80, 000 Gallons (More or Less) Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel

Closed State & local contract opportunity

Solicitation number
2022-ITB-047
State
Pennsylvania
Responses due

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Opportunity details come from procurement.opengov.com. Updated .

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Written by GovTribe AI ·

The City of Scranton, located in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, is seeking bids for approximately 80,000 gallons of low sulfur diesel fuel to be delivered to the Department of Public Works for the period of January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. The procurement is being conducted through an Invitation to Bid (ITB #2022-ITB-047) using the city's e-Procurement Portal, with bids due by 10:00 am on Tuesday, November 22, 2022. The fuel is intended for various city departments, including Public Works, Police, and Fire, to support diesel-powered equipment such as refuse trucks, dump trucks, heavy equipment, fire trucks, and other municipal vehicles. Bidders must submit a cashier's check, certified check, or bid bond for $500.00 as a bid guarantee, with the successful bidder required to provide a $1,000.00 surety bond within ten days of award. The diesel fuel must be dyed ultra-low sulfur diesel B2, with winter-treated fuel required during November-March, and purchases will be made in 7,500-gallon increments on a tax-free basis. The contract will be awarded to the lowest, most responsible bidder, with the city reserving the right to reject any or all bids.

The solicitation does not specify explicit set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises. The bid documents require all participants to submit signed affirmative action, non-segregated facilities, non-collusion affidavit, and disclosure forms. Potential bidders must register on the city's e-Procurement Portal and "follow" the project to receive addenda notifications and be eligible to submit a bid. Questions and requests for clarification must be submitted through the portal's Q&A function by 2:00 pm on Friday, November 18, 2022. While a specific budget range is not disclosed, the procurement is structured to allow pricing flexibility based on prevailing retail and wholesale market prices, with invoices due within seven days of delivery. The total contract value is expected to be determined by the actual volume of diesel fuel purchased throughout the 2023 calendar year, with the estimated quantity being 80,000 gallons, subject to potential variations.

Opportunity text

Separate sealed bids will be received online by the Office of the City Controller for the City of Scranton ("City") via the City's e-Procurement Portal until Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at 10:00 am at which time they will be read aloud in City Hall Chambers by the Business Administrator (Or his Designee) located on the 2nd floor in City Hall for the following:

80,000 Gallons (More or Less) Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel

FOR THE PERIOD OF

JANUARY 1, 2023 THRU DECEMBER 31, 2023

AS PER SPECIFICATIONS

All Bids shall be in accordance with the specifications which may be obtained from the City's e-Procurement Portal at https://secure.procurenow.com/portal/scrantonpa. If you intend to submit a Bid, you shall register on the City's e-Procurement Portal. Once registered, Companies may view and click "Follow" to be a prospective Bidder for this solicitation and will appear on the Follower's list. Bidders that fail to Follow this project will not receive automatic addenda notifications, nor will they be able to draft a response in the City's e-Procurement Portal, and therefore will be unable to participate or be considered for this ITB.

Each bidder shall submit a cashier's check, certified check, and/or bid bond in the amount of $500.00, as a guarantee to keep its offer open until the City accepts or rejects same and as to the successful bidder until the required surety bond is furnished. The successful bidder, within ten (10) days of the notification of the award shall be required to furnish a surety bond in the amount of $1,000.00 of the contract price as a guarantee to furnish services as specified. The contract shall be awarded to the lowest, most responsible bidder; however, the City reserves the right to reject any or all bids of any bids submitted.

All bid documents and supplementary documents must be uploaded and submitted using the City's e-Procurement Portal prior to 10:00 am on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, as instructed in this solicitation. Once file(s) have been uploaded and the Submission Status shows as "Submitted" the submission is complete. At that point, the Respondent representative who is registered with the City will receive an email confirmation from the City's e-Procurement Portal.

All bids must be accompanied by signed affirmative action, non-segregated facilities, non-collusion affidavit and disclosure forms.

All communications regarding this ITB, product related questions and requests for clarifications, changes, exceptions, and deviations to the terms and conditions set forth in this ITB shall be submitted via "Q & A" through the City's e-Procurement Portal, before the deadline of 2:00 pm on Friday, November 18, 2022 and according to these specifications herein.

If a Respondent encounters any technical difficulties utilizing the City's e-Procurement Portal, a representative may contact, OpenGov, the Software Administrator, using the real-time chat function on the website (located in lower right-hand corner of the screen), or via email at support@procurenow.com. It is still the Respondent's responsibility to ensure that their response is submitted before the deadline.

Lawrence D. West

Business Administrator

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80,000_Gallons_(More_or_Less)_Low_Sulfur_Diesel_Fuel_(Addendum_#1_Revision).pdf PDF

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