Installation of LED Programmable Decorative Track Lighting Downtown Papillion Area

The City of Papillion is accepting bids for the installation of permanent LED lighting for the downtown buildings in Central Papillion.

Background

Some of the sites have been upgraded to a permanent 4 wire, programmable, LED track lighting system, with lights spaced at 12" apart. The city desires to have the selected firm, remove the old C9 LED lights and track system (if present), and install a comparable system that we have in place along the roof at City Hall, the First Street Plaza, and the Papillion Fire Department #3 in the downtown area.

Project Details

• Reference ID: 2026-REQ-037
• Department: Parks & Facilities
• Department Head: Tony Gowan (Parks & Facilities DIrector)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-04-01T15:00:00.000Z
• Answers Posted By: 2026-04-03T15:00:00.000Z
• Pre-Proposal Meeting: 2026-03-24T15:00:00.000Z — Sump Memorial Library 222 N Jefferson - Front of Library

Evaluation Criteria

• Summary —

  The City of Papillion is accepting bids for the installation of permanent LED lighting for the downtown buildings in Central Papillion.

• Project Specifications —
  1. Remove the old C9 LED lights and track system (if present), and install a comparable system that we have in place along the roof at City Hall, the First Street Plaza, and the Papillion Fire Department #3 in the downtown area.  Some of the sites have been upgraded to a permanent 4 wire, programmable, LED track lighting system, with lights spaced at 12" apart. 
  2. Power supplies for timers have been previously installed at many of the sites except for two at the Grace Pizza and Vault Salon location, and the Midlands Community Foundation site, both along Jefferson Street; this will need to be included in the bid. 
  3. New track systems will need to be able to communicate with each other, as well as the original track lights at City Hall, Fire Station and First Street Plaza by way of a 4 wire, WEC 3.0 controller(s) which will also need to be included in the bid.
  4. A complete list of buildings and distances to cover, are included for ease of bidding. Sites with existing, old style lights and track that will need to be removed, will also be included in the documents.  See Attachments A and B. 

   

• Issuing Officer —

  The Issuing Officer is the sole point of contact regarding the solicitation from the date of issuance until selection of the successful bidder.  The Issuing Officer for this solicitation is:

  Terri Valquier
  122 East Third Street
  Papillion, Nebraska 68046
  Phone: (402) 502-9667
  E-Mail: tvalquier@papillion.org

• General —

  The successful Bidder (hereinafter "Contractor") shall purchase and maintain insurance to protect the Contractor and the City throughout the duration of the Contract. All certificates of insurance shall be written by companies which hold an A M. Best A-VIII rating or higher and are authorized to do business in the state of Nebraska. The selected companies must be satisfactory to the City.

  Each certificate of insurance shall state that thirty (30) days written notice will be given to the City before the policy is canceled or changed. All certificates of insurance shall be delivered to the City prior to start of work.

• Introduction —

  This section describes the evaluation process that will be used to determine how the Bid will be awarded.   When making this determination, the contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder.

• Background —

  The City of Papillion is a municipal corporation incorporated in the State of Nebraska as a first class city.  The services requested and any obligations or responsibilities of the City pursuant to this Request for Solicitation or any subsequent contract(s) entered into shall be subject to any requirements or limitations on a City of the First Class.

  Some of the sites have been upgraded to a permanent 4 wire, programmable, LED track lighting system, with lights spaced at 12" apart. The city desires to have the selected firm, remove the old C9 LED lights and track system (if present), and install a comparable system that we have in place along the roof at City Hall, the First Street Plaza, and the Papillion Fire Department #3 in the downtown area.

• Bidding Requirements —
  1. Firms will need to inform the city of how they plan on affixing the new track and lighting systems to the individual buildings.
  2. Most of the sites will have older track systems in place which will act as a "guide" as to where the new track and lights will run. Other buildings, without older track in place, will be given a direction as to how the new lights will run, by the Parks and Facilities Director, during bid conference. 
  3. Companies interested in this project should visit each site shown, to be able to provide the most accurate quote possible, as far as needs including hardware, track, controllers and the lights themselves. 
  4. A complete list of the lighting capabilities of the individual light systems the contractors will be utilizing, must be provided to the city with the bid.

