FOR A HORTICULTURAL SUPPLIES CONTRACT

St. Louis Community College (“College”) welcomes all interested parties to participate in its competitive bid process. Bidders will be expected to submit bids that are in compliance with the terms and conditions as outlined below: 1. All awards are subject to final approval by St. Louis Community College’s Board of Trustees, or their designated representative(s). 2. Bids may be submitted by email to purchasing@stlcc.edu or mailed/delivered to STLCC, Department of Purchasing, 3221 McKelvey Road, Bridgeton, MO 63044, on or before the time and date stipulated in the Invitation for Bid document. All late bids will be rejected. 3. The successful bidder(s) must comply with the State of Missouri’s Revised Statute RSMO 285.530 which states: No business entity or employer shall knowingly employ, hire for employment, or continue to employ an unauthorized alien to perform work within the state of Missouri. The affidavit included in Attachment A must be

completed and notarized to meet this provision. (This may be submitted after the notice of award is given.) 4 All bids must be signed by a duly authorized representative of the person, partnership or corporation offering the bid. Failure to sign the College Invitation for Bid document will result in automatic disqualification of that bid. The College reserves the right to request written confirmation of persons authorized to sign all bids on behalf of a company. 5. Vendors may submit more than one bid. No penalty or credit will be given for submitting multiple bids. 6. Bidders are responsible for reviewing their proposals prior to submission to be certain they can honor all prices, terms and conditions offered in bid. Bidders may submit written amendments or withdraw their bid up until the date and time of the scheduled bid opening. Once bids have been opened, all bidders will be expected to honor all prices and terms offered in total. Unit price will prevail in cases of extension errors. Bid defaults will result in either temporary or permanent removal from the College’s list of vendors in good standing. 7. If this bid is accepted by the College, in whole or in part, it becomes a binding contract for the item(s) or section(s) designated when signed by an authorized representative of the College and returned to the Bidder. By signing and submitting this bid, you are offering to sell the goods and/or services to the College on the terms and conditions contained in this Invitation for Bid. All purchases are subject to the terms and conditions contained in and attached to this Invitation for Bid. By submitting a bid, bidder agrees to these terms and conditions. Any additional or different terms proposed by bidder are hereby objected to. The College may issue one or more “Purchase Orders” in connection with the contract formed by acceptance of this bid. Any such Purchase Order shall be governed by this contract and shall no