Attachment A - Special Terms and Conditions - Pages 1-7.docx

Attachment A – Special Terms and Conditions

RFx No.: 3000024440 Title: Utility Pole Trailer - DOTD

1. Bid Delivery Instructions for State Procurement:

Bidders are hereby advised that the Office of State Procurement (OSP) must receive bids at its physical location by the date and time specified on page 1 of the Invitation to Bid.

Bids may be mailed or delivered by hand or courier service to the Office of State Procurement’s physical location as follows:

OR Bids may also be submitted online by accessing the link on page 1 of the Invitation to Bid.

Bidder should be aware of security requirements for the Claiborne Building and allow time to be photographed and presented with a temporary identification badge.

Bidder is solely responsible for ensuring that its courier service provider makes inside deliveries to the Office of State Procurement’s physical location. The Office of State Procurement is not responsible for any delays caused by the bidder's chosen means of bid delivery. Bidder is solely responsible for the timely delivery of its bid. Failure to meet the bid opening date & time shall result in rejection of the bid.

Note: Bidders who choose to respond to this bid online via the vendor portal are encouraged to not submit a written bid as well.

Bidders are hereby advised that due to the nature of the internet, the State of Louisiana cannot guarantee that access to the LaGov or LaPAC websites will be uninterrupted or that e-mails or other electronic transmissions will be sent to you or received by us. The Office of State Procurement is not responsible for any delays caused by the bidder’s choice to submit their bid online. Bidder is solely responsible for the timely delivery of its bid. Failure to meet the bid opening date and time shall result in rejection of the bid.

**ATTENTION**

Enrollment in LaGov provides LaPAC email notification of bid opportunities based upon commodities that you select.

5. Prices:

Prices shall be complete, including transportation/freight charges prepaid by Bidder to destination, inside delivery, unpacking, assembly of all components and removal of all associated debris from premises. Prices should be quoted in the unit (each, box, case, hour, flat, mile, etc.) as specified in the solicitation.

The LaCarte Procurement Card uses a Visa card platform. Contractors receive payment from State agencies using the card in the same manner as other Visa card purchases. Contractors cannot process payment transactions through the credit card clearinghouse until the purchased products have been shipped or received or the services performed.

If a purchase order is not used, the Contractor must keep on file a record of all LaCarte purchases issued against this contract during the contract period. The file must contain the particular item number, quantity, line total and order total. Records of these purchases must be provided to the Office of State Procurement on request.

EFT payments are sent from the State’s bank directly to the payee’s bank each weekday. The only requirement is that you have an active checking or savings account at a financial institution that can accept Automated Clearing House (ACH) credit files and remittance information electronically. Additional information and an enrollment form is available by contacting the Office of Statewide Reporting & Accounting Policy at DOA-OSRAP-EFT@la.gov.

To facilitate this payment process, you will need to complete and return the EFT enrollment form.

If an award is made to your company, please check which option you will accept or indicate if you are already enrolled.

Payment Type Will Accept Already Enrolled

LaCarte ______ ______

EFT ______ ______

11. Louisiana Preference:

Notwithstanding any other provision of La. R.S. 39:1604 to the contrary, the following preferences shall apply only to bidders whose Louisiana business workforce is comprised of a minimum of 50% Louisiana residents.

(1) Do you have a Louisiana Business workforce? _______ yes _______ no

(2) If so, do you certify that at least 50% of your Louisiana business workforce is comprised of Louisiana residents? _______ yes _______ no

A. In accordance with the provisions of La. R.S. 39:1604, each procurement officer, purchasing agent, or similar official who procures or purchases agricultural or forestry products, including meat, seafood, produce, eggs, paper or paper products under the provisions of Chapter 17 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes shall procure or purchase Louisiana products provided all of the following conditions are met:

(1) The bidder certifies in the bid submitted that the product meets the criteria of a Louisiana product.

(2) The product is equal to or better than equal in quality to other products.

(3) The cost of the Louisiana product shall not exceed the cost of other products by more than 10%, except as otherwise provided in this Chapter as a specific exception.

Do you claim this preference? _______ yes ________ no

Specify line number(s): ___________________________________________________

B. In accordance with the provisions of La. R.S. 39:1604, each procurement officer, purchasing agent, or similar official who procures or purchases products under the provisions of Chapter 17 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes shall procure or purchase meat and meat products, domesticated or wild catfish, produce, eggs or crawfish which are further processed in Louisiana, provided the cost of the further processed meat and meat products, domesticated or wild catfish, produce, eggs or crawfish do not exceed the cost of other products by more than 7%.