  The City of Papillion owns two Hi-lifts, (40' extension and a 60' extension) that will be made available to the contracting firm, in order to keep rentals obsolete, and the price lower. The contracting firm will be responsible for the safety and diversion of traffic in the downtown area, when limiting traffic for access is needed. Areas will be able to accessed from 8:00 a.m., to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Friday only.

• Required Coverage —

  The Contractor shall purchase and maintain insurance which will protect the Contractor from the following type of claims; and which shall name City as an additional insured. 

  1. For all contracts:
     1. Claims for damages because of bodily injury, occupational sickness or disease, or death of his employees including any claims under workers’ compensation, disability benefit, or other similar employee benefit acts;
     2. Claims for damages because of bodily injury, sickness or disease, or death of any person other than his employees;
     3. Claims for damages because of bodily injury or death of any person or property damage arising out of the Contractor's ownership, maintenance, or use of any motor vehicle;
     4. Protection shall be provided whether the claim results from operations of the Contractor, his subcontractors, employees of any of them, or anyone for whose acts any of them may be liable.
  2. For contracts related to the purhcase of goods:
     1. Claims for property damage or personal injury or death to any product created, manufactured, distributed, sold or otherwise provided by the Contractor;
  3. For contracts related to services:
     1. Claims for damages, insured by usual personal injury liability coverage, which are sustained (1) by any person as a result of an offense directly or indirectly related to the employment of such person by the Contractor, or (2) by any other person;
     2. Claims for damages, other than to the work itself, because of injury to or destruction of tangible property, including loss of use resulting therefrom;
  4. For contracts related to purchase of professional services: 
     1. Claims arising out of the Contractor and any sub-contractor's professional services provided as part of the Contract; 
• Restrictions on Bidder Communications —

  From the issue date of this solicitation until announcement of the successful bidder, the Issuing Officer is the point of contact regarding the solicitation.  There may be no communication regarding this solicitation with any City employee other than the Issuing Officer, except at the direction of the Issuing Officer or as otherwise noted in the solicitation.  The Issuing Officer will respond only to questions regarding the procurement process.

• Limits of Liability —

  Policies for the insurance required shall be written for the limits of liability specified as follows:

  1. General Liability (including contractual, independent contractors, broad form property damage, personal injury underground explosion and collapse hazards):
  1. 1. Listing Owner as Additional Insured on a primary and non-contributory basis.
     2. $1,000,000 Each Occurrence
     3. $2,000,000 Aggregate
  2. Automobile Liability (including all owned, non-owned, and hired automobiles): $1,000,000 Combined Single Limit.
  3. Workers' Compensation Coverage B — Statutory Benefits: $100,000/$500,000/$100,000.
  4. Umbrella Liability (applying directly in excess of above liability coverages): $1,000,000 Aggregate; $1,000,000 Combined Single Limit.
  5. Professional Liability: $2,000,000 each claim and in the annual aggregate.
• Bid Scoring and Evaluation Criteria —

  Lowest Acceptable Bid means the most cost efficient and effective bid and shall be the sum of all costs, including but not limited to, purchase price, all taxes (if applicable), delivery, installation, warranty, life cycle cost, operating and disposal costs incurred for determining the lowest acceptable bid meeting the specifications.

  1. Scoring Guide: Points will be assigned as follows: 
     1. The lowest Bid shall be assigned 100 points.
     2. All remaining Bids shall be assigned points calculated as follows: (price of lowest Cost Proposal/price of subject Bid Cost Proposal) x 100  
• Contact Information —

  Project Contact

  Tony Gowan
  Parks and Facilities Director
  tgowan@papillion.org
  (402) 597-2049
  

  Procurement Contact

  Terri Valquier
  Contract Manager
  tvalquier@papillion.org
  (402) 502-9667

• Online Resources —

  The solicitation and any related documents, such as amendments or attachments, responses to questions, and other resources, will be posted on the City of Papillion’s eProcurement Portal.  Bidders should check this website periodically for any amendments to this solicitation.  The posted version of the solicitation is the official version. The City will only be bound by the official version of the solicitation.  Bidders should ensure that they are referencing the most up-to-date version.

