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SUSPENSION OF WORK
The Agency may at any time and for any reason within its sole discretion issue a written order to the
Contractor suspending, delaying or interrupting all or any part of the Work for a specified period of
time.
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by the wages, salaries, or other remunerations paid to persons by the Bidder on work performed
under the terms of this contract and further agrees to obey all lawful rules and regulations and to
meet all lawful requirements which are now or may be issued or promulgated under said respective
laws by any duly authorized State or Federal officials; and said Bidder also agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless NTS from any contributions or liability.
INDEMNIFICATION
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PART 5
TERMS and CONDITIONS
FOR THE PURCHASE OF CNG LOW
FLOOR BUSES RFP0156-0107 16
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR PROPOSALS
Advertisement for proposals for the purchase of CNG LOW FLOOR BUSES by the NTS will
appear in the Nashua Telegraph on December 8 and 9, 2015.
DURATION OF CONTRACT
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PROPOSERS CONFERENCE >
NTS will not be holding a pre-proposal meeting.
INTERPRETATION OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
The Bidder must carefully examine the specifications, terms and conditions expressed in the Request
for Proposal (RFP) and become fully informed as to the requirements set forth therein.
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¢. 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
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VEHICLE DELIVERY
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Example Formula:
PPI Index: Future Award Month
Less PPI Index: Base Award Month
Equals Index Point Change
Index Percent Change
Index Point Change
Divided by PPI Index: Base Award Month
Equals Percent Change
Or (Maximum 10% from previous year)
Base Order Price
Plus Percent Change (2.54% x $1,000)
Revised Price for Future Order
Example:
Index Point Change
141.1
137.6
1,000.00
25.40
$1,025.40 _
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FUNDING
Financial support of this project may be provided through financial assistance grants from the
Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Any obligations of NTS are contingent upon reccipt of
adequate funding.
PAYMENT TO CONTRACTOR
a. Payment Schedule
NTS will pay the full price of each bus upon final acceptance of the coach and receipt of an
approved invoice.
b. Payment Terms
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INSTRUCTIONS TO PROPOSERS
1.4 INFRODUCTION
Intent - It is the intent of this Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit competitive proposals for
30 and 35-foot transit CNG low floor bus configurations with various optional equipment under
a contract that will remain in effect for up to 5 years or until all options are used.