Do you claim this preference? _______ yes ________ no

Specify line number(s): ___________________________________________________

Specify location within Louisiana where product is further processed:

(NOTE: If more space is required, include on a separate sheet.)

C. In accordance with the provisions of La. R.S. 39:1604, each procurement officer, purchasing agent, or similar official who procures or purchases materials, supplies, products, provisions, or equipment under the provisions of Chapter 17 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes may purchase such materials, supplies, products, provisions, or equipment which are produced, manufactured, or assembled in Louisiana, as defined in La. R.S. 38:2251(A), and which are equal in quality to other materials, supplies, products, provisions, or equipment, provided that all of the following conditions are met:

(1) The cost of such items does not exceed the cost of other items which are manufactured, processed, produced, or assembled outside the State by more than 10%.

(2) The vendor of such Louisiana items agrees to sell the items at the same price as the lowest bid offered on such items.

(3) In cases where more than one bidder offers Louisiana items which are within 10% of the lowest bid, the bidder offering the lowest bid on Louisiana items is entitled to accept the price of the lowest bid made on such items.

Do you claim this preference? _______ yes ________ no

Specify line number(s): _____________________________________________________

Specify location within Louisiana where product is produced, manufactured, or assembled:

(NOTE: If more space is required, include on a separate sheet.)

Failure to specify above information may cause elimination from preferences.

(1) The cost of such items does not exceed the cost of other items which are manufactured outside the United States by more than 5%.

(2) The vendor of such items agrees to sell the items at the same price as the lowest bid offered on such items.

(3) In cases where more than one bidder offers items manufactured in the United States which are within 5% of the lowest bid, the bidder offering the lowest bid on such items is entitled to accept the price of the lowest bid made on such items.

(4) The vendor certifies that such items are manufactured in the United States.

For the purposes of this preference,

(1) Manufactured in the United States" means produced by a process in which the manufacturing, final assembly, processing, packaging, testing, and any other process that adds value, quality, or reliability to assembled articles, materials, or supplies, occur in the United States.

(2) "United States" means the United States and any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

Do you claim this preference? _______ Yes ________ No

Specify line number(s): _______________________________________________

If bidding other than specified, sufficient information should be enclosed with the bid in order to determine quality, suitability, and compliance with the specifications.

Failure to comply with this request may eliminate your bid from consideration.

14. Right to Inspect:

The agency reserves the right to inspect and test the delivered merchandise for compliance with the bid specifications. If merchandise is in compliance, cost of all testing will be paid by the using agency.

15. Waste Tire Fee Notice:

Do not include the cost of the waste tire fee in your bid price. The Office of State Procurement will add the cost of the waste tire fee to the bid amount upon award. In accordance with LAC 33:V11.10521.B, the following applicable waste tire fee will be added to the bid amount: $2.25 for passenger/light truck tires, $5.00 for medium truck tires and $10.00 for off road vehicle tires. Bidders are requested to note the number of tires on the vehicle being bid.

Number of tires, excluding the spare: __________________

Applicable fee per tire to be charged, in accordance with the above: $_________

16. Moveable Equipment:

Each piece of movable equipment shall be delivered with two copies of the following documents:

· Complete certificate of origin

· Notarized bill of sale or invoice Each piece of movable equipment shall be delivered with one copy of the following documents, if applicable to the type of equipment delivered:

· Odometer disclosure statement

· Dealer’s service policy

· Warranty

· Tag application

· Owner’s manual

· Dealer’s inspection

· Service manual(s) and check sheet(s)

17. Louisiana Motor Vehicle Dealers License:

Bidders (Motor Vehicle Dealers as defined in La. R.S. 32:1252) must be properly licensed by the Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission. Bidders should include a copy of a valid dealer’s license issued under the provisions of R.S. 32:1254 with their bid. Any bidder who fails to include a valid dealer’s license with their bid must provide a copy to this office within 10 business days following the bid opening date. Failure to do so will result in the bid being rejected.

Any questions regarding licensing required by the Motor Vehicle Commission should be directed to the Motor Vehicle Commission at (504) 838-5207, or via website: www.lmvc.la.gov

A bidder who is not the manufacturer of the products bid shall be authorized by the manufacturer to bid and sell particular products. A signed letter from the manufacturer certifying that the bidder has the proper authorization to bid and sell the products may be required. If required, the information shall be provided within 7 days of the request by OSP.

18. Method of Award:

It is the intent of the State to award this contract on an individual basis to the overall lowest responsive, responsible bidder meeting the specifications. The State further reserves the right to reject individual line items from the award.

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