Fluorescence Tenders

The bid notice states that the supplier shall adhere strictly to the delivery time or date stated in the purchase order, and Rand Water reserves the right to cancel any order if delivery is not made as agreed.

The bid notice states that Rand Water does not allow advance payments to the supplier and that payments shall be effected within 30 days after submission of the monthly statement.

The bid notice states that the supplier warrants that all goods and services supplied will be free from defects or inferior materials, equipment, and workmanship for twelve 12 months after final acceptance of the goods and services.

The bid notice states that the RFQ will be evaluated based on test for responsiveness, functionality criteria, and a preferential point system where 80 will be allocated for price and 20 for specific goals.

The bid notice states that responses that fail to meet prequalifying criteria stipulated will not be further evaluated.

The bid notice states that should the supplier fail to perform and make delivery in terms of the purchase order, exception of force majeure, Rand Water shall be entitled to impose a penalty, which shall be deducted from the payment statement.

The successful bidder shall not take more than three 3 months from date of bid award unless otherwise indicated and agreed between the successful bidder and the arc.

The successful bidder shall be paid upon submission of an invoice after the commissioning of equipment.

The supplier warrants that the goods supplied under the contract are new, unused, of the most recent or current models, and that they incorporate all recent improvements in design and materials unless provided otherwise in the contract. The supplier further warrants that all goods supplied under this contract shall have no defect, arising from design, materials, or workmanship except when the design and or material is required by the purchasers specifications or from any act or omission of the supplier, that may develop under normal use of the supplied goods in the conditions prevailing in the country of final destination.

All bids will be evaluated through the below three stages: the first stage, bids will be evaluated for administrative requirements. only bids that meet administrative requirements will be considered for further evaluation. the second stage, bids will be evaluated for compulsory technical specification requirements. only bids that meet compulsory technical specification requirements will be considered for further evaluation. the third stage, bids will be evaluated in terms of the **** preference point system.

The agricultural research council arc invites suitably qualified and experienced service providers to assist with supply, delivery, and installation of the motorized fluorescent compound microscope.

The arc reserves the right to conduct a site inspection to the premises of the recommended service provider andor the recommended service providers clients at any given time.