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Bid Title: Motor Coach Transportation <br />I ne bcnool boara or brOWara county. I-lonaa <br />Bid No. FY23-029-1 <br />/ OT Zb <br />implemented a Minority/Women Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Program as part of the <br />SBBC's competitive solicitation and contracting activity in accordance with School Board <br />Policy 7007-A Administrative Procedures for The School Board of Broward County, <br />Florida's Supplier Diversity & Outreach Program. The purpose of the program is to utilize <br />available minority and women businesses within the Board's market area to compete for <br />the award of SBBC construction and purchasing contracts. M/WBE vendors utilized for this <br />contract must be certified by SBBC's Supplier Diversity & Outreach Program Office prior to <br />the submission of Bid. For information on M/WBE Certification, contact SBBC's <br />Supplier Diversity & Outreach Program at 754-321.0550 or visit <br />www.browardschools.com/sdop. <br />53. SBBC MATERIAL NUMBER: The seven -digit number shown in parenthesis at the <br />beginning of an item on the Bid Summary Sheet represents SBBC's material number for <br />the item. It does not represent any manufacturer/distributor model/part number. <br />54. SBBC PHOTO IDENTIFICATION BADGE: <br />Background Screening: Awardee agrees to comply with all the requirements of Sections <br />1012.32 and 1012.465, Florida Statutes, and that Awardee and all its personnel who (1) <br />are to be permitted access to school grounds when students are present, (2) will have <br />direct contact with students, or (3) have access orcontrol of school funds shall successfully <br />complete the background screening required by the referenced statutes and meet the <br />standards established by the statutes. Personnel shall include employees, <br />representatives, agents or sub -contractors performing duties under the contract to <br />SBBC, and who meet any or all of the three requirements identified above. This <br />background screening shall be conducted by SBBC in advance of the Awardee or its <br />personnel providing any services. The awardee shall bear the cost of acquiring the <br />background screening required under Section 1012.32, Florida Statutes, and any fee <br />imposed by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to maintain the fingerprints <br />provided with respect to the Awardee and its personnel. The Parties agree that the failure <br />of Awardee to perform any of the duties described in this section shall constitute a material <br />breach of this ITB entitling SBBC to terminate immediately with no further responsibilities <br />or duties to perform under this Agreement. Awardee agrees to indemnify and hold harmless <br />SBBC, its officers and employees of any liability in the form of physical or mental injury, <br />death or property damage resulting in Awardee's failure to comply with the requirements <br />of this section or Sections 1012.32 and 1012.465, Florida Statutes. <br />SBBC issued identification badges must be worn at all times when on SBBC <br />property and must be worn where they are visible and easily readable. <br />As of July 1, 2015, Fieldprint, Inc. has been contracted to provide all background and <br />fingerprinting services. All questions pertaining to fingerprinting, photo identification and <br />background check services must be directed to the Project Coordinator at 754-321-1830 <br />or 754-321-2374. Each individual, for whom an SBBC photo identification badge is <br />requested, must be registered into the Fieldprint, Inc. applicant enrollment website. <br />A background check shall be conducted for each badge applicant. SBBC reserves the right <br />to require additional information, should it be necessary, and to deny the issuance of a <br />badge to an applicant Any applicant, that has been denied a badge, is prohibited from <br />entering SBBC property as an employee, sub -contractor or agent of a contract Awardee. <br />Applicant enrollment and scheduling website is www.fieldr)rintflorida.com. The total <br />feels) forthe SBBC photo identification badge, fingerprinting and an FBI background check <br />can be found at the following website: <br />http:/twww.broward.kl2.fl.us/policelpdf/seccle/FIELDPRINT CODES.pdf. Payment <br />options can be made by electronic check (e-check), Visa, MasterCard or use of an <br />established escrow account code. These fees are non-refundable and are subject to <br />change without notice. Badges are issued for a one-year period and must be <br />renewed annually. The renewal date shall be one year from the date of issuance. <br />Failure to renew the badge, at that time, shall result in the Awardee being required <br />to re -apply and pay the going rate for badging and fingerprinting. <br />Awardees shall return expired and/or terminated employee badges to the following <br />location: The School Board of Broward County, Florida, Attn: Fieldprint, Inc., 600 <br />S.E. 3b Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301. <br />District or its representative reserves the right to inspect and/or audit all the Awardee's <br />documents and records as they pertain to the products and