Concrete pipe adapters, various sizes, purchase and delivery

Palm Beach County, Florida issued a Request for Quotation (RFQ) on August 7, 2019, for the purchase and delivery of concrete pipe adapters manufactured by Thompson Pipe Group (TPG). The procurement consists of six items featuring various sizes of L301 Spigot and Bell adapters in 24-inch, 30-inch, and 42-inch configurations, with one unit of each item required. Quotations must be submitted by August 15, 2019, at 4:00 p.m. local time to the Palm Beach County Purchasing Department via fax or email. The successful vendor must deliver all items within twenty-one calendar days of purchase order receipt unless an alternative delivery date is approved in writing by the Purchasing Director. Award will be made on an all-or-none basis to the lowest responsive and responsible quoter who submits pricing for all items. Pricing must be firm and fixed with single unit prices for each item, remaining firm for ninety days from opening and throughout the initial and any subsequent contract term, with the F.O.B. point at destination and the successful quoter responsible for all transportation charges, liability, and risk in transit.

Palm Beach County offers a five percent local preference discount to responsive and responsible quoters with a permanent place of business in Palm Beach County, as well as a five percent Glades local preference for businesses located in and serving the Glades area. Small, Minority, and Women-owned Business Enterprises (S/M/WBE) certified by Palm Beach County may receive award consideration if their quotation falls within ten percent of the lowest responsive and responsible vendor. All successful vendors must maintain vendor registration in the County's Vendor Self Service system and comply with equal business opportunity requirements, commercial nondiscrimination policies, criminal history record checks, and public records retention obligations. No incumbent vendors or specific budget ranges were identified in the solicitation documents. The RFQ did not indicate any site visits or bidders' conferences, streamlining the procurement process for interested vendors.