1.12
¢. Drawings showing wiring of auxiliary circuits, and/or modifications of standard vehicle wiring
which would not be included in the standard vehicle maintenance manual
d. Completely filled fuel tank(s)
e, Complete vehicle maintenance and parts manuals
f. Assurance of compliance with manufacturer’s pre-delivery service
g. Any maintenance and inspection schedules for the basic vehicle and its subsystems and any
add-on equipment
h. All required documents, completely executed by the manufacturer/dealer.
i. Training schedule and all training material.
j. Buy America documents
EXCEPTIONS:
The Bidder is to provide a proposal that in all ways meets the specifications. Proposals may be
submitted with exceptions to the specifications which must be denoted separately and must include
an explanation of the necessity for each. Major exceptions may be cause for rejection of proposal.
NTS reserves the right to negotiate modification to any exceptions with any Bidder within the
competitive range. Proposals with accepted exceptions shall be evaluated in accordance with the
evaluation criteria herein, which may result in a lower score.
CHANGE ORDERS:
NTS at any time by written order and without notice may make changes within the general scope of
any contract awarded as a result of this RFP. If any such changes cause an increase or decrease in
the cost of or the time required for performance under the contract, an equitable adjustment shall be
made by written modification to the contract. Any claim by the Bidder for adjustment under this
clause must be asserted within thirty (30) days from the date of receipt by the Bidder of the
notification of change.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL DEADLINE
The proposal, and all attachments, must be received in Nashua’s Purchasing Office by time and date
stated in the iegal notice. The proposal must be in a sealed envelope, box, or appropriate package
with the name and address of the Bidder, the RFP number, and closing date clearly marked on the
outside. For the purposes of this proposal, the time specified will be as defined by the clock in the
Purchasing Manager’s room of Nashua’s Purchasing Department, 229 Main St., Nashua, NH 03060.
Any proposal received after the above deadline may not be opened and considered for award.
Proposal must be mailed or delivered to:
City of Nashua
Purchasing Dept.
229 Main St.
Nashua, NH 03060
Without law or policy to the contrary, if the Bidder took reasonable steps to submit the proposal in
due time, and failure of the proposal to be on hand at the time of closing was not the result of
negligence or other fault of the Bidder, but was the result of negligence by NTS, NTS. reserves the
right to accept such proposal. If the addenda require extensive work to the proposal by the Bidders
before submittal, NTS has the option to extend the deadline for the proposals by at least 10 business
days. [f this occurs, the new deadline date and time will be on the addenda so the Bidders are
notified.