services delivered under this <br />agreement. Such rights shall be exercised with notice to the Awardee to determine <br />compliance with and performance of the terms, conditions, and specifications on all <br />matters, rights and duties, and obligations established by this agreement. <br />Documents/records in any form shall be open to the District or State's representative and <br />may include but are not limited to all correspondence, ordering, payment, inspection, and <br />receiving records, contracts or sub -contracts that directly or indirectly pertain to the <br />transactions between the District and the Awardee(s). <br />56. ORIGINAL DOCUMENT FORMAT: Only the terms and conditions of this solicitation as <br />they were released by SBBC, or amended via Addendum, are valid. Any modification to <br />any term or condition by a Bidder is not binding unless it is expressly agreed to, in writing, <br />by SBBC. <br />57. CREDIT CARDS: Individual schools and departments may place some orders and <br />utilize, as the form of payment, a District -issued credit card to the extent authorized by <br />SBBC. These orders shall be made via phone or fax for direct delivery and billing to the <br />requesting work location. Please note that credit card purchases will benefit all vendors <br />by providing immediate payment (i.e. within 48-72 hours), thereby eliminating the need <br />to submit an invoice to the District's Accounts Payable Department or reconcile <br />receivable balances. For credit card purchases, all Awardees must have the capability to <br />accept fax orders, which must be confirmed by calling back the requesting work location <br />to verify prices and obtain a credit card number. Only actual items shipped/delivered can <br />be charged to the credit card account (i.e., no back -orders). All purchase deliveries must <br />include a packing slip or receiptfinvoice listing the items and prices of goods delivered. <br />For security reasons, the credit card charge receipt showing the work location's credit <br />card number cannot be attached to the packing slip or receiptfinvoice submitted as part <br />of the purchase delivery. District work locations may request that an Awardee maintains <br />secure records of the credit card account assigned an alias or password, to avoid <br />divulging the actual credit card number upon every purchase. <br />58. NONCONFORMANCE TO CONTRACT CONDITIONS: Items offered may be tested for <br />compliance with bid conditions and specifications at any time. Items delivered, not <br />conforming to bid conditions orspecifications, may be rejected and returned at Awardee's <br />expense. Goods or services not delivered as per delivery date in the bid and/or Purchase <br />Order may be rejected upon delivery and/or maybe purchased on the open market. Any <br />increase in cost may be charged against the Awardee. Any violation of these stipulations <br />may also result in: <br />a) For a period of two years, any bid submitted by Awardee shall not be considered <br />and shall not be recommended for award. <br />b) All departments being advised not to do business with Awardee. <br />59. CONE OF SILENCE: Any Bidder, or lobbyist for a Bidder, is prohibited from having any <br />communications (except as provided in this rule) concerning any solicitation for a <br />competitive procurement with any School Board member, the Superintendent, any <br />Evaluation Committee Member, or any other School District employee after Procurement <br />& Warehousing Services releases a solicitation to the General Public. All <br />communications regarding this solicitation shall be directed to the designated Purchasing <br />Agent unless so notified by Procurement & Warehousing Services. This "Cone of <br />Silence" period shall go into effect and shall remain in effect from the time of the release <br />of the solicitation until the contract is awarded by SBBC. Further, any Awardee, its <br />principals, or their lobbyists shall not offer campaign contributions to School Board <br />Members or offer contributions to School Board Members for campaigns of other <br />candidates for political office during the period in which the Awardee is attempting to sell <br />goods or services to SBBC This period of limitation of offering campaign contributions <br />shall commence at the time of the "cone of silence" period for any solicitation for a <br />competitive procurement as described by School Board Policy 3320, Part II, Section GG <br />as well as School Board Policy 1007, Section 5.4 — Campaign Contribution Fundraising. <br />Any Bidder or lobbyist who violates this provision shall cause their Bid (or that of <br />their principal) to be considered non -responsive and therefore be ineligible for <br />award. <br />60. TERMINATION: This contract award maybe terminated with or without cause by SBBC <br />during the term hereof upon giving the other party thirty (30) days written notice that <br />SBBC is terminating the contract award. <br />61. EVALUATION AND BIDS: SBBC evaluates all Bids in accordance with Chapters 119.071 <br />and 286.0113, Florida Statutes. <br />Broward County Public Schools Is An Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Employer <br />Page 7 <br />