2021-04: Cummins Bus Engines

Invitation for Bid Project Number 2021-04 Cummins Asset Engines The Interurban Transit Partnership (ITP) is accepting bids for replacement engines for ITP buses. We have developed a list of Cummins engines that we believe would benefit the ITP to bid and issue a blanket order for annual purchases. We reserve the right to split this bid. Proposals are due Wednesday, January 20, 2021, 2 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. ITP has joined the Michigan Inter-governmental Trade Network (MITN). This group of agencies has joined forces to create a regional bid notification system to notify companies of new bid opportunities. Register with MITN here. All documents and submittals will be processed through MITN. You can view listings of current solicitations as well as contract award information. To download bids, proposals, or formal quote documents and addenda as well as receive email notifications, you must complete a brief online registration process. There are no fees related to registration on this site. Proposals shall be subject to all applicable State and Federal laws and subject to financial assistance contracts between the ITP Board and the United States Department of Transportation under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, and the Michigan Department of Transportation. The selected contractor(s) will be required to comply with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity laws and regulations. All proposers will be required to certify that they are not on the Comptroller General’s list of ineligible contractors. The ITP Board hereby notifies all proposers that it will affirmatively insure, in regard to any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, that Disadvantaged Business Enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit proposals in response to this Request For Proposal and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, religion, color, sex, handicap, or national origin, in consideration for an award. The ITP Board reserves the right to postpone, accept, or reject any and all proposals in whole or in part on such basis as the ITP Board deems to be in its interest to do so, subject to the rules and regulations set forth by the Federal Transit Administration and the Michigan Department of Transportation. No bid may be withdrawn for at least sixty (60) days after the scheduled closing time for receipt of proposal. Proposals shall be submitted in the format prescribed in the attached Bid. Bids will be evaluated based on the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, by line item. The bid will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder(s). SCOPE OF WORK 1. The ITP will accept Cummins OEM parts only. 2. Contract shall be in effect for a one (1) year term. 3. Quantities shown are approximations only. Actual usage may be more or less than the quantities shown. 4. Reconditioned engines are acceptable with a 2 year / 100,000 mile warranty. 5. In order to be considered responsive, the bidder will submit unit prices as well as core prices. Bid price of cores will not be considered in bid selection but we do require this information 6. Bidders are responsible for core pick-up at no additional charge to the ITP. Peggy Galt Buyer Interurban Transit Partnership 300 Ellsworth Ave S.W. Grand Rapids, MI 49503 616.774.1258 PGalt@RideTheRapid.org