School District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties, in cooperation with other school districts, is seeking to establish multiple sources of supply from qualified contractors to provide furnishing and installation of carpet and other flooring products through the use of a fixed price bid solicitation. The District has established maximum prices for approved carpet and flooring products and services and is requesting actual bid prices from qualified suppliers for products listed on the attached Bid Schedule. Contracts will be awarded on an “as needed basis.” The District will attempt to distribute flooring installation projects as fairly as possible to participating contractors but will not commit to or guarantee a minimum amount of work to any contractor. Products furnished under this contract will include, but are not limited to, carpet, padding, vinyl tile, vinyl composition tile, rubber tile, hard tile, ceramic tile, epoxy and related flooring products and services.