• Permits and Licenses —

  All work must be completed in a professional manner and in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws including applicable building codes, and standards.  The successful bidder shall be required to obtain all necessary permits and licenses if applicable.

• Contractor's Liability Insurance —

  The Contractor's shall maintain insurance to cover all loss or damage to any tools, machinery, equipment, or motor vehicles, used for the manufacture, delivery or installation of goods on behalf of City, by the Contractor's, subcontractors, material men or employees of any of them.  City shall have no liability for any such loss or damage. 

• Procurement Timetable —

  City Issues Solicitation:	March 16, 2026
  Bidder's Conference (Mandatory):	March 24, 2026, 10:00am Sump Memorial Library 222 N Jefferson - Front of Library
  Bidder Written Questions Due Date:	April 1, 2026, 10:00am
  Final Date for City Responses to Questions:	April 3, 2026, 10:00am
  Bids /Proposals and any Amendments Due Date:	April 20, 2026, 1:00pm
  Opening of Bids (81-161.01) - A minimum of fifteen days following bid posting.:	April 21, 2026, 11:00am
  Notice of Intent to Award :	April 23, 2026
  Execution of Contract - City Council Approval :	May 20, 2026

• Cost for Responding to this Solicitation —

  This solicitation does not obligate the City to award a contract, to pay the costs incurred in preparing any bid/proposal, or to procure the services described herein. Bid/Proposals are submitted at the sole cost and expense of the Bidders. The City shall incur no liability or obligation to Bidders except pursuant to a written contract for services, duly executed by the Bidders and an authorized signatory for the City.

• Questions, Requests for Clarification and Suggestions for Changes —

  Bidders who have provided their intent to bid on the solicitation are invited to submit written questions, requests for clarifications, and/or suggestions for changes to the specifications of this solicitation (hereafter “Questions”) by the due date and time provided in the Procurement Timetable.  Bidders are not permitted to include assumptions in their Bid/Proposals.  Instead, bidders shall address any perceived ambiguity regarding this solicitation through the question-and-answer process.  If the Questions pertain to a specific section of the solicitation, the page and section number(s) must be referenced.  The City requires to receive Questions through the eProcurement portal.  The bidder may wish to request confirmation of receipt from the Issuing Officer to ensure delivery.

  Written responses to questions will be posted to the eProcurement Portal by the date provided in the Procurement Timetable.  

  The City assumes no responsibility for verbal representations made by its officers or employees unless such representations are confirmed in writing and incorporated into the solicitation.  In addition, the City’s written responses to Questions will not be considered part of the solicitation.  If the City decides to change the solicitation, the City will issue an amendment.      

• Proof of Insurance —

  The Contractor's shall provide to City a Certificate(s) of Insurance evidencing all required insurance coverage above utilizing the latest version of the ACORD form.

• Bidders’ Conference —

  A bidders’ conference will be conducted at the City of Papillion location identified at the date and time listed in the Procurement Timetable.  The purpose of the bidders’ conference is to inform prospective bidders about the work to be performed and to provide prospective bidders an opportunity to ask questions regarding the solicitation.  Verbal discussions at the conference shall not be considered part of the solicitation unless incorporated into the solicitation by amendment.  Questions asked at the conference that cannot be adequately answered during the conference may be deferred and responded to in writing.  Attendance at this bidders’ conference is Mandatory

• Waiver of Subrogation —

  Waiver of subrogation by Contractor's carriers is required.

• Submission of Bid/Proposal —

  The Bid/Proposal shall be received by the Issuing Officer by the time and date specified in the Procurement Timetable. The City will not waive this mandatory requirement.  Any Bid/Proposal received after this deadline will be rejected and will not be evaluated.  

  Bid/Proposals are to be submitted in accordance with the Bid/Proposals Formatting section of this solicitation.

  • The City prefers electronic submission of Bid, Proposals. Please submit electronic responses via the City e-Procurement Portal: https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/papillion. By way of the e-Procurement Portal, responses will be locked and digitally encrypted until the submission deadline passes.
  • Mail-in responses will be accepted and must contain one (1) hard copy and be accompanied by an electronic copy on a USB key included in the response envelope. 

