Pump for reclaimed water distribution, vertical turbine, OEM

Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners, Purchasing Department, issued a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the procurement of a vertical turbine pump for reclaimed water distribution, with a submission deadline of 4:00 p.m. Palm Beach County local time on April 23, 2021. The County seeks one new Peerless Model 18HXB/HC/6 vertical turbine pump engineered as a direct replacement for serial number 221412, featuring cast iron and aluminum bronze construction, a 14-inch column diameter, 48.06-inch column pipe length, 1.94-inch line shaft diameter, 416 stainless steel bowl shaft, and six-stage dynamic impeller design with flanged discharge. The pump must be delivered to the Palm Beach County Water Utilities Belle Glade Waste Water Facility located at 2055 West Canal Street South, Belle Glade, Florida 33430, with delivery required within eighteen weeks after receipt of the purchase order unless a modified delivery date is approved in writing by the Purchasing Director. Quotation responses must be submitted to the Purchasing Department, Attention: Marva Brown, via fax or email. The successful quoter shall provide only the manufacturer as requested with no substitutes allowed and must furnish a factory/manufacturer warranty effective upon delivery and acceptance, covering defects in materials and workmanship for the warranty period. Pricing must be firm and fixed for ninety days from the opening date, with all shipping and freight charges included in the total offer, and the County reserves the right to purchase additional quantities of the same item within twelve months from the date of award at the quoted prices under identical terms and conditions upon mutual written agreement.

Palm Beach County applies a five percent local preference for quoters with a permanent place of business in Palm Beach County or the Glades, and an Equal Business Opportunity program provides preferences for certified small, minority, and women-owned businesses within ten percent of the lowest responsive, responsible quoter. All quoters must be registered in the County's Vendor Self Service system and comply with criminal history records checks, E-Verify employment eligibility verification, drug-free workplace certification, and commercial non-discrimination requirements. The F.O.B. point is destination, with title and all transportation risk retained by the quoter until delivery and acceptance. Payment will be rendered upon County satisfaction and acceptance of items delivered, with invoices directed to the Palm Beach County Finance Department. The County's performance and obligation to pay is contingent upon annual appropriation by the Board of County Commissioners for subsequent fiscal years. No specific budget range or award value was disclosed in the procurement documents.