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TOWN OF GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR
TENDER FOR NEW L1 L2 GPS+ GLONASS
RTK NETWORK ROVER
TENDER #15042203
General Conditions
1. All taxes must be included.
2. Unit shall not be a prototype, must be in production for at least two years,
and have a proven record of mechanical reliability.
3. Tenders which are incomplete, conditional, obscure, or qualified may be
rejected as invalid.
4. The equipment list in the Town’s specifications must be furnished whether or
not included in the standard manufacturer’s specifications.
5. The term “standard” is defined as that equipment listed or shown as standard
equipment at no extra cost in the manufacturer’s current publication.
6. Deviations from specifications must be noted with the bid proposal.
Deviations will be considered informalities in bidding and may not be
accepted by the Town.
7. In case of tie low bids, the Town reserves the right to use the most expedient
means available to arrive at an award.
8. Public Tendering Opening: 2:00 p.m., Monday, May 11, 2015 at the Town
Office, 5 High Street, Grand Falls-Windsor, NL A2A 2J8.
9. This tender is not intended to exclude standard equipment or products unless
the words “no substitute” are included in the description.
10. Faxed tenders will only be accepted as a change to the tender already
received.
11. Prices quoted must be F.O.B. Town Office, 5 High Street, Grand Falls-Windsor,
NL.
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12. The Town of Grand Falls-Windsor reserves the right to reject any or all tenders
and to accept any bid deemed to be in the Town’s best interest. The lowest
or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.
13. For further technical information or clarification please contact:
Nelson Chatman, Assistant Director of Engineering
Phone:
709-489-0415
Email:
nelson.chatman@grandfallswindsor.com
14. Sealed tenders marked “TENDER FOR L1 L2 GPS+ GLONASS RTK NETWORK
ROVER” are to be addressed and delivered on or before 2:00 p.m., Monday,
May 11, 2015 to:
Susanne Hillier
Purchasing Officer
Town of Grand Falls-Windsor
5 High Street
P.O. Box 439
Grand Falls-Windsor, NL
A2A 2J8
Phone:
709-489-0422
Fax:
709-292-0019
Email:
purchasing@grandfallswindsor.com
15. Equipment purchased by the Town of Grand Falls-Windsor is not to be
released to the Town of Grand Falls-Windsor without written authorization of
the Town’s Purchasing Department.
16. Brand names or brand name indicators, makes, and model numbers
contained herein are for reference only in regards to the type, level of quality,
and durability that the Town of Grand Falls-Windsor will accept as a minimum
in these specifications.
17. Bidders must meet specifications of original tender document of record held
at the Town of Grand Falls-Windsor Purchasing Office. The Town of Grand
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Falls-Windsor reserves the right, at any time, to reject a tender that has been
altered from the original tender document issued to all bidders.
18. Bidders should enclose descriptive literature and detailed specifications as
part of this proposal. Equipment is to be completely serviced by the dealer
before unit is delivered, subject to inspection and approval by the Town.
19. It is the individual bidder’s responsibility to ensure that all addenda/um have
been received and included in the bid price. If applicable, please note
addenda/um on tender summary page.
20. The bidder must be a manufacturer, a factory branch, or an agent engaged in
the business of selling, dealing in and servicing the equipment bid upon, and
must maintain a reasonable stock of parts. An adequate supply of parts must
be available within a 48 hour period.
21. With the consent of the successful bidder, the Town of Grand Falls-Windsor
and/or other municipalities reserves the right to purchase subsequent units of
equipment under this tender at the price quoted (or lower) at any time during
the calendar year following the official closing date of the tender. Any
subsequent item purchased in this manner must meet eighty-five percent
(minimum) of the specifications required in the original tender.
22. Please state all warranties pertinent to this equipment and its component
parts.
Intent
The intent of the following specifications is to describe the minimum
requirements for a single L1 L2 GPS+ Glonass RTK Network Rover System fully
Bluetooth wireless with field controller and software. Options must include as
listed for the capability of future upgrading to a RTK Base and Rover System if
required. Where brand names are used, it is for comparison purposes only to
indicate a standard of construction or a level of quality.