  City of Papillion
  Attn: Terri Valquier
  Contract Manager
  122 E 3^rd St. 
  Papillion, NE 68046

• Indemnity Provisions —

  The Contract between the City and the Contractor shall include the following:

  1. An agreement that the Contractor will assume full responsibility for any and all damages or injuries which may result to persons or property by Contractor’s negligent acts, errors, or omissions in connection with the work to be performed pursuant to the Contract.
  2. An agreement that all activities performed by Contractor pursuant to the Contract will be performed and supervised by adequately trained and qualified personnel, and Contractor will cause all persons working or affiliated with Contractor to observe all applicable safety rules.
  3. An agreement that Contractor will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the City against all claims, demands, suits, losses or damages arising out of or resulting from Contractor’s negligent acts, error, or omissions in connection with the work to be performed pursuant to the Contract.
• Submission of Bid/Proposal —

  The Bid/Proposal shall be received by the Issuing Officer by the time and date specified in the Procurement Timetable. The City will not waive this mandatory requirement.  Any Bid/Proposal received after this deadline will be rejected and will not be evaluated.  

  Bid/Proposal are to be submitted in accordance with the Bid/Proposal Formatting section of this solicitation.

  • The City prefers electronic submission of Bid, Proposals. Please submit electronic responses via the City e-Procurement Portal: https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/papillion. By way of the e-Procurement Portal, responses will be locked and digitally encrypted until the submission deadline passes.
  • Mail-in responses will be accepted and must contain one (1) hard copy and be accompanied by an electronic copy on a USB key included in the response envelope. 

  City of Papillion
  Attn: Terri Valquier
  Contract Manager
  9909 Portal Rd
  Papillion, NE 68128

• Submission of Bid/Proposal —

  Bid/Proposal shall be received by the Issuing Officer by the time and date specified in the Procurement Timetable. The City will not waive this mandatory requirement.  Any Bid/Proposal received after this deadline will be rejected and will not be evaluated.  

  Bid/Proposal are to be submitted in accordance with the Bid/Proposal Formatting section of this solicitation.

  The City requires electronic submission of Proposals. Please submit electronic responses via the City e-Procurement Portal: https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/papillion. By way of the e-Procurement Portal, responses will be locked and digitally encrypted until the submission deadline passes.

  NO MAIL-IN RESPONSES, FAXED OR HAND DELIVERED WILL BE ACCEPTED

• Amendments to the Solicitation —

  The City reserves the right to amend or provide clarifications to the solicitation at any time.  Amendments or clarifications to the solicitation will be posted to the City’s eProcurement Portal.  In the event of an amendment to the solicitation, the City may, in its sole discretion, extend the deadline for receipt of Bid/Proposal/Qualifications.  

  Bidders may amend their Bid/Proposal at any time until the deadline for receipt of Bid/Proposal through the eProcurement portal. 

• Withdrawal of Bid/Proposal —

  The bidder may withdraw its Bid/Proposal prior to the closing date for receipt of Bid/Proposal through the eProcurement portal.   

• Mandatory Requirements and Disqualification of Bid/Proposal —

  Bidders must meet these mandatory requirements or will be disqualified and not considered for award of a contract:  The Issuing Officer must receive the Bid/Proposal, and any amendments thereof, prior to or on the due date and time.

  • The bidder is not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible. 

  • The bidder attended the bidders’ conference "if mandatory". 

  • Bidder must not have defaulted on any contracts or other Agreements for services within the twelve-month period immediately preceding the deadline for submittal of Bid/Proposal.

  It is important to maintain fairness to all bidders in the procurement process.  Therefore, bidders are expected to follow the specifications set forth in this solicitation. Bid/Proposal may be disqualified for reasons that include, but may not be limited to, the following: 

  • Bidder initiates unauthorized contact regarding this solicitation with employees other than the Issuing Officer;

  • Bidder fails to comply with the solicitation formatting specifications so that the Bid/Proposal cannot be fairly compared to other bids;

  • Bidder fails, in the City’s opinion, to include the content required for the solicitation;

  • Bidder fails to be fully responsive in the Bidder’s Approach to Meeting Deliverables Section, states that an element of the Scope of Work cannot or will not be met, or does not include information necessary to substantiate that it will be able to meet the Scope of Work specifications;  

  • Bidder’s response materially changes Scope of Work specifications; 

  • Bidder fails to submit the solicitation attachments containing all signatures;

  • Bidder includes assumptions in its Bid/Proposal; or

  • Bidder fails to respond to the City's request for clarifications, information, documents, or references that the City may make at any point in the solicitation process.

