Standard Bus Procurement Guidelines - APTAStandards.com

Standard Bus Procurement Guidelines
(a) Delivery and acceptance of all Contract
deliverables, including manuals and other
documentation required by the Contract,
excluding training.
(b) Rectification of any deficiencies found
during the acceptance of buses.
(c) Contractor provision of any certifications
as required by law and/or regulations.
(d) Completion of post delivery audits
required under the Contract.
Progress payments requests shall be accompanied by a
certification, or affidavit, signed by the Contractor's
officer certifying that the work covered by the progress
payment requested has been completed. The Procuring
Agency reserves the rights of inspection and audit to
verify said progress as provided in "Audit and Inspection
of Records" (Section 2.6) and Part 3.
(Include the following provision if there is no applicable prompt payment law or regulation.) - The
Procuring Agency shall pay to the Contractor interest daily on the balance of any payments due, as
specified above, at the prime rate of interest published by the Wall Street Journal, beginning 30
(thirty) days after payments are due.
2.5 SERVICE AND PARTS
2.5.1 TRAINING
(The following is illustrative; the Procuring Agency should carefully specify its requirements)
The Contractor shall have at least one qualified instructor who shall be available at the Procuring
Agency's property for (number of days per month) calendar days between the hours of (starting time)
and (closing time) per month for (number) months prior to, and (number) months after, acceptance of
the first bus. Instructor(s) shall conduct schools and advise the personnel of the Procuring Agency on
the proper operation and maintenance of the equipment. The Contractor shall also provide visual and
other teaching aids for use by the Procuring Agency's own training staff.
2.5.2 ENGINEER / SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES
The Contractor shall, at its own expense, have a competent engineering service representative(s)
available on request to assist the Procuring Agency's staff in the solution of engineering or design
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