Ford Police Interceptor Invitation for BidsSECTION 00100
INVITATION FOR BIDS
The City of Kalispell, Montana will receive sealed bids for two (2) Oxford White (YZ) 2023 Hybrid
(99W) Ford Police Interceptor Utility Vehicles (K8A) with the following options included: 500A,
67H, 16D, 17T, 21L, 41H, 425, 43D, 47A, 51T, 549, 59B, 60R, 63B, 66A, 68G, 76D, 86T, 153.
Sealed bids shall be addressed to the City Clerk, P.O. Box 1997, Kalispell, Montana 59903-1997, and
entitled: Police Interceptor Utility Vehicles. Bids will be received by the City Clerk, 201 First
Avenue East, Kalispell, MT 59901 (PO Box 1997, 59903) until 2:00 P.M. on September 7, 2022.
Questions can be directed to the City Clerk at 406-758-7756 or by emailing cityclerk o,kalispell.com.
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 parry 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No bid shall be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the scheduled time of receiving bids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.
Authorized by order of the City Council of the City of Kalispell, Montana, in a regular meeting held
on August 15, 2022.
City of Kalispell
Aimee Brunckhorst, CMC
City Clerk
Publish: August 21, and August 28, 2022