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Questions and Answers for bid: 128-EE10
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Bid Number : 128-EE10  Opening Date : August 23, 2005
Bid Title : Travel Credit Card Program 
Buyer : Barbara D. Jones 
Subject : payments and billing issues 
Question : Would the School District consider bids that offer individual employee billing, individual employee payment and School District liability instead of individual liability? 
Answer : The RFP calls for individual liability but, we could consider District liability if there are no vendors willing to meet this requirement. 
Date Posted : 8/18/2005 7:24:30 AM 
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Bid Number : 128-EE10  Opening Date : August 23, 2005
Bid Title : Travel Credit Card Program 
Buyer : Barbara D. Jones 
Subject : Annual dollar amount charged 
Question : What is the current or estimated annual dollar amount that would be charged across all cards? 
Answer : Approximately $300,000 annually. 
Date Posted : 8/18/2005 7:46:50 AM 
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Bid Number : 128-EE10  Opening Date : August 23, 2005
Bid Title : Travel Credit Card Program 
Buyer : Barbara D. Jones 
Subject : Number of Cards to be issued 
Question : How many cards are required? 
Answer : 127 individual cards and one ghost account paid directly by the District for airline ticket purchases. 
Date Posted : 8/18/2005 7:51:04 AM 
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Bid Number : 128-EE10  Opening Date : August 23, 2005
Bid Title : Travel Credit Card Program 
Buyer : Barbara D. Jones 
Subject : Monthly Payments 
Question : Will the monthly payment to the Card Issuer be made by Miami-Dade County on behalf of all cardholders, or will payment be made by the individual cardholder? 
Answer : Payment must be made by the individual cardholder, with exception of the airline ticket account which will be paid directly by the District. 
Date Posted : 8/18/2005 7:57:23 AM 
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Bid Number : 128-EE10  Opening Date : August 23, 2005
Bid Title : Travel Credit Card Program 
Buyer : Barbara D. Jones 
Subject : Forty-five (45) day grace period. 
Question : Can you please clarify the minimum 45-day payment due date cycle? Does this encompass the 30-day statement cycle plus a 15-day grace period or, is a 45-day grace period required following the 30-day statement cycle. 
Answer : The minimum is a 45-day grace period following the end of the statement cycle. For example, if the statement closing period ends on the 30th of the month, the individual cardholder would have 45 days from the 30th to make the full payment. 
Date Posted : 8/18/2005 8:03:16 AM 
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Bid Number : 128-EE10  Opening Date : August 23, 2005
Bid Title : Travel Credit Card Program 
Buyer : Barbara D. Jones 
Subject : Purchase Card Program 
Question : Does the School Board of Miami-Dade County currently utilize, or plan on utilizing a Purchase Card Program in addition to the Travel Card Program? 
Answer : The School Board is currenly utilizing a Purchasing Card for non-travel related purchases 
Date Posted : 8/18/2005 8:05:52 AM 
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