City of Pawtucket Purchasing Rules / Regulations & General Terms / Conditions of Purchase

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CITY OF PAWTUCKET Purchasing Rules / Regulations & General Terms / Conditions of Purchase. The bid process and resulting contract are subject to the Rules and Regulations and General Terms and Conditions of Purchase. Submission of a bid in response to this solicitation is acknowledgement and acceptance of these Rules and Regulations and General Terms and Conditions of Purchase. The City of Pawtucket reserves the right to award on the basis of cost alone, accept or reject any or all bids, and to act in its best interest including, but not limited to, directly negotiating with any vendor who submits a proposal in response to this RFP and to award a contract based upon the results of those negotiations alone. Proposals found to be technically or substantially non-responsive at any point in the evaluation process will be rejected and not considered further. The City of Pawtucket may, at its sole option, elect to require presentations(s) by bidders clearly in consideration for award. Contents: 1.0 Instructions and Notifications to Bidders 2.0 Insurance 3.0 Acknowledgement of Risk and Hold Harmless Agreement 4.0 Additional Insurance Requirements 5.0 Miscellaneous Appendix A City of Pawtucket Purchasing Rules and Regulations and Terms and Conditions of Purchase 2 1.0 - Instructions and Notifications to Bidders  It is the vendor's responsibility to examine all specifications and conditions thoroughly, and comply fully with specifications and all attached terms and conditions. Vendors must comply with all Federal, State, and City laws, ordinances and regulations, and meet any and all registration requirements where required for contractors as set forth by the State of Rhode Island. Failure to make a complete submission as described herein may result in a rejection of the proposal.  All costs associated with developing or submitting a proposal in response to this Request, or to provide oral or written clarification of its content shall be borne by the bidder. The City of Pawtucket assumes no responsibility for these costs.  A submittal may be withdrawn by written request to the Purchasing Director by the proposer prior to the stated RFP deadline.  Prior to the proposal deadline established for this RFP, changes may be made to a proposal already received by the City if that vendor makes a request to the Purchasing Director, in writing, to do so. No changes to a proposal shall be made after the RFP deadline.