9-003 Detail Sheet for 26003721.pdf

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26003721 Fire Hydrants for U25-01
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26003721
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Mason County, Texas

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This is a detail sheet and bid instructions document issued by The City of Midland, Texas for the procurement of fire hydrants under project U25-01. The City is soliciting bids for 71 total yellow fire hydrants in three size categories: 45 units of 4-foot hydrants, 20 units of 5-foot hydrants, and 6 units of 6-foot hydrants. The document serves as the pricing form where bidders must enter their brand selection and unit costs for each hydrant size, with the total contract cost calculated from the sum of all line items. No specific response deadline, site visit requirements, bidders' conference, or contract award date is specified within this detail sheet.

The contract award will be made to either the lowest responsible bidder or the bidder offering the best value to the City of Midland, with evaluation criteria potentially including factors outlined in Section 252.043 of the Texas Local Government Code. Bidders must submit completed detail sheets with authorized signatures and must direct all questions and clarifications in writing to the City's Purchasing Agent. The document includes mandatory waivers requiring bidders to relinquish claims related to attorney's fees, bid administration and evaluation, and alleged contract breaches, with specific notice requirements that must be met within 120 days of any claimed damages. Failure to sign and include the waiver documentation will result in the bid being deemed non-responsive and rejected.

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Vendor Name: ____________________________

T H E C I T Y O F M I D L A N D

DETAIL SHEET

FOR

26003721

Fire Hydrants for U25-01

Item Description Quantity Brand Unit Cost Total Cost per

Unit

1 4’ Yellow Fire Hydrant 45 ________________ $______________ $______________

2 5’ Yellow Fire Hydrant 20 ________________ $______________ $______________

3 6’ Yellow Fire Hydrant 6 ________________ $______________ $______________

Total Cost $______________

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

1. VENDOR CONTACT:

All potential vendors shall direct ALL questions, areas for bid clarification and specification verification to the Purchasing Agent IN WRITING, via mail or fax as follows:

The City of Midland Office of the Purchasing Agent OR FAX: (432) 685-0523 P.O. Box 1152 Midland, TX 79702 E-Mail: purchasing@midlandtexas.gov

All vendors on the bid list will then be notified of the questions and presented an answer. Verbal responses shall not be considered binding.

2. AWARD

If the Contract is awarded, it will be awarded to either the lowest responsible bidder, or to the bidder who provides goods or services at the best value for the City of Midland. In determining the best value for the City of Midland, the City of Midland may consider the criteria enumerated in Section 252.043 of the Texas Local Government Code.

3. BID WAIVERS:

A. WAIVER OF ATTORNEY FEES: BY EXECUTING THIS CONTRACT, BIDDER

AGREES TO WAIVE AND DOES HEREBY KNOWINGLY, CONCLUSIVELY, VOLUNTARILY

AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE ANY CLAIM IT HAS OR MAY HAVE IN THE FUTURE

AGAINST THE CITY, REGARDING THE AWARD OF ATTORNEY’S FEES, WHICH ARE IN

ANY WAY RELATED TO THE CONTRACT, OR THE CONSTRUCTION, INTERPRETATION OR

BREACH OF THE CONTRACT. THE BIDDER SPECIFICALLY AGREES THAT IF THE BIDDER

BRINGS OR COMMENCES ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATED TO THIS

CONTRACT, THE CONSTRUCTION, INTERPRETATION, VALIDITY OR BREACH OF THIS

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CONTRACT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY ACTION PURSUANT TO THE

PROVISIONS OF THE TEXAS UNIFORM DECLARATORY JUDGMENTS ACT (TEXAS CIVIL

PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE SECTION 37.001, ET. SEQ., AS AMENDED), OR CHAPTER

271 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, THE BIDDER AGREES TO ABANDON,

WAIVE AND RELINQUISH ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO THE RECOVERY OF ATTORNEY’S

FEES TO WHICH BIDDER MIGHT OTHERWISE BE ENTITLED.

BIDDER AGREES THAT THIS IS THE VOLUNTARY AND INTENTIONAL

RELINQUISHMENT AND ABANDONMENT OF A PRESENTLY EXISTING KNOWN RIGHT.

