Hazardous Materials Liquid Transfer Equipment

BID SUBMISSIONS All bids must be submitted electronically. No bids shall be accepted in person, by U.S. Mail, by private courier service, via oral or email communication, telephone or fax transmission. 2. BID ERRORS If a Bidder submits a bid with a price that is patently incorrect, such that a "reasonable person" would recognize the error, the Bidder shall be given the opportunity to withdraw the entire bid or only the incorrect line item in a bid. If the Bidder wishes to withdraw the entire bid or only a line item, the Bidder shall, within five working days of bid opening, state in a letter to the City the reason for the mistake and request that the City not consider the bid or line item for award. 3. SPECIFICATION ERRORS AND BULLETINS (AMENDMENTS) If any alleged errors are noted in the bid specifications, bidder should immediately notify the City and, if confirmed, a bulletin shall be sent to all bidders. A copy of all bulletins issued shall be submitted electronically with the suppliers bid. 4. CLARIFICATION The City reserves the right to request clarification of any bid before bid award. 5. QUALIFIED BIDDERS All bidders must be merchants dealing in the goods and services on which they bid, and must be qualified to advise as to their application and use. Bidders warrant, and must be able, upon request, to demonstrate, that they possess the knowledge, experience, skill, capital, stock, charters, licenses, permits, patents and personnel necessary to satisfactorily perform the contract for which they submit bids. 6. PRE-PRINTED TERMS AND CONDITIONS Bidder's pre-printed Terms and Conditions or restrictions commonly appearing on the reverse side of letters submitted with the bid and/or bidder's specifications material and contract documents shall be disregarded and have no effect. 7. SOLICITATION ONLY This Invitation for Bid is a solicitation only and is not intended to be nor should it be construed to be an offer to enter into any contract or other agreement. 8. FATAL BID ERRORS The following errors shall be deemed fatal and render the bid void: Failure to sign the bid, or bond or both, If the signatures are those of unauthorized persons, or If there is no stated pricing. All other errors are waivable at the sole discretion of the City if such errors would not invalidate a fair and just competitive bidding procedure free of favoritism and fraud and a common standard for all bidders. 9. CONTRACT By submitting a bid, the bidder warrants that if the City makes an award to the bidder, bidder shall, at the option of the City, enter into a written contract with the City. This contract shall consist of the terms and conditions set forth in the solicitation, specifications, and these General Conditions and Instructions to Bidders. If no bid bond or substitute is required and bidder fails or refuses to execute the required documents within thirty (30) days after award by City, bidder shall pay to the City the difference in the amount specified in bidder's bid and the amount City shall pay to fulfill the specifications. 10. ALTERATIONS/CORRECTIONS Any alteration, erasure, addition to or omission of required information, change of the specifications or bidding schedule, is made at the risk of the prospective contractor and may result in the rejection of the bid, unless such changes are authorized by the specifications. 11. COLLUSION BETWEEN BIDDERS If the City develops reason to believe that a single prospective Contractor is involved in the submission of more than one proposal for the same project, which is sufficient cause for rejection of all proposals in which collusion between bidders is suspected. 12. REJECTION OF BIDS The City reserves the right to reject, for any reason, any or all bids if it is in the best interest(s) of the City to do so. 13. UNIQUE BIDS Each bidder may only submit one (1) bid on behalf of the organization and all subsidiaries. 