RFP_6400_PLS3020_ATT_7_v1.pdf

This is an Exception Form issued by the City of Austin Purchasing Office for RFP 6400 PLS3020, a tower climbing, repair, and inspection service solicitation for the City of Austin Technology Services-Mobile Radio Communications division in Texas. The form provides the framework for offerors to formally document any exceptions or deviations they are taking from the City's standard purchasing terms, conditions, and contract requirements outlined in the solicitation documents. Offerors must complete the form by specifying the document type, page number, section number, section description, proposed alternative language, and justification for each exception taken. The form indicates that offerors who comply with or are most responsive to the City's Standard Purchasing Terms and Conditions and Commercial and Legal Contract Requirements will receive more favorable evaluation consideration from the City's evaluation team.

The City reserves the sole discretion to negotiate exceptions that do not result in material deviations from the solicitation sections; however, material deviations as determined by the City may result in the offer being deemed non-responsive and could lead to the City awarding the contract to the next best offeror. The City's evaluation team will utilize exception compliance as a factor in determining points awarded for meeting the evaluation criteria outlined in the Solicitation Instructions. Any offeror selected for contract award must sign the final contract with all provisions either accepted or negotiated. The form itself is a two-page document designed to accommodate multiple exceptions with space for additional pages if needed.