RFP 22-170 Surplus Bus Sale

April 21, 2022

To: All Bidders

The Floyd County School System requests your bid to purchase 7 surplus buses as one Lot, offered through the Transportation Department.

Responses to this Invitation to Bid shall be submitted in a sealed envelope marked “Bid No. 2022-150, Surplus Bus Sale”. Bids may be mailed, or hand delivered to the Floyd County Board of Education, Attention: Greg Studdard, 600 Riverside Parkway, Rome, GA 30161. Any questions or concerns please contact Mr. Trevor Hubbard, Director of Transportation, Floyd County Schools at thubbard@floydboe.net.

Bids will be opened at 2:00 pm, May 5, 2022, at Floyd County Schools, Central Office, 600 Riverside Parkway, Rome, GA 30161.

Bidders are required to use the enclosed bid form and instructed to carefully read all items, conditions and specifications in this letter and the attached pages before completing their bid.

The Floyd County School System reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids, to waive any irregularity in bids received, to award the entire bid to one contractor or to make awards by group or by line item whichever is in the best interest of Floyd County School System. Additionally, the Floyd County School system may unilaterally terminate this contract in whole or in part, for the school system’s convenience, availability of unobligated funds, or because of failure of the contractor to fulfill the contract obligations in any respect.

Your interest and participation are solicited and appreciated.

Sincerely, Greg Studdard

CFO

Enclosures:

General Terms and Condition Non-Collusion Affidavit Bid Form

FLOYD COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM

600 Riverside Parkway

Rome, GA 30161

“Bid No. 2022-150, Surplus Bus Sale” May 5, 2022

2:00 pm

General Terms and Conditions

1. Bids should be mailed in ample time to assure delivery prior to the bid opening date and time.

For mailing purposes please address to:

Floyd County Board of Education Accounting Department Attention: Greg Studdard 600 Riverside Parkway NE Rome, GA 30161

Bids may be hand delivered to the Receptionist, Floyd County Board of Education, Central Office.

2. Bids must be on the bid form provided within this Invitation to Bid the price listed on the appropriate line, sealed within an envelope marked as shown in the cover letter.

3. Bids for individual buses will not be accepted. This invitation is strictly to sell all 7 buses as one lot.

4. Floyd County School System does not assume any responsibility nor offers any guarantee for the items.

Buses are sold “as is, where is” basis. Moreover, it must be understood by all concerned that buyers are responsible for inspecting vehicles. Inspection of all buses may be done Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 am and 3:00 pm, by appointment only. Please contact Trevor Hubbard, Director of Transportation, at thubbard@floydboe.net to make an appointment. Inspection shall be completed prior to the closing of the bids on May 5, 2022 at 2:00 pm.

5. Payment shall made by Cashier’s Check, no exceptions.

6. The buyer is responsible for removing the buses no later than Friday, May 13, 2022, between the hours of 8:00 am and 3:00 pm.

7. A copy of the bid tabulations will be available upon request for any vendor who submitted a bid.

General Terms and Conditions mailto:thubbard@floydboe.net

BUSES TO BE SOLD

BUS # YEAR MAKE MILEAGE ENGINE ISSUES FUEL

97-133 1997 CHEVY 88314 6.5 LITER NONE DIESEL

04-103 2004 FREIGHTLINER 178960 C7 CAT NONE DIESEL

04-104 2004 FREIGHTLINER 190489 C7 CAT NONE DIESEL

09-112 2009 IHC 151569 MAXFORCE BAD ECM ,WATER SEPERATOR,THROTTLE VALVE DIESEL

09-83 2009 IHC 117841 MAXFORCE NEEDS TURBO DIESEL

09-84 2009 IHC 129100 MAXFORCE MAY NEED INJECTORS DIESEL

09-86 2009 IHC 144471 MAXFORCE NONE DIESEL

BID FORM

“Bid 2022-150, Surplus Bus Sale” May 5, 2022

2:00 pm

Bid for Lot of 7 Surplus School Buses $_________________________________

Buyer

Phone #

Address

Date

NON-COLLUSION AFFIDAVIT

The following affidavit is to accompany the bid:

STATE OF ______________________

COUNTY OF ____________________

Owner, Partner or Officer of Firm

Company Name, Address, City and State being of lawful age, being first duly sworn, on oath says that he/she is the agent authorized by the bidder to submit the attached bid. Affidavit further states as bidder, that they have not been a party to any collusion among bidders in restraint of competition by agreement to bid at a fixed price or to refrain from bidding; or with any office of the Floyd County School System or any of their employees as to quantity, quality or price in the prospective contract; or any discussion between bidders and any official of the Floyd County School System or any of their employees concerning exchange of money or other things of value for special consideration in submitting a sealed bid for:

FIRM NAME __________________________________________

SIGNATURE __________________________________________

TITLE __________________________________________

Subscribed and sworn to before me this_____ day of 20__.

NOTARY PUBLIC