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INVITATION TO BID
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Bozeman, Montana, is accepting sealed bids for
the:
CITY OF BOZEMAN SEWER TV VAN RETRO-FIT
Sealed bids for structural and component improvements to the City of Bozeman’s Sewer TV
Van will be received by the City Clerk, City Hall, 121 N. Rouse Avenue, P.O. Box 1230,
Bozeman, Montana 59771-1230 until 2:00 p.m., mountain standard time, Tuesday, February
7, 2012 and then publicly opened and read aloud.
Please write the name of the project: SEWER TV VAN RETRO-FIT
on the front of the sealed bid.
The physical address is:
City Clerk’s Office, Suite 102, City Hall, 121 N. Rouse Avenue, Bozeman, Montana.
The mailing address is:
City Clerk’s Office, Suite 102, City Hall, P.O. Box 1230, Bozeman, Montana, 59771.
Bids must be received before 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 7, 2012. Original copies must be
submitted – no faxed of electronic bids will be accepted. Bids will be opened and read following
the close of bids.
The project is detailed in the Instructions to Bidders, Bid Specifications, Bid Form, and Purchase
Agreement. The project generally involves retro-fitting the City of Bozeman’s Water and Sewer
Division’s2008 Chevrolet Cues Sewer TV Van. The work includes replacement of electronics,
the addition of a camera and transporter along with various mechanical components. The rear of
the box of the van must be re-worked for a new cargo and bumper assembly. All new equipment
MUST be compatible with the City’s existing Cues equipment without adapter cables.
Further requirements for this project including the Instructions to Bidders, Bid Specifications,
Bid Form, and Purchase Agreement may be obtained at the office of the City Clerk, City Hall,
121 North Rouse, Suite 102, Bozeman, Montana 59771, telephone number (406) 582-2320, by
e-mail at agenda@bozeman.net, or interest parties may down the project requirements at
www.bozeman.net under the “Business” tab, and the RFP/BID drop down menu.
As required by the Instructions to Bidders, any entity submitting a bid under this invitation must
sign and return the required affirmation stating that they will not discriminate on the basis of
race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, marital status, national origin, or because of actual or
perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or disability in the performance of the work under
this invitation should it be awarded to that entity. Each entity submitting under this invitation
shall also recognize in writing the eventual contract will contain a provision prohibiting
discrimination as described above and this prohibition on discrimination shall apply to the hiring
and treatment of the Contractor’s employees and to all subcontracts.
Also as required by the Instructions to Bidders, each bid or proposal must be accompanied by a
Certified Check, Cashier's Check, or Bid Bond payable to the City of Bozeman, Montana, in an
amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the bid.
No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled time for the public opening of bids, which is 2:00
p.m. local time, February 7, 2012.
The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids received, to waive informalities, to postpone
the award for a period of not to exceed Sixty (60) days, and to accept the bid which is in the best
interests of the City.
Dated at Bozeman, Montana, this 18th day of January, 2012
Stacy Ulmen, CMC
City Clerk, City of Bozeman
Published Bozeman, Montana
January 22, 2012
January 29, 2012