Product_Sheets_.pdf

This is a product sheet document supporting Sarasota County, Florida's Invitation for Bids #262846RM for the procurement of small water meter parts and fittings. The solicitation, posted March 11, 2026, seeks a qualified vendor to supply specified water meter components including straight meter couplings, angle ball meter valves, bushings, meter boxes with lids, meter resetters, and hex bushings from manufacturers such as Ford, Mueller, Hubbell, and Merit Brass. All products must be new and compliant with NSF/ANSI 61 standards and Safe Drinking Water Act lead content requirements. Bids are due April 8, 2026, with delivery required within sixty calendar days of purchase order receipt to Sarasota County's Meter Maintenance Yard at 369 Sarasota Center Boulevard, Sarasota, Florida 34240, during business hours Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The County anticipates issuing a Purchase Agreement with the responsive and responsible bidder offering the lowest total bid price.

Bidders must demonstrate a minimum of one year of experience providing small water meter parts within the past ten years and submit references at bid submittal. All materials are warranted for one year from the County's acceptance date or the standard manufacturer warranty period, whichever is greater. Contractors must maintain Commercial General Liability insurance with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, Workers' Compensation insurance in accordance with Florida Statutes Chapter 440, and Business Automobile Liability with minimum limits of $1,000,000 combined single limit, with Sarasota County Government named as an additional insured. Bidders may propose substitutions for specified manufacturers only with prior written County approval submitted by the question submission deadline. Local and American business preferences do not apply to this award due to grant funding requirements. The County will inspect delivered products within five business days and reserves the right to reject and return non-compliant items at the Contractor's expense, with replacement required within thirty calendar days.