  In the event the City, in its sole discretion, determines that a Bid/Proposal shall be disqualified, a Notice of Disqualification shall be sent to the contact person at the address listed in the Bidder’s Intent to Bid.

• Bid/Proposal Clarification Process —

  The City may request clarifications from bidders for the purpose of resolving ambiguities or questioning information presented in the Bid/Proposal.  Clarifications may occur throughout the Bid/Proposal evaluation process.  Clarification responses shall be in writing and shall address only the information requested.  Responses shall be submitted to the City within the time stipulated at the occasion of the request.

• Use of Subcontractors —

  The City reserves the right to require prior approval for the use by the selected bidder of any subcontractor used to perform services under any contract that may result from this solicitation.

• Verification of Bid/Proposal Content and Reference Checks —

  The contents of a Bid/Proposal are subject to verification.  The City reserves the right to contact any reference to verify information contained in the Bid/Proposal, to discuss the Bidder’s qualifications, and/or to discuss the qualifications of any subcontractor identified in the Bid/Proposal.  The City further reserves the right to obtain and consider information from other sources concerning a Bidder or the contents of a Bid/Proposal.  This information includes, but is not limited to, the Bidder’s capability and performance under other contracts, the Bidder’s authority to enter into a contract or to conduct business in the State of Nebraska, or the reasonableness of the Bidder’s proposal.  Such other sources may include subject matter experts.

• Criminal History and Background Investigations —

  The City reserves the right to conduct criminal history and other background investigations of the Contractor, its officers, directors, shareholders, or partners and personnel retained by the Contractor for performance of resulting contract.  The City reserves the right to conduct criminal history and other background investigation of the Contractor’s staff and subcontractors providing services under the resulting contract.

• Rejection of Bid/Proposal —

  The City reserves the right to reject any or all Bid/Proposal, in whole and in part, and to cancel this solicitation at any time prior to the execution of a written contract.  Issuance of this solicitation in no way constitutes a commitment by the City to enter into a contract.

• Notice of Intent to Award —

  Notice of Intent to Award will be sent to all Bidders that submitted a Bid/Proposal by the due date and time.  The Notice of Intent to Award does not constitute the formation of a contract between the City and the apparent successful bidder.

• Acceptance Period —

  The City shall make a good faith effort to negotiate and execute a contract for the provision of the deliverables described herein, provided, however, that no contract resulting from this solicitation will be an exclusive contract.  If the apparent successful bidder fails to negotiate and execute a contract within the time frame set by the City in the Procurement Timetable, the City may, in its sole discretion, revoke the Notice of Intent to Award and negotiate a contract with another bidder or withdraw the solicitation.  The City further reserves the right to cancel the Notice of Intent to Award at any time prior to the execution of a written contract.   Neither the Notice of Intent to Award nor any contract executed between the City and the apparent successful bidder shall create a guarantee of any minimum compensation to be paid to the bidder.  No Bidder shall acquire any legal or equitable rights relative to the contract services until the contract has been fully executed by the apparent successful bidder and the City.

• Review of Notice of Disqualification or Notice of Intent to Award Decision —

  Bidders may request a reconsideration of either a Notice of Disqualification or Notice of Intent to Award decision by submitting a written request to the City.  The City must receive the written request for reconsideration within three (3) days from the date of the Notice of Disqualification or Notice of Intent to Award.   The request may be mailed, emailed, or hand delivered.  It is the Bidder’s responsibility to assure timely delivery of the request for reconsideration.  The request shall clearly and fully identify all issues being contested by reference to the page and section number of the solicitation  If a Bidder submitted multiple Bid/Proposals and request that the City reconsider a Notice of Disqualification or Notice of Intent to Award for more than one Bid/Proposal/Qualifications, a separate written request shall be submitted for each.  At the City’s discretion, requests for reconsideration from the same bidder may be reviewed separately or combined into one response.