1. FlowStop Master Kit Flow Stop Master Kit includes: 3.5 gallon Bucket with (3) FlowStop Football Containment Plugs & (3) FlowStop Golfball Containment Plugs/ (3) Poly Gear Boxes with each containing (1) Each FlowStop Football Containment (1) Each FlowStop Golfball Containment Plug. Price to include shipping containment crate and shipping cost - Delivery to Pittsburgh Hazmat, 2945 Railroad Street, Pittsburgh PA 15201 2. FlowStop Vac Pump Caddy -1 Inch Complete (FSVPC-1) FlowStop Vac Pump Caddy 1inch Complete includes: 1" Dual Diaphram Pnuematic Pump (1) 30" x 1" Aluminum Vac Stinger, (1) 48" x 1" Aluminum Vac Stinger, (1) Aluminum Puddle Wand, (1) Aluminum Rolling Vac Mop, (1) 50' x 3/8" air hose with quick couplers, (4) 25' x 1" Vac Hoses, (1) 90-degree aluminum ELL, (1) 1" Aluminum Strainer, (2) Oatey Pressure Plugs, (1) Pneumatic Plus Air Pressure Regulator. Entire assembly to mounted to a 600lb rated hand truck style frame with wheel. Wheels must be solid - pneumatic tires are not acceptable. Price to include shipping containment crate and shipping cost - Delivery to Pittsburgh Hazmat, 2945 Railroad Street, Pittsburgh PA 15201 3. FlowStop Vac Pump Caddy - 2 Inch Complete (FSVPC-2) FlowStop Vac Pump Caddy 2inch Complete includes: 2" Dual Diaphragm Pneumatic Pump, (1) 36" x 2" Aluminum Vac Stinger with Grounding tab, (1) 60" x 2" Aluminum Vac Stinger with Grounding Tab, (2) Schedule 40 PVC Stinger Transport Tubes, (1) 90-degree 2" Elbow with sight glass, (1) 2" Aluminum Strainer, (8) 25' x 2" Vac/Discharge Hose, (1) 50' x 3/8" Air Hose with Quick Couplers, (2) Oatey Pressure Plugs, (1) Pneumatic Plus Air Pressure regulator. Must include Pelican Model 1520 Case for storage of 90-degree elbow and strainer. Proposal must include wheeled storage case for containment of Vac/Discharge hoses. Entire assembly to mounted to a 600lb rated hand truck style frame with wheel. Wheels must be solid - pneumatic tires are not acceptable. Vac Stingers to feature EZ Link Female Cam Locks and connector to connect both Aluminum stingers to create a 8' length stinger. Price to include shipping containment crate and shipping cost - Delivery to Pittsburgh Hazmat, 2945 Railroad Street, Pittsburgh PA 15201 4. 1 Inch valve with CamLock Fittings (1) 1inch valve assembly complete with cam lock fittings for compatibility with FlowStop Vac Caddy - 1inch Complete Kit. Valve must be compatible with fuel, diesel, gasoline and light chemicals Price to include shipping containment crate and shipping cost - Delivery to Pittsburgh Hazmat, 2945 Railroad Street, Pittsburgh PA 15201 5. 2 Inch valve with CamLock Fittings (1) 2inch valve assembly complete with cam lock fittings for compatibility with FlowStop Vac Caddy - 2inch Complete Kit Valve must be compatible with fuel, diesel, gasoline and light chemicals Price to include shipping containment crate and shipping cost - Delivery to Pittsburgh Hazmat, 2945 Railroad Street, Pittsburgh PA 15201 6. Purchase Order Terms All invoices must contain the following information. The City of Pittsburgh will not accept "lump sum" invoicing: The City of Pittsburgh Purchase Order Number (e.g. 123456OC) The awarded solicitation number (e.g. 2021-RFQ-999) Pricing breakdown on the invoice is to align with pricing as submitted with the awarded response. Payment will be Net 45 days. 7. Shipping & Delivery Terms Shipping and delivery costs must be included with vendor's submitted response pricing under the Pricing Proposals section. The City of Pittsburgh will not pay for nor reimburse separate shipping, handling, or delivery fees. Purchase orders placed under this solicitation will be F.O.B. Destination. 8. Delivery Location Ship To the location detailed below. If blank, vendor shall use Ship To location detailed on Purchase Order(s).

Division 01 -	General Requirements.
Division 10 -	Specialties.
Division 11 -	Equipment.