RFQ_ELE260653_Testing_Protective_Rubber_Equipment_and_Gloves_-_Exhibit_C_-_Holiday_Schedule.pdf

This exhibit is a holiday schedule attachment to Request for Quotation ELE/260653 issued by the City of Ocala, Florida for testing and inspection services of protective rubber equipment and gloves for the Ocala Electric Utility department. The City seeks an experienced vendor to provide annual inspection, cleaning, and testing of electrical rubber protective equipment including line guards, hot sticks, blankets, and line hoses, along with pickup and delivery of insulated rubber gloves for testing every eight weeks. The vendor must supply all labor, materials, transportation, and management support for these services. The resulting contract will have an initial term of three years with two optional one-year renewal periods available.

Vendors must hold certification from an accredited test laboratory certified by NAIL (National Association of Independent Laboratories for Protective Equipment) or equivalent certification. Prior to award, vendors may be required to demonstrate sufficient staffing, equipment, ability, and financial resources to perform the work satisfactorily and within specified timeframes. The holiday schedule specifies observed holidays including New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, the day after Thanksgiving, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Independence Day, Juneteenth, Labor Day, and Veterans' Day, with holidays falling on Saturday observed on the preceding Friday and those falling on Sunday observed on the following Monday or as designated by the City.