper mailing address is:

Chancery Clerk of Tallahatchie County, MS Post Office Box 350 Tallahatchie County Courthouse Charleston, Mississippi 38921 Telephone: 662/647-5551

Please mark on the outside envelope of your bid ‘SEALED BID – AMBULANCE”.

The Board of Supervisors will not open or consider any bid received after the hour on the date set forth above.

The Board of Supervisors reserves the right to waive any informalities in respect to the bids received and to reject any or all bids.

Given by Order of the Board of Supervisors of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi on this the 7th day of July, 2025.

ANITA MULLEN GREENWOOD

CHANCERY CLERK

Publish: August 28th, 2025 and September 4th, 2025.