Tandem Axle Truck Chassis with 12-yard Asphalt Dump Box and Plow Invitation to Bid

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INVITATION FOR BIDS Tandem Axle Truck Chassis with 12-yard Asphalt Dump Box and Plow The City of Kalispell, Montana will receive electronic bids for a Tandem Axle Truck Chassis with 12-yard Asphalt Dump Box and Plow to meet or exceed the minimum specifications on file in the Department of Public Works, City Hall, Kalispell, Montana. The City will purchase up to one (1) truck based on the information and pricing provided in the bid schedules. Plans and specifications may be examined beginning August 30, 2026, through QuestCDN or by reaching out to the Public Works Front desk at 406-758-7720.  City of Kalispell QuestCDN project portal. Click on the project title. A page will open which allows free viewing of the project and plan holders list. The City will only be accepting online electronic bids through QuestCDN. Electronic plan download and electronic bidding can be completed through QuestCDN for a fee of $42.00. To access the electronic bid form, download the project documents and click the online bidding button at the top of the advertisement. For electronic bids, scans of electronic bid documents will be accepted. Bids will be received by QuestCDN until 1:15 PM on Friday, September 11, 2026. All bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 1:15 PM on Friday, September 11, 2026, in the Main Level City Hall Conference Room, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana 59901. All bidders shall, as bid security, accompany the bid with: 1) lawful currency of the United States or a cashier’s check; or 2) a certified check or bank money order drawn and issued by a national bank located in Montana, or by a banking corporation incorporated in Montana; or 3) a bid bond or bonds, executed by a surety corporation authorized to do business in Montana. The bid security shall be in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total amount bid. Any such bank instrument shall be payable to the City of Kalispell. If a contract is awarded, the bidder whose bond is accepted and who shall thereafter refuse to enter into and execute the proposed contract, or as stated in the covenant, shall absolutely forfeit such moneys or bank instruments to the City, and become immediately liable on said bid bond in said sum. The bid security shall be returned to the unsuccessful bidders. All bids must expressly covenant that if the bidder is awarded the contract, the bidder shall within fifteen (15) calendar days of the acceptance of said bid by the City Council, enter into a contract.