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disclosures are forwarded from tier to tier up to the recipient.
<This affidavit must be on the form provided by NTS, which is enclosed with this bid package>
NO GOVERNMENT OBLIGATION TO THIRD PARTIES
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INVOICING
All requests for payment related to NTS’s orders shail be mailed to the address below.
Accounts Payable
City of Nashua
229 Main St.
Nashua, New Hampshire 03060
NOTE: No finance charges shall be paid by NTS, and payment will be made ina reasonable length
of time after approval and receipt of funds from FTA or other funding sources, where applicable.
There will be no prepayments or down payments made on this procurement.
DELINQUENT PERSONAL PROPERTY STATEMENT
Pre-Bid Protest
STEP |. Protest must be made in writing and addressed to the Purchasing Manager no later than five
(5) business days before the scheduled bid or RFP due date. Such protest must cite what
the solicitation was for, and for what reason the protest is lodged.
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TIE-BREAKING
In the event of a tie, NTS shall award to the firm: |) with the largest labor surplus in its metropolitan
area; 2) the highest DBE participant; or 3) a business registered as a small business with the Small
Business Administration.
In the event of a tie and after the aforementioned, the Bidder that submitted their bid first shall be
awarded the contract.
RIGHT TO PERFORM PRE-AWARD SURVEY
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TERMINATE/BREACH OF CONTRACT
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leading for shipments originating outside the United States, a legible copy of a rated, "on-
board” commercial ocean bill-of -lading in English for each shipment of cargo described in
the preceding paragraph to the Division of National Cargo, Office of Market Development,
Maritime Administration, Washington, DC 20590 and to the FTA recipient (through the
Contractor in the case of a subcontractor’s bill-of-lading.}
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representatives with access to any books, documents, papers and record of the Contractor which
are directly pertinent to this contract for the purposes of making audits, examinations, excerpts
and transcriptions.
3. Where any Purchaser which is the FTA Recipient or a subgrantee of the FTA Recipient in
does not apply to lower tier subcontractors.
Rolling Stock Requirements: Ifthe highest ranking Bidder certifies compliance, then the Bidder
must provide the following information within five (5) days of the staff recommendation for
award in order for NTS to verify compliance prior to contract award as required by the FTA:
a. Listing of component and subcomponent parts of the coach identified by manufacturer of
the parts, their country of origin and costs; and
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In administering the DBE program, the contractor must not directly or through contractual or other
arrangements. use criteria or methods of administration that have the effect of defeating or
substantially impairing accomplishment of the objectives of the program with respect to individuals
of a particular race, color, sex, or national origin.
DBE PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS
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if known, would have resulted in a denial of the request for an excusable delay. Notwithstanding the
above, the Agency will not rescind or shorten any extension previously granted if the Contractor
acted in reliance upon the granting of such extension and such extension was based on information
that, although later found to have been erroneous, was submitted in good faith by the Contractor.
