O-2009-3126 interlocal agreement with Harris County for utilization by the City of La Porte of three motor vehicles leased by Harris County

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\J3 N Oi N .t- \ c., I 0' .; 0) CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION INELIGIBILITY, AND VOLUNTARY EXCLUSION The Contractor certifies by execution of this Contract that it is not ineligible for participation in federal or state assistance programs under Executive Order 12549, "Debannent and Suspension." The Contractor further agrees to include this certification in all contracts between itself and any subcontractors in connection with the services performed under this Contract. Contractor also certifies that contractor will notify Harris County in writing immediately jf contractor is not in compliance with Executive Order 12549 during the tenn of this contract. Contractor agrees to refunany payments made to the contractor while ineligible. COLOR SELECTION Detennination of colors of materials is a right reserved by the using department unless otherwise specified in the bid. Unspecified colors shall be quoted as standard colors, NOT colors which require up charges or special handling. Unspecified fabrics or vinyls should be construed as medium grade. If offeror fails to get color/material approvals prior to delivery of merchandise, the using department may refuse to accept the items and demand correct shipment without penalty, subject to other legal remedies. CONTRACI' OBLIGATION Harris County Commissioners Court must award the contract and the County Judge or other person authorized by the Hanis County Commissioners Court must sign the contract before it becomes binding on Harris County or the offerors. Department heads are NOT authorized to sign agreements for Harris County. Binding agreements shall remain in effect until all products and/or services covered by this purchase have been satisfactorily delivered and accepted. CONTRACT RENEWALS Renewals may be made ONLY by written agreement between Harris County and the offeror. Any price escalations are limited to those stated by the offeror in the original bid. DIGITAL FORMAT If offeror obtained the bid specifications in digital fonnat in order to prepare a response, the bid must be submitted in hard copy according to the instructions contained in this bid package. If, in its bid response, offeror makes any changes whatsoever to the County's published bid specifications, the County's bid specifications as published shall control. Furthennore, if an alteration of any kind to the County's published bid specifications is only discovered after the contract is executed and is or is not being performed, the contract is subject to immediate cancellation. DISQUALIFICATION OF OFFEROR Upon signing this bid document, an offeror offering to sell supplies, materials, services, or equipment to Harris County certifies that the offeror has not violated the antitrust laws of this state codified in Texas Business and Commerce Code ~ 15.0 I, et seq., as amended, or the federal antitrust laws, and has not communicated directly or indirectly the bid made to any competitor or any other person engaged in such line of business. Any or all bids may be rejected if the County believes that collusion exists among the offerors. Bids in which the prices are obviously unbalanced may be rejected. If multiple bids are submitted by an offeror and after the bids are opened, one of the bids is withdrawn, the result will be that all of the bids submitted by that offeror will be withdrawn; however, nothing herein prohibits a vendor from submitting multiple bids for different products or services. E-MAIL ADDRESSES CONSENT Vendor affirmatively consents to the disclosure of its e-mail addresses that are provided to Harris County, the Harris County Flood Control District, the Harris County Hospital District including its HMO, the Harris County Appraisal District, or any agency of Harris County. This consent is intended to comply with the requirements of the Texas Public Information Act, Tex. Gov't Code Ann. ~522.137, as amended, and shall survive tennination of this agreement. This consent shall apply to e-mail addresses provided by Vendor, its employees, officers, and agents acting on Vendor's behalf and shall apply to any e-mail address provided in any fonn for any reason whether related to this bid/proposal or otherwise. Revised 05/07 __._.--y-_u..___.._ _ __ ___.__ Page 4 of J,8' If