Summary of Specifications:
INTRODUCTION The City of Rochester Hills is acting as the Principal Procurement Agency, on behalf of itself , and the National Intergovernmental Purchasing Alliance Company (National IPA) (see Attachment A for National Contract requirements), to create a nationwide Master Agreement for the purchase of Industrial, Medical and Specialty Gases and Related Products and Services. The gases may be used in a variety of applications. The term of the agreement will be for a one (1) year period with four (4) one (1) year options to renew. Dated February 27, 2013: The City of Rochester Hills is accepting proposals from qualified and experienced vendors to provide Industrial, Medical and Specialty Gases and Related Products and Services to satisfactorily support the City. Sealed proposals will be received by the City of Rochester Hills, at the Purchasing Division/Fiscal Team, 1000 Rochester Hills Drive, Rochester Hills, MI 48309 until EXACTLY 3:00 p.m. local time, on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013 at which time and place the names of proposers will be publicly read aloud. A pre-proposal conference for the purpose of reviewing the RFP and answering questions regarding the project will be held on Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at the City of Rochester Hills, City Auditorium, 1000 Rochester Hills Drive, Rochester Hills, Michigan 48309. The City of Rochester Hills officially distributes Request for Proposals (RFP) documents from the Purchasing Division or through the Michigan Intergovernmental Trade Network (MITN). Vendors are encouraged to register as a vendor at the MITN website to ensure they receive addendum information, if such information is issued. To do business with the City and become a registered vendor visit the City’s website at www.rochesterhills.org, click on City Government, Departments, Purchasing, Bid Opportunities and link to MITN website. THE CITY OF ROCHESTER HILLS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL PROPOSALS. Any deviation from the specifications must be noted on the proposal. Please submit proposal on or before the date and time given above to: Lisa Cummins, CPPB Senior Purchasing Analyst Purchasing Division City of Rochester Hills 1000 Rochester Hills Drive Rochester Hills, MI 48309 All proposals (4 copies) must be submitted in a Sealed Envelope marked “RFP – INDUSTRIAL, MEDICAL AND SPECIALTY GASES AND RELATED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES” or through the MITN website. The City of Rochester Hills is capable of accepting documents in doc, pdf, jpg, tif or rtf formats.