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General
The equipment furnished under these specifications shall be the latest improved
model in current production to commercial trade and shall be of quality
workmanship and material. The bidder represents that all equipment offered
under these specifications shall be new. USED, SHOPWORN, DEMONSTRATOR,
PROTOYPE, OR DISCONTINUED MODELS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.
All parts not specifically mentioned which are necessary for the unit to be
complete and ready for operation or which are normally furnished as standard
equipment shall be furnished by the successful bidder. All parts shall conform in
strength, quality, and workmanship to the accepted standard of the industry.
Any variation from these specifications must be included on the bid or on a
separate attachment to the bid. This sheet shall be labelled as such.
Specifications – Functional Requirements
Hardware – General Description
The high precision GNSS measurement system must have the following items:
Integrated GNSS receiver, antenna, memory, batteries, and wireless
communication mechanism.
226 parallel channel GNSS receiver that features GPS, GLONASS, SBAS,
QZSS, and Galileo tracking.
Handheld controller operating on the Windows Mobile operating system as
the user-interface with functionalities that include RTK topo and staking,
feature codes, static and kinematic survey, GNSS Status, and navigation.
Internal batteries.
1 external charging adaptor.
Receiver kit (hard case).
2m Carbon Fibre Rover Pole.
Rain covers.
Operational manuals (hard copy and digital).
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Integrated Receiver
The following are the minimum requirements:
GNSS receiver to be in a magnesium alloy housing or equivalent.
GNSS receiver, antenna, memory, battery, and Bluetooth wireless
technology must be integrated into a single unit that can be mounted on
top of a standard tripod, adjustable range pole, or fixed height pole.
GNSS receiver shall incorporate a long distance wireless communications
system to provide base and rover communications over a long range
Bluetooth link with a range of 300m.
GNSS receiver shall be capable of utilizing the internet connection on the
wireless controller to provide real-time network RTK corrections.
GNSS receiver shall support the following real-time accuracies:
RTK:
(L1, L2) H: 10mm + 1.0ppm; V 15 mm + 1.0ppm
DGPS:
H: <0.4m; V: 0.6m
SBAS:
H: <0.6m; V: 1.5m
Autonomous: <1.2m
GNSS receiver shall support the following frequencies on 226 parallel
channels:
GPS L1 C/A, L1/L2P(Y), L2, L2C code and carrier
GLONASS L1 C/A, L1P, L2 C/A, L2P code and carrier
SBAS (WAAS/EGNOS/MSAS/QZSS) L1, L2C
QZSS L1, L2C
GNSS receiver must support a minimum of 10 Hz data update/output rate.
GNSS receiver must be able to operate continuously under intense
vibration and shock.
GNSS receiver must have a high precision antenna that provides excellent
tracking sensitivity and multi-path rejection for all GIS, survey, and
construction applications.
GNSS receiver must provide scalable performance via software option
authorizations (OAF).
GNSS receiver shall have a LED display that indicates battery life, remaining
memory, satellite usage, indications when data is being recorded, and
notification of COM port and Bluetooth link activity.
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GNSS receiver must have a power button that allows the user to turn the
receiver on or off, reset the receiver to its factory defaults, and erase
memory.
GNSS receiver’s power button has been held long enough to initiate the
erasing of the files on the internal memory card.
GNSS receiver’s power button has been held too long for any action to
take place and releasing the button will do nothing.
GNSS receiver’s memory is full and the current configuration is to write
to the memory.
GNSS receiver should automatically open a file and begin recording data
after being powered on.
GNSS receiver shall be capable of output of raw GNSS measurements for
post-processing to the internal memory card or an external device such as a
PC.
GNSS receiver shall effectively track satellites at a 10o elevation mask.
Waterproof communication and charging port.
I/O ports Bluetooth, serial, and USB minimum for PC connection.
GNSS receiver shall have one mini-USB port and one power port which
supports a 9-pin serial connection.
