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4 x 4 Mechanical Tree Trimmer

The City of New Albany will be accepting bids for a 4 x 4 Mechanical Tree Trimmer through Reverse Auction. This equipment will be procured through a multi-step procurement process, including a Reverse Auction.  In the first phase, unpriced Technical Proposals will be evaluated for potential acceptability based upon the City of New Albany’s requirements.  In the second phase, only those bidders whose Technical Proposals have been determined to be acceptable by the City of New Albany shall be invited to provide priced Proposals for consideration. 

Notice is hereby given that the City of New Albany will receive unpriced Technical Proposals for a 4 x 4 Mechanical Tree Trimmer until 10:00 a.m. local time on Wednesday, November 10th, 2021.  Proposals can be submitted electronically or in sealed envelopes plainly marked on the outside as “TECHNICAL PROPOSAL ENCLOSED”.
 
Proposals submitted electronically shall be submitted online, through the below website:
www.centralbidding.com

Proposals sent by mail must be submitted in a sealed envelope addressed to:
ATTN: William C. Denton
City of New Albany
P.O. Box 56
New Albany, Mississippi 38652

Proposals that are sent by parcel delivery service must be submitted in a sealed envelope addressed to:
ATTN: William C. Denton
City of New Albany
101 West Bankhead Street
New Albany, Mississippi 38652

Unpriced Technical Proposals, whether provided electronically or on paper by sealed envelope submission, will be evaluated, and vendors submitting acceptable offers will be invited to take part in the electronic Reverse Auction process at 10:00 A.M. local time on Wednesday, November 17th, 2021.
 
A copy of the technical specifications and bidding documents (i.e. Bid Packet), may be obtained by visiting www.centralbidding.com. Only electronic copies of the Bid Packet shall be provided to prospective bidders, which shall be downloaded at the website designated above.

All questions regarding bid documents or specifications shall be submitted in writing, via e-mail, to William Denton, NALGW Representative, at the e-mail address [email protected], before 5:00 PM on Wednesday November 3rd, 2021. Any questions submitted after the above established deadline will not be answered. For any questions relating to the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding support at (225) 810-4814.  The City of New Albany reserves the right to amend the specifications as necessary and agrees to notify all parties having requested bid packets.

The Mayor and Board of Alderman of the City of New Albany, Mississippi reserve the right to reject any and/or all Proposals or to waive any informality in the bidding.  Proposals may be held by the Mayor and Board of Alderman of the City of New Albany, Mississippi for a period not to exceed 45 days from the date of the opening of Proposals for the purpose of reviewing the Proposals.

Dates of Advertisement:
October 22nd, 2021
October 29th, 2021
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