• Public Records —

  Original information submitted by a Bidder may be treated as public information by the City for purposes of responding to a public records request.  Any Bidder who believes that information contained in its Bid/Proposal is confidential and not subject to a public records request may mark such information “Confidential” and provide its rationale for why such information is excepted from public inspection.  The City will, in its sole discretion, determine whether such information should be withheld from public inspection.  By marking information as confidential Bidder agrees to indemnify City from any claims, actions, or damages, including fees and costs, incurred by City as a result of withholding such information from public inspection.

• Copyrights —

  By submitting a Bid/Proposal, the bidder agrees that the City may copy the Bid/Proposal for purposes of facilitating the evaluation of the Bid/Proposal or to respond to requests for public records.  By submitting a Bid/Proposal, the bidder acknowledges that additional copies may be produced and distributed and represents and warrants that such copying does not violate the rights of any third party.  The City shall have the right to use ideas or adaptations of ideas that are presented in the Bid/Proposal.  

• Release of Claims —

  By submitting a Bid/Proposal, the bidder agrees that it shall not bring any claim or cause of action against the City based on any misunderstanding concerning the information provided herein or concerning the City's failure, negligent or otherwise, to provide the bidder with pertinent information as intended by this solicitation.

• Choice of Law and Forum —

  This solicitation and the resulting contract are to be governed by the laws of the State of Nebraska and the ordinances of the City of Papillion.  Any and all litigation or actions commenced in connection with this solicitation shall be brought and maintained in the Federal, State or County courts of Sarpy County, Nebraska.

Submission Requirements

• Pricing Sheet —

  Upload Pricing Sheet

• RELEASE OF INFORMATION (required) —

  I hereby authorizes any person or entity, public or private, having any information concerning the bidder’s background, including but not limited to its performance history regarding its prior rendering of services similar to those detailed in this solicitation, to release such information to the City.    

  The bidder acknowledges that it may not agree with the information and opinions given by such person or entity in response to a reference request.  The bidder acknowledges that the information and opinions given by such person or entity may hurt its chances to receive contract awards from the City or may otherwise hurt its reputation or operations.  The bidder is willing to take that risk.  The bidder agrees to release all persons, entities, the City, and the State of Nebraska from any liability whatsoever that may be incurred in releasing this information or using this information.

• W-9 (required)
• What is the State of Incorporation/organization? (required)
• Number of employees? (required)
• Number of Years in Business (required)
• If Bidder is currently registered to do business in Nebraska, provide the Date of Registration. (required)
• Do you plan on using subcontractors if awarded this Contract? (required)
• Subcontractor Disclosure Form (required) —

  Please download the below documens, complete, and upload for each Subcontractor.

• BID PROPOSAL CERTIFICATIONS (required) —

  1. Bidder specifically stipulates that the Bid/Proposal is predicated upon the acceptance of all terms and conditions stated in the solicitation without change except as otherwise expressly stated in the Primary Bidder Detail & Certification Form.  Objections or responses shall not materially alter the solicitation.  All changes to proposed contract language, including deletions, additions, and substitutions of language, must be addressed in the Bid/Proposal.  The bidder accepts and shall comply with all Contract Terms and Conditions.

  2. Bidder has reviewed the Additional Certifications, which are incorporated herein by reference, and by signing below represents that Bidder agrees to be bound by the obligations included therein;

  3. Bidder has received any amendments to this solicitation issued by the City; 

  4. The person signing this Bid/Proposal certifies that he/she is the person in the Bidder’s organization responsible for or authorized to make decisions regarding the prices quoted and, Bidder guarantees the availability of the services offered and that all Bid/Proposal terms, including price, will remain firm until a contract has been executed for the services contemplated by this solicitation or (90) ninety days from the issuance of this solicitation, whichever is earlier.