GNSS receiver shall be capable of being operated from a PC using
commercially available serial communication software.
GNSS receiver shall incorporate Bluetooth technology for wireless
communication with a data collector.
GNSS receiver shall have the capability to turn off the internal Bluetooth
enabled devices if not in use.
GNSS receiver shall have the capability to rename the internal Bluetooth
browsing name.
GNSS receiver shall have the capability to operate without the use of any
cable(s) when operating in any application including RTK static and
kinematic post-processing data collection.
GNSS receiver shall be capable of being powered from a 6V to 18V (<2.5
amps) DC power source.
GNSS receiver shall accept multiple user-defined scheduled events to
operate at specified times without requiring the user to manually power up
the unit.
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GNSS receiver shall support a MINTER logging interface whereby static files
can be started and stopped with the push of a button without powering
down the receiver.
The MINTER interface can be customized via mobile or desktop utility
software.
The integrated GNSS receiver and antenna must weigh equal to or less than
850g (1.87 lb.).
The integrated GNSS receiver’s size should not exceed 150mm x 64mm
(diameter x height).
GNSS receiver must be waterproof, fully sealed, and submersible (IP67).
GNSS receiver must be resistant to 100% condensing humidity.
GNSS receiver must be completely protected against dust ingress (IP67).
GNSS receiver must be RoHS compliant.
GNSS receiver must be composed of magnesium alloy housing or
equivalent.
GNSS receiver must operate in a temperature range of -20o to +65oC using
internal power source.
GNSS receiver must operate in a temperature range of -40o to +70oC using
external power source.
Built-in internal Lith-ion battery.
The internal batteries must provide power to the receiver during RTK and
static operations.
The internal batteries must be able to power the integrated GNSS receiver
for at least 20 hours as a RTK rover or network rover on a single charge.
The internal built-in memory minimum of 2 GB.
Unit must be sealed with no doors or covers than can open.
Field Controller – General Description
Touch screen data collector running Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional
Operating System.
Minimum 5.7” (145mm) VGA color touch screen LCD display vertical or
horizontal pole orientation.
Minimum Marvell XScale 806MHz PXA320 processor with 256 MB RAM
memory and 4 GB flash storage.
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Physical features dimensions: 5.3” x 8.6” x 2” with magnesium alloy
housing or equivalent.
640 x 480 pixel resolution.
LED backlight.
Outdoor viewable.
The following are the minimum requirements:
Tablet style with portrait and landscape orientation.
Touch screen resistive technology for use with finger or stylus.
Keyboard with 15 control buttons (6 re-assignable).
Function keys with 5-way directional button.
Backlight with on-screen keyboard.
2 rechargeable Lithium Ion battery packs with each 7.4VDC 2550mAh.
2 battery pack compartments with run time of minimum 16 hours and
charge time 2-6 hours.
Built-in wireless Bluetooth technology 2.0 +EDR Class 1 and Wi-Fi 802.11
b/g connectivity.
Integrated camera with minimum 3.2MP resolution and Integrated
Navigational GPS 2m-5m accuracy.
Integrated Cellular Modem (3G Data Modem with five band
GSM/GPRS/EDGE, 850/900/1800/1900/2100 MHz data speeds).
Environmental IP67 rating, waterproof and dustproof, with MIL-STD810G
standard for water, humidity, sand, dust, vibration, altitude, shock, low
temperature, high temperature, temperature shock, and operating
temperature of -20o to 50oC.
Waterproof communication covered parts.
Connector I/O Module RS-232C 9-pin D-sub connector, USB Host (full A),
USB Client (Mini B) with connector protector and SD/SDHC slot, full sized,
user accessible, headset, and microphone jack.
24 months warranty for unit and 90 days warranty for accessories.
Vertical or horizontal pole orientation.
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Controller Software – General Description
The controller software will run on a standard Windows Mobile platform
that features either a portrait or landscape display.
The software must be capable of remotely transferring real-time survey
data from the field to the office via data collector.
