INVITATION FOR BID IFB# 023-45For the provision of:FIRE SPRINKLER MAINTENANCE ANNUAL CONTRACT Hall County, Georgia, Board of Commissioners is seeking qualified vendors to provide Fire Sprinkler Maintenance (herein “Services”). The County seeks to award one (1) contractor to perform all the services. Schedule of Events:Date IFB Issued: 05/02/2024Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting: 5/10/2024Vendor Questions Due: 05/13/2024Hall County Answers Due: 05/17/2024 Bid Due Date: 05/30/2024 Bidding Process: Hall County (herein “County”) is now accepting sealed bids for the provision of Services in the County’s Purchasing Division, located on the fourth (4th) floor of the Hall County Government Center, 2875 Browns Bridge Road, Gainesville, GA 30504, until 2:00 p.m., EST on 05/30/2024. Bidders must submit two (2) copies of their bid along with all completed mandatory documents, signed affidavits in hardcopy and also include on one (1) USB Flash Drive with all documents. Proposal Documents: Bidders may download bid submittal documents via the County’s Website at https://www.hallcounty.org/Bids.aspx then choose Fire Sprinkler Maintenance Annual Contract. General Qualifications: Bidders must be in the regular business of providing similar services, be licensed, insured, and bonded (if required) to perform services in the State of Georgia. Pre-bid Meeting: There will be a mandatory pre-bid meeting held at various locations throughout the county. Everyone will meet in the main lobby at the Hall County Government Center, located at 2875 Browns Bridge Road, Gainesville, GA on Friday, May 10th at 10:00 AM. Only those vendors in attendance will be able to bid. Bid Retention: Bidders may not withdraw their bid after the bid opening. Bids must be valid for one hundred and twenty (120) calendar days. The County reserves the right to retain all bids submitted and use any idea(s) in a bid regardless of award. The County shall have the right to waive any informality or irregularity of immaterial deviation in any bid received. All forms and documents entitled ‘Mandatory’ must be completed and returned with the bid. Please sign Exhibit A – Contract for Services. Award Process: The County reserves the option to reject any or all bids, in whole or part, or to select any bidder, without liability on part of the County to the Bidder to complete the described Work. The County will award the contract to one (1) company to perform all work to the lowest cost, responsible and responsive bidder. Lead times and length of time to complete the services may also be a factor in award. The Bidder expressly understands that the County may reject bids for any reason. This contract will begin upon contract execution and be in effect until June 30, 2025. The successful bidder may be allowed four (4) annual one (1) year renewals of this contract, all with the same terms and conditions.1.0 SCOPE OF WORKHall County is seeking a contract to purchase fire sprinkler system services for use by Hall County with a guaranteed bid price for a 12-month period. This contract will begin upon contract execution and be in effect until June 30, 2024. The successful bidder may be allowed four (4) annual one (1) year renewals of this contract all upon the same terms and conditions. Bidder Information: The products offered shall be comparable with the detailed requirements listed below (unless otherwise noted). The “Bid Response” form is used to verify compliance to item specifications and/or requirements. Any deviations from specifications or requirements must be noted by the bidder; otherwise, the bid is as specified. All bids are to include shipping where applicable. If any line item has a zero or is blank, that line item will be considered a “No Bid”. B. Specifications: The following minimum specification shall apply to the requested services:It is the intent of the following specifications to provide a service program in which all components of the County’s fire suppression system are inspected and tested on a schedule agreed upon by the successful bidder, and the Hall County Building Maintenance Director in full accord with the National Fire Protection Association (N.F.P.A.) standards. The program shall include logging and retention of all relevant records. The minimum requirements for an annual contract for fire sprinkler inspections, maintenance and repair services at various facilities follows. All equipment or material shall comply with the latest standards and meet or exceed these specifications. Literature and product specifications shall accompany the bid. In the event of an emergency, the response time must be no more than 2 hours. 2.0 SUBMISSION OF BIDS 2.01 Complete and include all the Mandatory Exhibit Documents shown below in 2.03. Failure to include any of the mandatory documents listed may result in disqualification. All responses must be in writing. 2.02 Bidders must submit their response in a sealed envelope clearly marked with “INVITATION FOR BID # 023-45” on the outside. The submittal must be signed. Faxed or emailed bids are not accepted. 2.03 Follow these instructions carefully. Complete and return the following Mandatory Documents included in your bid envelope. Exhibit A - Signed Contract Exhibit B – Bid Response SheetExhibit C - Cost Proposal WorksheetExhibit D – W-9 FormExhibit E – E-Verify AffidavitExhibit F - Ethics AffidavitCopy of Business LicenseCertificate of Insurance 2.04 Bidders are responsible to review and comply with any Addenda regarding this IFB posted on the County Website, sign and return all Addenda with the bid package response. 2.05 All bids must be sealed. 2.06 N/A 2.07 Any exceptions to specifications must be in writing and enclosed in the bid response. 2.08 Bids openings are open to the public and bidders may attend but are not required to do so. 2.09 All bids, supporting materials and correspondence relating to this IFB become property of Hall County when received.2.10 Bidder bears all responsibility for expenses incurred in responding to this IFB and such to be borne exclusively by the proposer. 2.11 Bidders may submit bids to the following address by the deadline date and time. Deliver Bids in person or by FedEx/UPS/USPS or Courier to: Mike Hawkins Buyer Hall County Government CenterPurchasing Division - 4th Floor, 2875 Browns Bridge Road, Gainesville, Georgia 30504 NOTICE: Bidders are responsible for delivering their bids to the Purchasing Department on the 4th Floor of the Hall County Government Center before 2:00 PM on the due date provided. All Bids must be time stamped by the receptionist on the 4th floor. If you desire to submit a “NO BID”, response then please indicate by checking here: No Bid. Please list the reason for no bid below.