ACTIVITY DATE/TIME 1 Release RFP 3/30/2018 Last day to submit “Notification of Intent to Attend Pre-Proposal Conference” 4/12/2018 8 Mandatory Pre-Proposal Conference Location: Terry Carpenter Building Nebraska Educational Telecommunications 1800 N. 33rd Street Lincoln, Nebraska 68503 & KHNE Transmission Site (3 ½ Miles East, Aurora) 1105 W 6 RD. Giltner, NE 68441 40-46-20 N, 098-05-22 W (maps will be provided) * Registration Advisement: Bids will only be accepted from those Companies/Firms which properly register their attendance at this meeting by completing all of the required information on the State Registration Sheet. 4/19/2018 8:30am CDT 4/19/2018 2:30pm CDT 9 Last day to submit written questions after Pre-Proposal Conference 4/27/2018 1 State responds to written questions through RFP “Addendum” and/or “Amendment” to be posted to the Internet at: and/or 5/7/2018 1 Proposal opening Location: State Purchasing Bureau 1526 K Street, Suite 130 Lincoln, NE 68508 5/31/2018 2:00 PM Central Time 1 Review for conformance to RFP requirements 5/31/2018 1 Evaluation period 6/05/2018 through 6/22/2018 1 “Oral Interviews/Presentations and/or Demonstrations” (if required) TBD 1 Post “Intent to Award” to Internet at: and/or 7/16/2018 1 Contract finalization period 7/30/2018 1 Contract award 8/6/2018 2 Contractor start date 9/1/2018
Accept (Initial) Reject (Initial) Reject & Provide Alternative within RFP Response (Initial) NOTES/COMMENTS: In the event of any litigation, appeal, or other legal action to enforce any provision of the contract, the Parties agree to pay all expenses of such action, as permitted by law and if order by the court, including attorney's fees and costs, if the other Party prevails. RETAINAGE Accept (Initial) Reject (Initial) Reject & Provide Alternative within RFP Response (Initial) NOTES/COMMENTS: The State will withhold ten percent (10%) of each payment due as retainage. The entire retainage amount will be payable upon successful completion of the project phase. Upon completion of the project, the Contractor will invoice the State for any outstanding work and for the retainage. The State may reject the final invoice by identifying the specific reasons for such rejection in writing to the Contractor within forty-five (45) calendar days of receipt of the final invoice. Otherwise, the project will be deemed accepted and the State will release the final payment and retainage in accordance with the contract payment terms. ASSIGNMENT, SALE, OR MERGER Accept (Initial) Reject (Initial) Reject & Provide Alternative within RFP Response (Initial) NOTES/COMMENTS: Either Party may assign the contract upon mutual written agreement of the other Party. Such agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Contractor retains the right to enter into a sale, merger, acquisition, internal reorganization, or similar transaction involving Contractor’s business. Contractor agrees to cooperate with the State in executing amendments to the contract to allow for the transaction. If a third party or entity is involved in the transaction, the Contractor will remain responsible for performance of the contract until such time as the person or entity involved in the transaction agrees in writing to be contractually bound by this contract and perform all obligations of the contract. CONTRACTING WITH OTHER NEBRASKA POLITICAL SUB-DIVISIONS Accept (Initial) Reject (Initial) Reject & Provide Alternative within RFP Response (Initial) NOTES/COMMENTS: The Contractor may, but shall not be required to, allow agencies, as defined in Neb. Rev. Stat. §81-145, to use this contract. The terms and conditions, including price, of the contract may not be amended. The State shall not be