Flushing Library Contract eBook

CHAPTER 3 - METHODS OF SOURCE SELECTION .....................................59 Section 3-01 POLICY ........................................................................................................59 (a) Methods of Source Selection. .................................................................................. 59 (b) Preference for Competitive Sealed Bidding. ........................................................... 59 (c) Preference for Competitive Sealed Proposals in Certain Contracts. ....................... 59 (d) “Special Case”. ........................................................................................................ 59 Section 3-02 COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDDING........................................................61 (a) Application. ............................................................................................................. 61 (b) Invitation for Bids. ................................................................................................... 61 (c) Bidding Time. .......................................................................................................... 64 (d) Bidder Submissions. ................................................................................................ 64 (e) Public Notice ........................................................................................................... 64 (f) Bidders Lists. ........................................................................................................... 66 (g) Prequalified Vendor Lists. ....................................................................................... 67 (h) Pre-Bid or Pre-Solicitation Conferences. ................................................................ 67 (i) Amendments to IFBs. .............................................................................................. 67 (j) Pre-Opening Modification or Withdrawal of Bids................................................... 68 (k) Late Bids, Late Withdrawals, and Late Modifications. ........................................... 68 (l) Receipt, Opening, and Recording of Bids ............................................................... 68 (m) Mistakes in Bids ...................................................................................................... 69 (n) Withdrawal of Bids.................................................................................................. 71 (o) Bid Evaluation and Vendor Selection...................................................................... 71 (p) Low Tie Bids ........................................................................................................... 73 (q) Single Bid. ............................................................................................................... 74 (r) Alternate Bids. ......................................................................................................... 74 (s) Notification of Non-Responsiveness or Non-Responsibility. ........................... 74 (t) Multiple Award Task Order or Purchase Order Contracts. ..................................... 74 (u) Rejection of Bids. .................................................................................................... 76 (v) Resolicitation in Cases of Failed Bids Due to Defects in the Solicitation Documents. .............................................................................................................. 76 (w) Disposition of Bids. ................................................................................................. 76

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