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3. All submissions must be received in accordance with the Submittal Instructions listed above. Any submittal <br />received after this deadline will be rejected. The City of Paris is not responsible for lateness or non-delivery <br />of mail, carrier, etc., and the date/time stamp in the City Manager's Office will be the official time of receipt. <br />4. Opening is scheduled in the City Hall City Council Chambers at 3:00 pin, April 19, 2021. All are invited to <br />attend. <br />5. Submittals are to be signed by an official authorized to bind the firm in a contract. <br />6. The City of Paris reserves the right to reject any and all submittals or waive any irregularities or technicalities <br />in the submittals which at the City's discretion are determined to be in the best interests of the City. The City <br />her reserves the right to make awards to the responsible entity whose submittal is determined to be the <br />most advantageous to the City of Paris. The City further reserves the right to reject any and all submittals <br />responding to this invitation without indicating any reasons for such rejection(s). The City further reserves <br />the right to postpone due dates for its own convenience and to withdraw this solicitation at any time without <br />prior notice. This invitation does not commit the City to pay any costs incurred in preparation of this <br />submittal, or to procure or contract for any services. <br />Careful consideration should be given before confidential information is submitted to the City of Paris as part <br />of your submittal. Review should include whether it is critical for evaluating your submittal, and whether <br />general, non -confidential information may be adequate for review purposes. Information submitted to the <br />City of Paris that the respondent wishes to have treated as proprietary and confidential trade secret <br />information should be identified and labeled "Confidential" or "Proprietary" on each page at the time of <br />disclosure. This information should include a written request to except it from disclosure, including a written <br />statement of the reasons why the information should be excluded from record requests. However, the City <br />of Paris is bound to open records laws and therefore can -not guarantee the confidentiality of any information <br />submitted. <br />8. A response may not be withdrawn or canceled by the respondent without the permission of the city for a <br />period of ninety (90) days following the date designated for the receipt of responses. <br />9. Any interpretations, corrections or changes to this specification will be made by addenda. Sole issuing <br />authority of addenda shall be vested in City of Paris Public Works Director. Addenda can be found on the <br />City of Paris website https://www.paristexas.gov/lll/Public-Works-Rer,37eation. Addenda can also be <br />obtained by calling City of Paris Public Works Director's office at 903-784-9289. It is the responsibility of <br />the respondent to obtain a copy of all addenda pertaining to this RFB. <br />10. Minimum Standards for Responsible Entity: A prospective respondent must, if requested, affirmatively <br />demonstrate responsibility and ability to meet the following requirements: <br />a. Be licensed in the State of Texas; <br />b. Have adequate financial resources, or the ability to obtain resources required; <br />c. Be able to comply with the required or proposed delivery schedule; <br />d. Have a satisfactory record of performance; <br />e. Have a satisfactory record of integrity and ethics; <br />f Be otherwise qualified and eligible to receive an award. <br />City of Paris may request clarification or other information sufficient to determine entity's ability to meet <br />these minimum standards listed above. Failure to respond to such requests shall be cause for removal from <br />consideration. <br />11. Certificate of Interested Parties (Form 1295): In 2015, the Texas Legislature adopted House Bill 1295, which <br />added Section 2252.908 of the Government Code. The law states that a governmental entity may not enter <br />into certain contracts with a business entity unless the business entity submits a disclosure of interested parties <br />to the govermnental entity. The disclosure of interested parties will be submitted online via Form 1295 and <br />must be submitted to the governmental entity prior to any signed contract and/or vote by the governing <br />authority. <br />