Oak Ridge Public Library Childrens Room Renovation

The City of Oak Ridge is hereby soliciting proposals for the provision of all labor, materials, supplies, tools, equipment, and other incidentals necessary to refurbish and modernize the Oak Ridge Public Library Children's Room and in strict accordance with the terms and provisions of the attached sample contract. All proposals must be completed and submitted on the Response Form provided. The response must include all options in this Request for Proposals, unless the Response Form provides otherwise. respondents shall submit their proposals on or before the time set for the opening of proposals. Proposals received after the time so set are late proposals and will not be considered. The City will not accept electronic proposals, late proposals, unmarked envelopes, and/or incorrectly marked envelopes and will not open such proposals. Each response shall be accompanied by a bid guarantee payable to the City in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total response amount. The form of the response guarantee shall be a bid bond or other suitable instrument (i.e., cashier's check, certified check, or letter of credit). The guarantees of unsuccessful respondents shall be returned to them by the City within fifteen (15) consecutive calendar days after executing a contract. Upon a successful response and contract award, respondent agrees to furnish a Completion and Performance Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price with good and sufficient surety or sureties acceptable to the City in connection with the performance of the work under the contract. The form and conditions of said Completion and Performance Bond shall be as prescribed by the City. The scope of work is set forth in the attached project specifications and sample contract. This project entails the provision of all labor, materials, supplies, tools, equipment, and other incidentals necessary to refurbish and modernize the Oak Ridge Public Library Children's Room located at the Oak Ridge Public Library, 1401 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830. Discrepancies Should a respondent find any discrepancies in, or omissions from, the response documents, or should the respondent be in doubt as to the meaning of any term, the respondent shall at once notify Lyn Majeski at Imajeski@oakridgetn.gov and obtain an interpretation or clarification before submitting a response. The respondent must submit such notifications, questions, or clarification requests in writing, preferably by e- mail. Any interpretation or clarification given in accordance with this provision shall be in writing and the City shall distribute it to all known respondents. Only questions answered in writing will be binding. Oral and other interpretations or clarifications will be without legal effect. All questions must be submitted to Lyn Majeski in writing.

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