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Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Procurement Management Services

Questions and Answers for bid: 137-EE07
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Bid Number : 137-EE07 Opening Date : 8/18/2005

Bid Title : Diesel Fuel 2 for Schools South of Flagler St. Tan

Buyer : L. Arrian

Subject : Misc Questions

Question : 1. Q. Does Dade Schools require an Occupational license from the marketer or from the carrier in Dade County 2. Q. Under delivery instructions page for bid, it states in the first paragraph “The supplier shall furnish oil at the contract price to all schools and departments, North of Flagler St., as listed… Is this typo? 3. Q. There are many school locations listed in the bid. There does not appear to have been an effort made to distiguish (sic) which of these many schools and vocational locations are subject to this offer. Additionally, there is no indication of who has tanks, who buys on this contract or the size of their tank/tanks. 4. Q. The bid indicates that the usage is at 160,000 gallons per year. As many schools as there are and as many students as there are, it will take far more fuel than that to move that many students in Metro Miami. Is this fuel for backup generator purposes or for school system buses? Is 160,000 the actual usage last year on this contract give or take 10%? 5. Q. Do the locations order fuel, or is required that the tankwagon carrier keep an eye on them and top them off when necessary? Are there any usage charts or history that would assist on the estimations of routes? 6.Q. What size are they typical tanks, or at least a range?

Answer : 1. A. The Occupational license is required of the vendor submitting the bid. 2. A. This error has been corrected by means of Addendum #1 posted in our Web page. 3. A. Approximately 52 locations south of Flagler St. will be serviced by this bid. Tank sizes range from 250 gallons to 1,000 gallons. 4. A. Please refer to Special Condition 02 “Estimated Quantities”. The oil required by this bid is for backup generators and school boilers. 5. A. Locations order fuel directly from the vendor when required. There is no history by school. 6. A. As indicated before, tank sizes range from 250 gallons to 1,000 gallons.

Date Posted : 8/15/2005 9:35:33 AM

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Bid Number	:	137-EE07	Opening Date :	8/18/2005
Bid Title	:	Diesel Fuel 2 for Schools South of Flagler St. Tan
Buyer	:	L. Arrian
Subject	:	Misc Questions
Question	:	1. Q. Does Dade Schools require an Occupational license from the marketer or from the carrier in Dade County 2. Q. Under delivery instructions page for bid, it states in the first paragraph “The supplier shall furnish oil at the contract price to all schools and departments, North of Flagler St., as listed… Is this typo? 3. Q. There are many school locations listed in the bid. There does not appear to have been an effort made to distiguish (sic) which of these many schools and vocational locations are subject to this offer. Additionally, there is no indication of who has tanks, who buys on this contract or the size of their tank/tanks. 4. Q. The bid indicates that the usage is at 160,000 gallons per year. As many schools as there are and as many students as there are, it will take far more fuel than that to move that many students in Metro Miami. Is this fuel for backup generator purposes or for school system buses? Is 160,000 the actual usage last year on this contract give or take 10%? 5. Q. Do the locations order fuel, or is required that the tankwagon carrier keep an eye on them and top them off when necessary? Are there any usage charts or history that would assist on the estimations of routes? 6.Q. What size are they typical tanks, or at least a range?
Answer	:	1. A. The Occupational license is required of the vendor submitting the bid. 2. A. This error has been corrected by means of Addendum #1 posted in our Web page. 3. A. Approximately 52 locations south of Flagler St. will be serviced by this bid. Tank sizes range from 250 gallons to 1,000 gallons. 4. A. Please refer to Special Condition 02 “Estimated Quantities”. The oil required by this bid is for backup generators and school boilers. 5. A. Locations order fuel directly from the vendor when required. There is no history by school. 6. A. As indicated before, tank sizes range from 250 gallons to 1,000 gallons.
Date Posted	:	8/15/2005 9:35:33 AM
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