Police Camera and Software Solutions

INVITATION FOR BIDS Police Camera and Software SolutionsThe City of Kalispell, Montana will receive sealed bids for 48 body worn, 12 vehicle mounted, and 3 interview room camera systems.  The bid should also include 48 Conductive Electrical Weapons (CEWs), police internal affairs software, unlimited third-party data storage, and software that integrates all of the above solutions to increase police department efficiency.Sealed bids shall be addressed to the City Clerk, P.O. Box 1997, Kalispell, Montana 59903-1997, and entitled:  Police camera and software solutions.  Bids will be received by the City Clerk, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, MT 59901 (PO Box 1997, 59903) until 2:00 P.M. local time on September 10, 2024. Bids will be opened and read aloud in the first-floor conference room, City Hall, 201 1st Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana at 2:05 P.M. Questions can be directed to the City Clerk at +1 (555) 000-0000 or by emailing document.write('cityclerk'+'@'+'kalispell.com')For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address.. All bidders shall, as bid security, accompany the bid with lawful money of the United States, a cashier's check, certified check, bank money order, or bank draft, drawn and issued by a national bank located in Montana or by a banking corporation incorporated in Montana or a bid bond, or bonds, executed by a surety corporation authorized to do business in Montana, in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the amount bid.  Any such bank instrument shall be payable to the City of Kalispell.  If a contract is awarded, the bidder whose bond is accepted and who shall thereafter refuse to enter into and execute the proposed contract, or as stated in the covenant, shall absolutely forfeit such moneys or bank instruments to the City, and become immediately liable on said bid bond in said sum.  The money, bank instrument or bid bond shall be returned to the unsuccessful bidders.All bids must expressly covenant that if the bidder shall be awarded the contract, the bidder shall within fifteen (15) calendar days of the acceptance of said bid by the City council, enter into a contract.  In the event the successful bidder does not enter into a formal contract within fifteen (15) calendar days, the bidder shall be obligated to pay to the City the difference between the amount of the bid of said bidder and the amount for which the City legally contracts with another party to perform said work if the latter amount is more than the former.No bid shall be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the scheduled time of receiving bids without the consent of the City Council.The Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to waive any technicality or informality and accept any bid which may be deemed in the best interest of the City.  Evaluation of the bid(s) will include review of overall pricing as well as review of provided specified components and will not be based on price alone. The City will accept the lowest responsible bid which most closely meets the required specifications. Bids should include delivery to Kalispell, Montana. The successful bidder shall be required to abide by Federal and State laws.Authorization contingent upon approval by the City Council of the City of Kalispell, Montana, in a regular meeting held on August 19, 2024.City of Kalispell Aimee Brunckhorst, CMC, City Clerk                           Publish:           August 25, and September 1, 2024