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All equipment furnished shall be guaranteed to be new and of current manufacture; meet all requirements of this specification; and be in proper operating condition at the time of delivery. All parts shall be of high quality workmanship and construction. No part or attachment shall be substituted or applied contrary to the manufacturer's recommendations and standard practices. Bidders shall include with the Bid Proposal: literature, photographs or similar documents which describe or depict the manufacturer's type and model proposed; a complete set of the manufacturer's specifications which detail materials use as well as construction techniques for the exact ambulance proposed; and one (1) set of drawings for the exact ambulance proposed These drawings shall consist at a minimum of. four (4) exterior views; front, rear, curbside and streetside and four (4) interior views; front, rear, curbside and streetside, showing the location of all requested features attached thereto. Omission or incomplete documentation shall be grounds for total rejection of the bid. Labeled drawings with lists of equipment are not considered as a substitute for the detailed manufacturer's specifications; they must be provided in addition to the specification. NOTE: The drawings submitted by the Bidder must show the design, layout, and features specified in this document. Submitting a manufacturer's "generic" or "standard feature" drawings, or photocopies of the reference drawings provided with this document, is NOT acceptable. Since these specifications describe an emergency vehicle that may be used under adverse conditions, the Purchaser seeks to reduce its future liability exposure. Therefore, all bidders responding to these specifications shall submit a proper and verifiable Certificate of Insurance. This shall certify that the Manufacturer of the bid vehicle has in force Product Liability insurance in the minimum amount of ten million dollars ($10,000,000.00). This insurance shall have been issued by a Company rated "A +" as reported in the current edition of Best's Key Rating Guide, published by Alfred M. Best Company, Inc. Bidders failing to submit proof of the above requirement cannot be accepted and their Bid Proposal will be rejected. All Bidders must have any and all current licenses required by state law to do business in the state in which the Purchaser resides, and shall be registered with the Secretary of State of the State of Idaho. Copies of Motor Vehicle Seller's license held from any U.S state shall be provided as well. Prior unfavorable experiences of the Purchaser or documented significant unfavorable experiences of other agencies, with any vendor or represented product submitting a bid may be in and of itself grounds for rejection of the bid. Because of the expense of this purchase, at the discretion of the Purchaser any bidder must provide a like ambulance for the purchaser's inspection, at the bidder's expense, at the Purchaser's facility within 10 calendar days of the bid opening. Failure to provide this provision is grounds for rejection of the bid. Demonstrator ambulances meeting this specification will be considered. It shall be the sole judgment of the Purchaser whether a demonstrator which is proposed would or would not be in the best interest of the bidder. SCOPE, PURPOSE & CLASSIFICATION 4 Attachment number 1 F -2 Page 52