TIE BIDS. In the event two Bids are found to be substantially equivalent, price shall be the basis for determining the award recipient. While prompt payment discounts will not be considered in determining the low Bid, the Commissioner may consider any prompt payment discount in resolving Bids which are otherwise tied. If two or more Bidders submit substantially equivalent Bids as to pricing or other factors, the decision of the Commissioner to award a Contract to one or more of such Bidders shall be final.
TIE BIDS. In the event that the Department’s evaluation results in identical evaluations of replies for the lowest Group price or three bidders with the lowest Group price, the Department shall select Bidder(s) based on the criteria identified in Rule 60A-1.011, Florida Administrative Code.
TIE BIDS. In case of tie bids and both businesses have qualifying drug-free work programs, the award will be made using the following criteria: • Bidder Within the State of Florida • Dealers performance record with purchasers • Coin Toss
TIE BIDS. In the event of tie bids, preference will be given to the Bidder who offers the best value to the City in accordance with state law.
TIE BIDS. In the event that the Department’s evaluation results in identical evaluations of bids where one or more of the Bidders can be awarded but not all, the Department will select a Bidder based on the criteria identified in Rule 60A-1.011, F.A.C.
TIE BIDS. Whenever two or more Bids which are equal with respect to price, quality and service are received by the City for the procurement of commodities or contractual services, a Bid received from a business that certifies that is has implemented a drug-free workplace program shall be given preference in the award process. Established procedures for processing tie Bids will be followed if none of the tied vendors have a drug-free workplace program. In order to have a drug-free workplace program, a business shall:
(1) Publish a statement notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the workplace and specifying the action that will be taken against employees for violations of such prohibition.
(2) Inform employees about the dangers of drug abuse in the workplace, the business’ policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace, any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance programs, and the penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations.
(3) Give each employee engaged in providing the commodities or contractual services that are under Bid a copy of the statement specified in subsection (1).
(4) In the statement specified in subsection (1), notify the employees that, as a condition of working on the commodities or contractual services that are under Bid, the employee will abide by the terms of the statement and will notify the employer of any conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, any violation of Chapter 893 or of any controlled substance law of the United States or any state, for a violation occurring in the workplace no later than five (5) days after such conviction.
(5) Impose a sanction on, or require the satisfactory participation in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program, if such is available in the employee’s community, by any employee who is so convicted.
(6) Make a good faith effort to continue to maintain a drug-free workplace through implementation of this section.
TIE BIDS. In the event two offers for a Lot are found to be substantially equivalent, the lowest Base Item Unit Price shall be the basis for determining the award recipient for the Lot. If two or more Bidders submit substantially equivalent bids for a Lot as to pricing or other factors, the decision of the Commissioner to award a Contract to one or more of such Bidders shall be final.
B. Section 60, Indemnification, is deleted and replaced with the following:
TIE BIDS. If two or more of the bids received are for the same total amount in quality, service, and cost, the Executive Director may negotiate with the bidders and obtain the best bid possible.
TIE BIDS. In the instance where one or more vendors are judged to submit identical quotations for the same item, it shall be the administrative responsibility of the Senior Director of Business Services to select that vendor. The contract will be awarded based upon consideration in the following area’s in the following order; price, technical merit of proposed solution, installation timeline and requirements, support agreements; including response time and references.
TIE BIDS. In the event that there are two or more identical lowest or highest bids, as the case may be, submitted to the District, a decision will be made in accordance with Public Contract Code 20117.