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Orange County, NC <br /> <br /> <br />III. Base Bid <br /> <br />A. Emergency Services Generator Addition <br />State the amount for the Base Bid for all labor and materials required to accomplish the work <br />involved per the plans and specifications. <br /> <br />IV. Alternates <br /> <br />There are no alternates for this project. <br /> <br />V. E-Procurement Vendors: <br />E-Procurement rules WILL apply for Registered E-Procurement Vendors only. If the low bidder is <br />an E-Procurement Vendor, the owner will not be responsible for any fees associated with the E- <br />Procurement process incurred by the low bidder or any subcontractor, as specified in paragraphs <br />below: <br /> <br />REGISTERED E-PROCUREMENT VENDORS: <br />1. ELECTRONIC PROCUREMENT (APPLIES TO ALL CONTRACTS THAT INCLUDE E- <br />PROCUREMENT AND ARE IDENTIFIED AS SUCH IN THE BODY OF THE <br />SOLICITATION DOCUMENT): Purchasing shall be conducted through the Statewide E- <br />Procurement Service. The State’s third-party agent shall serve as the Supplier Manager for this E- <br />Procurement Service. THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER (S) SHALL PAY A TRANSACTION FEE <br />OF 1.75% (.0175) ON THE TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT (EXCLUDING SALES TAXES) OF <br />EACH PURCHASE ORDER ISSUED THROUGH THE STATEWIDE E-PROCUREMENT <br />SERVICE. This applies to all purchase orders, regardless of the quantity or dollar amount of the <br />purchase order. The transaction fee shall not be stated or included as a separate item in the <br />proposed contract or invoice. There are no additional fees or charges to the contractor for the <br />services rendered by the Supplier Manager under this contract. Contractor will receive a credit for <br />transaction fees they paid for the purchase of any item(s) if an item(s) is returned through no fault <br />of the contractor. Transaction fees are non-refundable when an item is rejected and returned, or <br />declined, due to the contractor’s failure to perform or comply with specifications or requirements of <br />the contract. Contractor or its Authorized Reseller, as applicable, will be invoiced monthly for the <br />State’s transaction fee by the Supplier Manager. The transaction fee shall be based on purchase <br />orders issued for the prior month. Unless Supplier Manager receives written notice from the <br />Contractor identifying with specificity any errors in an invoice within thirty (30) days of the <br />receipt of invoice, such invoice shall be deemed to be correct and Contractor shall have waived its <br />right to later dispute the accuracy and completeness of the invoice. Payment of the transaction fee <br />by the Contractor is due to the account designated by the State within thirty (30) days after receipt <br />of the correct invoice for the transaction fee, which includes payment of all portions of an invoice <br />not in dispute. Within thirty (30) days of the receipt of invoice, contractor may request in writing <br />an extension of the invoice payment due date for that portion of the transaction fee invoice for <br />which payment of the related goods by the governmental purchasing entity has not been received <br />by the Contractor. If payment of the transaction fee is not received by the State within this <br />payment period, it shall be considered a material breach of contract. The Supplie r Manager shall <br />provide, whenever reasonably requested by the contractor in writing (including electronic <br />documents), supporting documentation from the E-Procurement Service that accounts for the <br />Docusign Envelope ID: DEDB83DA-7916-8AE5-81B0-AA1EA4D56AE9