Competitive Bidding or Purchasing Sample Clauses
The Competitive Bidding or Purchasing clause establishes a requirement that goods or services must be acquired through a process that encourages competition among potential suppliers. Typically, this involves soliciting bids or proposals from multiple vendors and evaluating them based on predefined criteria such as price, quality, or delivery terms. By mandating a competitive process, the clause helps ensure that the purchasing entity obtains the best value and reduces the risk of favoritism or inflated costs.
Competitive Bidding or Purchasing. § 3.5.2.1 If applicable, Bidding Documents shall consist of bidding or competitive proposal requirements and proposed Contract Documents. The Contract Documents are enumerated in the Agreement, as amended, between the Owner and Architect (hereinafter the Owner/Architect Agreement) and consist of the Owner/Architect Agreement, Conditions of the Contract, as amended, (General, Supplementary and other Conditions), all sections of the Project Manual, including Drawings, Specifications, and Addenda issued prior to execution of the Contract.
§ 3.5.2.2 If requested by the Owner, the Architect shall assist the Owner in bidding or competitively purchasing the Project by:
.1 procuring at Owner’s cost the reproduction of Bidding Documents for distribution to prospective bidders, and distributing the Bidding Documents to prospective bidders, requesting their return upon completion of the bidding process, and maintaining a log of distribution and retrieval and of the amounts of deposits, if any, received from and returned to prospective bidders; .2 organizing and conducting a pre-bid conference for prospective bidders; .3 preparing responses to questions from prospective bidders and providing clarifications and interpretations of the Bidding Documents to the prospective bidders in the form of addenda; and,
Competitive Bidding or Purchasing. § 3.5.2.1 Bidding Documents shall consist of bidding or competitive proposal requirements and proposed Contract Documents. The Contract Documents are enumerated in the Agreement, as amended, between the Owner and Architect (hereinafter the Owner/Architect Agreement) and consist of the Owner/Architect Agreement, Conditions of the Contract, as amended, (General, Supplementary and other Conditions), all sections of the Project Manual, including Drawings, Specifications, and Addenda issued prior to execution of the Contract.
§ 3.5.2.2 If requested by the Owner, the Architect shall assist the Owner in bidding or competitive purchasing the Project by:
.1 procuring at Owner’s cost the reproduction of Bidding Documents for distribution to prospective bidders, and distributing the Bidding Documents to prospective bidders, requesting their return upon completion of the bidding process, and maintaining a log of distribution and retrieval and of the
.2 organizing and conducting a pre-bid conference for prospective bidders; .3 preparing responses to questions from prospective bidders and providing clarifications and
Competitive Bidding or Purchasing. § 3.5.2.1 Bidding Documents shall consist of bidding or competitive proposal requirements and proposed Contract Documents. The Contract Documents are enumerated in the Agreement, as amended, between the Owner and
§ 3.5.2.2 If requested by the Owner, the Architect shall assist the Owner in bidding or competitive purchasing the Project by:
.1 procuring at Owner’s cost the reproduction of Bidding Documents for distribution to prospective bidders, and distributing the Bidding Documents to prospective bidders, requesting their return upon completion of the bidding process, and maintaining a log of distribution and retrieval and of the amounts of deposits, if any, received from and returned to prospective bidders ; .2 organizing and conducting a pre-bid conference for prospective bidders; .3 preparing responses to questions from prospective bidders and providing clarifications and interpretations of the Bidding Documents to the prospective bidders in the form of addenda; and,