The software will contain a chat function whereby the field workers can
instant message office personnel.
The software will be capable of displaying and converting data in the
following units:
Meters
International Feet
US Feet
International Feet and Inches
US Feet and Inches
International Chains
US Chains
The software must be capable of uploading/downloading survey jobs and
associated files to cloud-based storage service.
The software will be able to perform RTK surveys.
The software will be able to perform static surveys.
The software will be able to perform kinematic stop-and-go surveys.
The software will contain a method to customize GNSS instrument profiles.
The software will feature a coordinate system manager:
The software must convert and display data in various datum and
coordinate systems. The software must accept user-defined projection
parameters for several projections including: Universal Transverse
Mercator, Transverse Mercator, State Plane, Oblique Mercator, Lambert
Conformal Conic 1, Lambert Conformal Conic 2, Local Grid,
Stereographic, and Double Stereographic.
The software will feature a graphical method to navigate to a design point.
The software will feature a map or planimetric view that provides visual
confirmation of the survey.
The software will feature blunder detection setting that notifies the user of
an antenna height breach.
The software will feature entity identification settings where the user can
define a start identifier (point identification).
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The software will allow the user to create a custom feature code library.
The software can be loaded with the following languages:
English, French, German, & Russian
The software will contain a GNSS Status module that contains:
Skyplot that shows positions of both GPS and GLONASS satellites
Tracking
Receiver information
Current position
Current velocity
RTK Survey
The software will feature a product activation module where various
functionalities can be purchased (GPS+, GIS, Optical, Roads, and Robotic).
The software will feature a Calculate (COGO) module that contains the
following functions:
Inverse
Point in Direction
Intersection
Calculator
Curves
Area
Corner Angle
Offsets
Adjust
Traverse
Surface
Triangle
The software will feature a RTK Topo and Stake settings dialog that contain
the following tolerance settings:
Solution Type Filter (Fixed, Float, Single, etc.)
Measurement Averaging
Precision Tolerance
The software will contain a method to customize GNSS instrument profiles
in the following configurations:
RTK Base and Rover
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Network RTK
Real-time DGPS
Network DGPS
Post-processed Static
Post-processed Kinematic
Once a solution has been established, the survey module will support the
following functionalities:
Topo
Auto Topo
X-section
Find Station
Tape Dimension
Surface Topo
Once a solution has been established, the stake module will support the
following functionalities:
Stake Point
Stake Line (by End Point or Azimuth from Start Point)
Stake Offsets (Line, Intersection, Curve, 3pt Curve, Spiral)
Stake Surface (by Surface, Elevation, or Code)
Stake Point in Direction (by Azimuth or Azimuth to Point)
Stake Point List
Stake Curve (by Radius, Chord Angle, Curve Angle)
Stake Real-time Road (Road, H-Alignment, HV-Alignment)
Stake Road (Road, H-Alignment, HV-Alignment)
Stake Slope (Road, H-Alignment, HV-Alignment, Code, Linework)
Stake Linework (from Linework or Code)
The stake module will be able to produce a stake report which will contain
relative staking information for staked points, lines, surfaces, roads, and
slopes.
The software will be able to upload/download data from cloud-based data
service.
The software will be able to import/export common data formats and be
compatible with AutoCAD Civil 3D 2015. Formats to include as a minimum:
ASCII (PNEZD or Custom)
CSV (NEZ, ENZ)
AutoCAD DXF (Points, Lines, Roads, Surfaces)
AutoCAD 2000 DWG (Points, Lines, Roads, Surfaces)
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ESRI SHP (Points, Lines, Areas)
TDS CR5
Carlson RW5
Carlson FCL (Codes)
LandXML (Points, Lines, Roads, Surfaces)
MOSS Genio MGN (Points)
MX Genio TXT (Lines)
Microstation DGN
SBG Geo (Points and Lines)
SBG LIN (Roads)
SBG PXY (Points and Lines)
Static Survey
The controller software will be able to perform static surveys with the
following functions:
The software will be able to assign a Point ID to the observation file.
