6-General Information.docx

GENERAL INFORMATION

The intent of this quote is to contract for the Purchase and Delivery of Propane at various locations for 911 Emergency Communications generators/facilities.

This contract shall start on or about November 20, 2026, will run for one year and includes the option to extend the contract up to one additional year. The County reserves the right to extend the term of the Agreement period for up to three months to prevent a lapse of coverage and only for the time necessary to issue and award a new invitation to Quote. The total cost of the contract, including any extensions, cannot exceed the bid threshold. The quantities shown below are the facility’s estimated usage for the initial contract period. The County reserves the right to increase or decrease quantities according to actual usage and does not guarantee orders for any specific amounts or item(s). Orders will be delivered FOB to the specified ordering location. Any award from this quote will be made to the lowest responsive, responsible vendor for the Purchase and Delivery of Propane PUR01126 in total.

The County will neither review nor consider signing any additional documentation requested by the successful Vendor. Vendors who are working from a quote package obtained from any source other than PennBid may be working from an incomplete set of documents. The County assumes no responsibility for a quote’s errors, omissions, or misinterpretations resulting from a vendor’s use of an incomplete quote package.

Any questions and / or clarifications shall be directed to PennBid up to four business days before the due date. Addendums will be issued as needed to address questions / clarifications received; the final addendum will be issued by 5:00 pm two business days prior to the due date.

The County is exempt from Federal Excise Taxes and Pennsylvania Sales Taxes (except for construction), as a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Prices shown in the quote shall exclude such Federal and State Tax amounts. A PA Tax Exempt Certificate will be provided to the successful vendor upon request.

Any vendor who has demonstrated poor performance during a current or previous agreement with the County may be considered as an unqualified source and their quote may be rejected. The County reserves the right to exercise this option as is deemed proper / necessary.

The Purchasing Director of Bucks County reserves the right to reject any or all quotes or parts thereof, or to award in whole or in part as deemed to be in the best interest of the County.

Any information offered that is not already specifically included in this packet is considered unofficial unless received in the form of a written Addendum. Verbal instructions are not binding on either the County or Vendor.

The County of Bucks reserves the right to reject any and all quotes and also reserves the right to waive any informality in the quotes received.

Cooperative Purchasing In accordance with 62 Pa.C.S.A §1902, the County is able to piggyback purchase from contracts that have been bid by other public entities. These piggyback contracts contain cooperative purchasing language or have been bid by other public entities in conjunction with a cooperative purchasing program. As such, contractors are encouraged to offer piggyback contract pricing based on the County’s scope of work and technical specifications and must follow the piggyback contract guidelines and discounts if applicable and favorable to the County. If a contractor wishes to submit a piggyback contract proposal, the contractor must include in their response, any and all documentation and the website location, so that the County may determine whether or not it is able to use the contract being offered. Failure to provide both a contract number and website to verify the contract may result in disqualification of the quote.