INVITATION TO BID

PURCHASE OF BENDIX KING PORTABLE RADIOS

SEALED BID NO. 06-30

DESCRIPTION:

The County of Amador is seeking sealed bids for new radio equipment, in accordance with the attached specifications.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Your bid must be made on the attached bid form, and must be submitted in a sealed opaque envelope. Your return address and the bid number (#06-30) must appear on the outside face of the envelope.

Sealed bids will be received by the County of Amador Purchasing Office; by U.S. Mail at 12200-B Airport Road, Jackson, CA 95642-9527; or by other means at 12200-B Airport Road, Martell, CA 95654; until 1:30 P.M., Thursday, July 20, 2006, at which time sealed bids will be opened and read publicly in the office of the Director of General Services Administration, located at the above Martell address. Bids received late will be rejected and returned unopened.

The Board of Supervisors reserves the right to accept or reject any, any part of, or all bids. All bids will become a part of the official files of the County of Amador without obligation to the County of Amador.

Additional charges for packing, taxes, or other items not shown on this bid will not be allowed.

BID SELECTION:

Selection of the successful bidder will be determined by evaluation of the following:

  1. Product quality.
  2. Product guarantees and warranties.
  3. Price.
  4. Discounts.
  5. Local Bidder Preference: A 4% advantage is allowed to bidders whose business is located within Amador County.0

INFORMATION: For further information contact Purchasing Department at (209) 223-6375.

SPECIFICATIONS

PURCHASE OF BENDIX KING PORTABLE RADIOS

BID NO. 06-30

GENERAL:

Bidders shall submit bids on all items both individually and together as one total bid amount. The County reserves the right to delete selected items and purchase them separately.

All equipment catalogued as standard shall be furnished and included in the purchase price of the item unless specified differently.

The bidder shall list on a separate sheet any variation or exception to the conditions and specifications of this bid. This sheet shall be labeled “Exceptions to Bid Conditions and Specifications” and shall be attached to the bid.

The County reserves the right to have installation of the equipment performed by a technician of the County’s choice if the County chooses to award only the equipment listed in this bid.

Questions regarding these specifications should be directed to Debbie Staniford, at (209) 223-6407 or Trevor Mottishaw, at 223-6375.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

New radio equipment, to be used for domestic preparedness by the Amador County Public Health, as specified herein and outlined below:

  1. Bendix King: EPU Radio:

450 – 512 MHz.

210Channels

4 Watts RF Output

PC Programmable

Keypad Programmable

User Selectable Code Guard

Bid Price to include any required programming.

Radio shall include operations manual and warranty.

BID FORM

PURCHASE OF BENDIX KING PORTABLE RADIOS

BID NO. 06-30

I, the undersigned, agree to furnish the County of Amador new radio equipment, as described in the attached specifications.

BIDDER’S PROPOSAL:

QTY / DESCRIPTION / UNIT PRICE / TOTAL BID AMOUNT
6 / BENDIXKING PORTABLE RADIOS–EPU 4992A-04 OR EQUIVALENT – CASE, KEYPAD, AND ANTENNA. / $ / $
6 / CLAM SHELL BATTERY PACK - ORANGE
6 / LARGE HI-POWER BATTER PACK
6 / STANDARD RATE CHARGER - NICAD
SALES TAX / ------/ $
INSTALLATION / $ / $
PROGRAMMING / $ / $
SHIPPING / ------/ $
TOTAL BID AMOUNT / ------/ $

F.O.B. delivered______within _____days after receipt of order.

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