Invitation to Bid Prospective Bidders: Sealed bids for furnishing and delivering items and/or services on Cisco SMARTNET. The attached forms will be received in the Purchasing Department of the Birmingham Water Works Board, located at 3600 First Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama 35222, until 10:00 a.m., Thursday, February 9, 2023, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read. The bid opening will be via Teams meeting. The link is listed in the email for the Invitation to bid. We advise you to check your connection a day before the bid opening to make sure you can join. Please join or call in 5 minutes before the bid opening. Specifications and Conditions and Bid Forms are attached, and all bids shall be F.O.B. destination, freight prepaid, and at no charge. One copy of the bid form should be returned, and the bidder should retain a copy. The right is reserved to reject any bids submitted, waive any informalities and technicalities, and award to the bidder it is deemed
to serve the Boards interests best and most economically. The Board reserves the right to award the bid on an individual or total cost of bid basis. The Board reserves the right to extend the contract, upon mutual consent of both parties, up to two (2) additional years. The Board reserves the right to cancel this bid within thirty (30) days with written notice. The Board reserves the right to cancel the contract due to non-satisfactory performance or if the vendor is found to violate the terms and conditions or does not correct any violations of specifications within two days after giving notice. The Board reserves the right to Rebid. The Board reserves the right to enter into a month-to-month contract with the consent of both parties. Any bids mailed must be sent to 3600 First Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama 35222, directed to the attention of the Purchasing Manager, and marked in the lower left-hand corner of the envelope as follows: Bids on Cisco SMARTNET are due on Thursday, February 9, 2023, @ 10:00 a.m. at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read. Yours truly, Reis Logan Reis Logan Interim Purchasing Manager mOUBIRMINGHAM U0 WATER WORKS SPECIFICATIONS AND CONDITONS FOR CISCO SMARTNET RENEWAL The Specifications & Conditions for the Cisco SMARTNET renewals are listed below. If requested part numbers are not available, you must contact Chad White at Chad.White@bwwb.org or 205-244-4113 or Colandus Mason at Colandus.Mason@bwwb.org or 205-244-4124. If you have questions concerning the bid forms please contact the Purchasing Buyer, LyTonja Levert at tonja.levert@bwwb.org or 205-244-4305. No substitutes will be accepted. The bid will be awarded based on the LRRBs GRAND TOTAL listed on the BID FORM. Cisco SNT renewal Cisco 5508 Series Wireless Controller for up to 12 APs S/N FCW1447L05D effective 02/01/2023 til 01/31/2024 Service Level SNT PRODUCT NUMBER AIR-CT5508-12-K9 CCX 12.0 PRE Seat Qty