10-2160 Agreement with Courtesy Towing for Towing, Recovery and Vehicle Storage Services

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COMMUNICATIONS To ensure fair consideration for all prospective Contractors throughout the duration of the formal solicitation process, the City of Casselberry prohibits communication, whether direct or indirect, regarding the subject matter of the bid or the specifications by any means whatsoever (whether oral or written), with any City employee, elected official, selection committee member, or representative of the City of Casselberry, from the issuance of the specifications until the Commission makes the award. Communications initiated by a Contractor may be grounds for disqualifying the offending Contractor from consideration for award of the bid or any future bid. The only exceptions to the foregoing rule are as follows: (1) an invitation to give an oral presentation to the selection committee is received; (2) any questions relative to interpretation of specifications or the bid process shall be addressed to the Purchasing Division, in writing, via fax (407-262-7746) or email (purchasing(L'D-casselberrr�orq). No questions will be answered 7 or fewer business days from the date and time of the public opening. ADDENDA When questions arise that may affect the bid/proposal, the answers will be distributed in the form of an Addendum, which will be posted on the City's web site. It is the sole responsibility of the Contractor to check the current solicitations web page at http://www.casselberry.org for any addenda. The City will post addenda to this web page only, and will not issue written notification. All addenda's must be acknowledged on the Signature Sheet to be considered responsive. Failure to acknowledge all addenda's may result in the disqualification of the bid response. COMPLIANCE All companies doing business with the City of Casselberry must do so in the English language and make bids or other money quotations in U.S. currency. There shall be no customs, duties or import fees added to the cost shown in the quotation or bid. h1 the event of any legal disputes the laws of the State of Florida and, where appropriate, the United States of America shall prevail. Venue for any court proceedings arising out of or related to this bid or any resulting contract or purchase shall be in a court of competent jurisdiction in Seminole County, Florida. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT The Contractor agrees that it will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment for work under this Agreement because of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin and will take steps to ensure that applicants are employed, and employees are treated during employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin. This provision will include, but not be limited to the following: employment; upgrading; demotion or transfer; recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay, or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. Each employee of the Contractor shall be a citizen of the United States or an alien who has been lawfully admitted for permanent residence as evidenced by an Alien Registration Receipt Card. The Contractor agrees not to employ any person undergoing sentence of imprisonment except as provided by Public Law 89-176, September 10, 1965 (or most recent) (18 USC 4082)(c)(2). FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT Contractor is required to pay all employees not less than the Federal minimum wage and to abide by other requirements as established by the Congress of the United States in the Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended from time to time. 12