THE BIDDER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT UNDERSTANDS ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF

THE CONTRACT. THE BIDDER FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THERE

WAS AND IS NO DISPARITY OF BARGAINING POWER BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE

BIDDER. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED OR INTERPRETED AS A WAIVER

OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY.

THE BIDDER AND CITY ARE RELYING ON THEIR OWN JUDGMENT. EACH PARTY

HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THIS CONTRACT WITH COMPETENT LEGAL

COUNSEL PRIOR TO ITS EXECUTION.

B. BIDDER’S WAIVER:

BY SUBMITTING A BID, THE BIDDER AGREES TO WAIVE AND DOES HEREBY

VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE, ABANDON AND RELINQUISH ANY CLAIM

THE BIDDER HAS OR MAY HAVE IN THE FUTURE AGAINST THE CITY OF MIDLAND,

TEXAS, AND THE CITY’S EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND OFFICERS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN

ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE FOLLOWING:

1. THE ADMINISTRATION, EVALUATION OR RECOMMENDATION OF ANY BID;

2. WAIVER OR DELETION OF ANY OF THE REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE BID

DOCUMENTS OR THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS;

3. ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION OF ANY BIDS; OR

4. AWARD OF THE CONTRACT.

BY SUBMITTING A BID, THE BIDDER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE BIDDER UNDERSTANDS

ALL OF THE TERMS OF THE BIDDING DOCUMENTS AND CONSENTS TO THE BIDDING

PROCESS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A NEGATIVE ASSESSMENT. BY SUBMITTING A BID,

THE BIDDER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THERE WAS AND IS NO DISPARITY OF

BARGAINING POWER BETWEEN THE BIDDER AND THE CITY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS. THE

BIDDER AGREES THAT THIS IS THE INTENTIONAL RELINQUISHMENT OF A PRESENTLY

EXISTING KNOWN RIGHT. BY SIGNING THE REQUEST FOR BID AND/OR BELOW, YOUR

COMPANY AGREES TO THE ABOVE WAIVER(S).

C. NOTICE OF ALLEGED BREACH; STATUTORY PREREQUISITES:

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As a condition precedent to filing suit for alleged damages incurred by an alleged breach of an express or implied provision of this Contract, Company or his legal representative, shall give the City Manager, or any other reasonable official of the City, notice in writing (consisting of one original and seven copies of notice attached to a copy of this Contract) of such damages, duly verified, within one-hundred twenty (120) days after the same has been sustained. The discovery rule does not apply to the giving of this notice. The notice shall include when, where and how the damages occurred, the apparent extent thereof, the amount of damages sustained, the amount for which the Company will settle, the physical and mailing addresses of Company at the time and date the claim was presented and the physical and mailing addresses of Company for the six months immediately preceding the occurrence of such damages, and the names and addresses of the witnesses upon whom the Company relies to establish its claim; and a failure to so notify the City Manager within the time and manner provided herein shall exonerate, excuse and except the City from any liability whatsoever.

The City is under no obligation to provide notice to Company that Company’s notice is insufficient. City reserves the right to request reasonable additional information regarding the claim. Said additional information shall be supplied within thirty (30) days after receipt of notice.

The statutory prerequisites outlined herein constitute jurisdictional requirements pursuant to Section

271.154 of the Texas Local Government Code and Section 311.034 of the Texas Government Code.

Notwithstanding any other provision, Company’s failure to comply with the requirements herein shall perpetually bar Company’s claim for damages under Chapter 271 of the Texas Local Government Code, and Section 311.034 of the Texas Government Code, regardless if City has actual or constructive notice or knowledge of said claim or alleged damages. Company agrees that the requirements of this entire Contract are reasonable.

The bidder agrees that this is the intentional relinquishment of the above listed rights.

By Signing below, your company agrees to the above waiver(s). If this form is not signed and included with your bid documents your bid will be considered non-responsive and will be rejected.

Company Name Date

Authorized Signature Phone

Print Above Name Fax

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