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12-313 - Purchase of Vehicles for Various City Departments

End date: Tuesday February 28, 2012 at 2 p.m.

Vehicles List: (1) Full size SUV; (4) 4WD Crossover SUVS; (13) Five Passenger Sedans; (5) Cargo/Work Vans; (2) Full Size Passenger Vans; (2) 4WD Pickup Trucks with Plows; (1) Mower with attachments and (4) Manual/Automated Refuse Collection Trucks. See bid for detailed specifications.

City reserves the option to solicit bids for a financing package for all vehicles after bid award is made and final appropriation of funds.

A 5% Certified Check, Letter of Credit or Bond, payable to the City of Springfield, must accompany each bid. Surety bonds will only be accepted from Surety Companies licensed by the Division of Insurance to Transact Business in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Refuse Trucks require a 100% Performance Bond from successful bidder.

Bid documents and specifications will be available at no charge online through www.comm-pass.com by selecting the Solicitation tab and using the Browse All Open by Entity (City of Springfield) available at any time 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This bid is subject to M.G.L. c. 30B. Bids will be available starting Monday, February 13, 2012.

The Chief Procurement Officer, Lauren Stabilo, reserves the right to accept any bid, to reject and/or all bids and to waive minor irregularities and/or formalities as it deems to be in the best interest of the City. The City of Springfield supports the goal of twenty percent minority and women participation in all contracts.

The City of Springfield supports the goal of twenty percent minority and women participation in all contracts. No questions will be answered unless received by the Chief Procurement Officer at least 7 days prior to the expiration of the time set for submitting bids or proposals. The Chief Procurement Officer reserves the right to waive any informality in and to reject any or all bids if it is in the public interest to do so.