INVITATION TO BID

INVITATION TO BID The East Central Regional Facilities Operations Board (the "ECR"), through its agent, the City of West Palm Beach (the "City"), is accepting bids from experienced, qualified and responsible contractors to provide all materials, equipment, tools, labor and incidentals necessary to furnish, replace and install two (2) Vogelsang XRipper Grinders for the digested sludge transfer pad at the ECR Wastewater Treatment Facility (the "WWTF"). Solicitation documents may be acquired electronically and free of charge by registering and logging onto the City's third-party website, DemandStar at: https://network.demandstar.com/for-business. The solicitation and any addenda posted by the City on DemandStar are the only official procurement documents. The City does not post procurement solicitations on other third-party sites and is not responsible for the content posted on any third party site other than DemandStar. Time is of the essence and any bid received after 3:00 pm, June 23, 2026, whether by mail or otherwise, will be returned unopened. Bidders are responsible for ensuring their bid is time-stamped by Procurement personnel by the deadline. The City shall not be responsible for any delays caused by any occurrence. Bidders shall submit one (1) original and one (1) electronic version on a USB flash drive of the bid in a sealed envelope, marked in the lower left-hand corner with the solicitation number, title, submittal deadline date and time. IMPORTANT: Contact by a Bidder (or anyone representing a Bidder) regarding this ITB with the Mayor, any City Commissioner, officer, City employee, ECR Board Member, ECR Board Alternate Member, committee member, or Mayor, Commissioner or Official of the governing body of any ECR Member or any officer or employee of any ECR Member, other than an employee of the West Palm Beach Procurement Division, is grounds for disqualification. June 10 2026 LSAR0534735