METHOD OF AWARD
Award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder whose bid is the lowest best value offer to the City by Total Bid Price unless the City determines that it is in its best interest to award by Item or Group if doing so results in lower overall costs after factoring in the costs of making multiple awards. For purposes of this bid, if one or more bids are submitted by a business certified as an MWBE business by New York State on the date of the bid, the MWBE bidder(s) shall receive a five percent (5%) price advantage over non-MWBE bidders pursuant to Section 8 of Ordinance No. 2018-54. The lowest best value offer shall be defined as the lowest bid after adjusting for any MWBE price advantage. For example, if three bids are received, one for $100.00, one for $103.00, and one by an MWBE business for $105.00., the lowest best value offer would be the bid submitted by the MWBE business for $105.00. If instead the MWBE business submitted a bid for $105.01, the lowest best value offer would be the bid for $100.00. The same logic will be used by the City in comparing bids based upon discounts rather than specified unit prices. If award of the contract is based upon award by total bid, or by group, or by item, the City reserves the right to determine its lowest best value offer based upon total bid, group and per item prices offered. The City reserves the right to reject any bid where prices offered are unbalanced or inconsistent with current market prices.
Sealed Bids are to be submitted in hard copy to the Office of the Purchasing Agent, City Hall Room 105A, Rochester, NY 14614, prior to the closing date and time, after which all bids properly received will be opened, read and recorded. If specified herein, you may submit your sealed bid electronically through BidNet prior to the closing date and time. Only submit one bid - either in hard copy or electronically (if permitted).
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