Asbestos Abatement and Bulk Material Testing - 22

The University of North Carolina Greensboro (UNCG) Facilities Operations Department is soliciting bids from Asbestos Abatement Contractors (Contractors) for the removal of asbestos containing materials (ACM) and bulk material testing at various buildings on UNCG's campus. Site-specific information will be determined at the time of need. The departments that are authorized to use this contract are Facilities Operations, Housing and Residence Life, Facilities Design and Construction and Environmental Health & Safety. Any contract resulting from award of this solicitation will be a convenience contract and the University makes no guarantee as to any minimum level of spend under the contract. Any convenience contract resulting from this solicitation will be for a base period of one (1) year, with two (2) additional one-year options as the latter are exercised for a total of three (3) years. All bids shall be submitted in accordance with the terms and conditions of this IFB and any addenda issued hereto It shall be the Vendor's responsibility to read the Instructions, the State's terms and conditions, all relevant exhibits and attachments, and any other components made a part of this IFB and comply with all requirements and specifications herein. Vendors are also responsible for obtaining and complying with all Addenda and other changes that may be issued concerning this IFB. If Vendors have questions, issues, or exceptions regarding any term, condition, or other component within this IFB (including proposed alternate language), those must be submitted as questions in accordance with the instructions in Section 2.4 BID QUESTIONS. If the University determines that any changes will be made resulting from the questions asked, then such decisions will be communicated in the form of an IFB addendum. The University may also elect to leave open the possibility for post-contract negotiation and amendment of specific provisions of the Contract that have been addressed during the question and answer period. Other than through this process, the University rejects and will not be required to evaluate or consider any additional or modified terms and conditions submitted with Vendor's bid. This applies to any language appearing in or attached to the document as part of the Vendor's bid that purports to vary any terms and conditions or Vendors' instructions herein or to render the bid nonbinding or subject to further negotiation. Vendor's bid shall constitute a firm offer. By execution and delivery of a bid in response to this IFB, the Vendor agrees that any additional or modified terms and conditions, whether submitted purposefully or inadvertently, shall have no force or effect, and will be disregarded. Noncompliance with, or any attempt to alter or delete, this paragraph shall constitute sufficient grounds to reject Vendor's bid as nonresponsive. Any bid that contains language that indicates the bid is non-binding or subject to further negotiation before a contractual document may be signed shall be rejected. Upon review of the IFB documents, Vendors may have questions to clarify or interpret the IFB in order to submit the best bid possible. To accommodate the Bid Questions process, Vendors shall submit any such questions by the above due date. Written questions shall be e-mailed to askilar@uncg.edu by November 8 th , 2022 at 12:00PM EST. Vendors will enter "IFB # 69-2920 - Questions" as the subject for the email. Questions submittals will include a reference to the applicable IFB section and be submitted in a format shown below. IMPORTANT NOTE: This is an absolute requirement. Vendor shall bear the risk for late submission due to unintended or unanticipated delay--whether submitted electronically, delivered by hand, U.S. Postal Service, courier or other delivery service. It is the Vendor's sole responsibility to ensure its bid has been submitted to this Office by the specified time and date of opening. The date and time of submission will be marked on each bid when received, and any bid received after the bid submission deadline will be rejected. Sealed bids, subject to the conditions made a part hereof, will be received at the address indicated in the table in this Section, for furnishing and delivering the commodity or service as described herein. Contracts will be awarded in accordance with G.S. 143-52 and the evaluation criteria set out in this solicitation. Prospective Vendors shall not be discriminated against on the basis of any prohibited grounds as defined by Federal and State law. All qualified bids will be evaluated and awarded, or awards will be made based on the qualified bid(s) offering the lowest price that meet the requirements set out herein. As provided by Statute, award will be based on the lowest and best bid(s) (most advantageous to the State) as determined by consideration of: 1)Price 2)Quality of item offered 3)General reputation and performance capabilities of bidder 4)Suitability of item(s) for intended use 5)Conformity with intent of specifications herein 6)Guaranteed delivery schedule 7)Evaluation of samples, if required While the intent of this IFB is to award a Contract(s) to a single Vendor for all line items the University reserves the right to make separate awards to different Vendors for one or more line items, to not award any portion of the goods or Services or to cancel this IFB in its entirety without awarding a contract, if it is considered to be most advantageous to the University to do so. The status of a Vendor's E-Procurement Services account(s) shall be considered a relevant factor in determining whether to approve the award of a contract under this IFB. Any Vendor with an E-Procurement Services account that is in arrears by 91 days or more at the time of bid opening may, at the University's discretion, be disqualified from further evaluation or consideration. The University reserves the right to waive any minor informality or technicality in bids received.

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