Excavator Invitation for BidsSECTION 00100
INVITATION FOR BIDS
The City of Kalispell, Montana will receive sealed bids for a Compact Excavator to meet or
exceed the minimum specifications on file in the office of the Department of Public Works, City
Hall, Kalispell, Montana.
Bidding documents may be examined or obtained from the City of Kalispell Public Works
Department, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana 59901. Any bidder wishing further
information may obtain the same from the City of Kalispell Public Works Department, 201 First
Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana 59901, or by calling the City of Kalispell Public Works
Department at 406-758-7720.
Sealed bids shall be addressed to the City Clerk, P.O. Box 1997, Kalispell, Montana 59903-1997,
and entitled: Compact Excavator. Bids will be received by the City Clerk, 201 First Avenue East,
Kalispell, MT 59901 until 2:30 P.M. on February 6, 2018. All bids will be publicly opened and
read aloud at 2:30 P.M. on February 6, 2018 in the Conference Room of City Hall, 201 First
Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana.
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 for the Compact Excavator 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.
The successful bidder shall be required to abide by Federal and State laws.
Compact Excavator 00100-1 Invitation For Bids
Authorized by order of the City Council of the City of Kalispell, Montana, in a regular meeting held
on August 21, 2017.
City of Kalispell
Aimee Brunckhorst, CMC
City Clerk
Publish: January 24, 2018
January 31, 2018
Compact Excavator 00100-2 Invitation For Bids