• SERVICE AND REGISTRATION CERTIFICATIONS (required) —

  1. Bidder certifies that the Bidder organization has sufficient personnel resources available to provide all services proposed by the Bid/Proposal, and such resources will be available on the date the solicitation states services are to begin.  Bidder guarantees personnel proposed to provide services will be the personnel providing the services unless prior approval is received from the City to substitute staff;

  2. Bidder certifies that if the Bidder is awarded the contract and plans to utilize subcontractors at any point to perform any obligations under the contract, the Bidder will (1) notify the City in writing prior to use of the subcontractor, and (2) apply all restrictions, obligations, and responsibilities of the resulting contract between the City and contractor to the subcontractors through a subcontract.  The contractor will remain responsible for all Deliverables provided under this contract;

  3. Bidder either is currently registered to do business in Nebraska or agrees to register if Bidder is awarded a Contract pursuant to this solicitation. Bidders may register with the Secretary of State at:  sos.nebraska.gov and the Department of Labor at:  dol.nebraksa.gov/conreg. 

  4. Bidder certifies it is either a) registered or will become registered with the Nebraska Department of Revenue to collect and remit Nebraska sales and use taxes as required by Neb.Rev.Stat 77-2705; or b) not a “retailer” as that term is defined in Neb. Rev. Stat. §77-2701.32.  Bidders may register with the Department of Revenue online at:  https://revenue.nebraska.gov 

  5. The Bidder acknowledges that the City may declare the bid void if the above certifications are false. 

   

• EXECUTION CONFIRMATION (required) —

  By signing below, I certify that I have the authority to bind the Bidder to the specific terms, conditions and technical specifications required in the City’s Solicitation request and offered in the Bidder’s Proposal.  I understand that by submitting this Bid/Proposal, the Bidder agrees to provide services described herein which meet or exceed the specifications of the City’s solicitation unless noted in the Bid/Proposal and at the prices quoted by the Bidder. The Bidder has not participated, and will not participate, in any action contrary to the anti-competitive obligations outlined in the Additional Certifications.  I certify that the contents of the Bid Proposal are true and accurate, and that the Bidder has not made any knowingly false statements in the Bid/Proposal. 

• Foreign Adversary Contracting Prohibition Act (required) —

  In accordance with the Foreign Adversary Contracting Prohibition Act, as found in Neb. Rev. Stat. §73-901 to §73-907, a public entity shall require every company that submits a bid or proposal, or enters into any contract or contract renewal with any public entity for the provision of any technology-related product or service, to certify that the company is not a scrutinized company and will not subcontract with any scrutinized company for any aspect of performance of the contemplated contract; and that any products or services to be provided do not originate with a scrutinized company.  For purposes of this section “scrutinized company” means: (a) any company organized under the laws of a foreign adversary or having its principal place of business within a foreign adversary, and any subsidiary of any such company; (b) any company owned in whole or in part or operated by the government of a foreign adversary, an entity controlled by the government of a foreign adversary, or any subsidiary or parent of any such company; or (c) any company that sells to a public entity a final technology-related product or service that originates with a company described in (a) or (b) without incorporating that product or service into another final product or service.  “Technology-related product or service” means a product or service used for information systems, surveillance, light detection and ranging, or communications.
  
  Option 1 full detail: I am not submitting a bid or proposal for a technology-related product or service, as defined in the Foreign Adversary Contracting Prohibition Act. 
  
  Option 2 full detail: I am submitting a bid or proposal for a technology-related product or service, as defined in the Foreign Adversary Contracting Prohibition Act; and I further certify that:
  
  1. I am not a scrutinized company as defined in Neb. Rev. Stat. §73-903;
  
  2. I will not subcontract with any scrutinized company for any aspect of performance of the Contract; and
  
  3. No products or services to be provided pursuant to this Bid/Proposal originate with a scrutinized company. 

• Will a Bidder's Conference be held? (required)
• Pricing (required) —

  Choose Option 1 when you have set line items, for example:

  • This is a quote for goods/commodities
  • This is a pricing table that can be uploaded into OpenGov from an Excel spreadsheet
  • Seeking services for an hourly rate

  Choose Option 2 when you need vendors to provide you with the line items within an attachment.

• Select the applicable sections for this solicitation: (required)
• Would hard copies be accepted as a form of submission? (required) —

  If you select yes, then the vendors can choose to submit via the eProcurement portal or by paper. 

• Mailing Address (required) —

  Select where the hard copies will be mailed or hand-delivered to. 

• Are there any Bond Requirements for this Solicitation? (required)

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