The software will store the point to the software’s database and the
plan view.
The software will be able to assign an antenna height to the observation
file.
The software will be able to assign an antenna model to the observation
file.
The software will be able to assign an antenna method (slant, vertical,
true vertical) to the observation file.
The software will be able to store a feature code chosen from a
predefined library.
The software will be able to set the receiver recording interval.
The software will be able to set the receiver’s elevation mask.
The software will be able to store note records at any time during the
observation.
The observation site data will be automatically stored into the raw GNSS
file eliminating the need to download the controller file in the postprocessing software.
The software will feature an epoch counter that informs the user how many
measurements have been completed for the observation.
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The software will feature a counter that informs the user how much real
time has elapsed during the observation.
The software will store the point to the software’s database and the plan
view.
Kinematic Stop-and-Go Survey
The controller software will be able to perform kinematic stop-and-go
surveys with the following functions:
The software will be able to assign a Point ID inside the observation file.
The software will store the point to the software’s database and the
plan view.
The software will be able to assign an antenna height to the
measurement.
The software will be able to assign an antenna model to the
measurement.
The software will be able to assign an antenna method (slant, vertical,
true vertical) to the measurement.
The software will be able to store a feature code chosen from a
predefined library.
The software will be able to set the receiver recording interval.
The software will be able to set the receiver’s elevation mask.
The software will be able to store note records at any time during the
measurement.
The measurement site data will be automatically stored into the raw GPS
file eliminating the need to download the controller file into the postprocessing software.
The software will feature an epoch counter that informs the user how many
measurements have been completed for the observation.
The software will feature a counter that informs the user how much real
time has elapsed during the measurement.
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Post-Processing Software
The GNSS software must be able to process the following L1 L2 survey
methods with the associated accuracy:
Surveying Mode
Horizontal
Vertical
Static
3mm + .5ppm * D
5mm + .5ppm * D
Rapid-Static
3mm + .5ppm * D
5mm + .5ppm * D
Stop-and-Go
10mm + 1ppm * D
15mm + 1ppm * D
D = baseline length (distance)
The GNSS software must have a full interactive graphical display so that
users can view/edit data point and vector information in both processing
and network adjustment modes.
The GNSS software must compute a 3D least squares network adjustment
and compute loop closures by allowing the user to graphically select the
loops on the screen. The software must allow the user to constrain the
reference points in the adjustment in one, two, or three dimensions. The
network adjustment must employ various weighting strategies including
scalar and summation. The software must be capable of applying these
strategies to the entire network or any subset.
The GNSS software must download by means of serial or Bluetooth
connections.
The GNSS software must provide an editable/updateable table of useable
antenna types with appropriate offset measurements.
The GNSS software must provide the user with the capability of editing the
station information (name, coordinates), height of instrument, feature
codes, receiver, and antenna height. The software must also allow the user
to select only a portion of the data for processing.
The GNSS software must be able to simultaneously process Static, Rapid
Static, Stop-and-Go, Kinematic, and Continuous Kinematic data in a single
processing session. It must allow an unlimited number of receivers, points,
and baselines in a single processing session and be capable of automatically
repairing cycle slips.
The GNSS software must provide a graphical analysis of the results and data
including vector residual plots, trajectory residual plots, and number of
observed satellites that were recorded at each point.
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The GNSS software must support kinematic processing and on-the-fly (OTF)
ambiguity resolution.
The GNSS software must be capable of automatically selecting the optimum
order of baseline processing, optimum processing method, and offer to
automatically select the reference point for both processing and
adjustment.
The GNSS software must include an advanced controls section that enables
the user to perform the following functions:
Enable/disable specific satellites.
Enable/disable GNSS observables.
Change the elevation mask.
Utilize precise ephemeris/precise clock data.
Application of tropospheric and ionospheric corrections.
Baseline rejection parameters.
The GNSS software must include automated blunder detection for incorrect
site names, antenna heights, site locations, and more such as:
The GNSS software must convert and display data in various datum and
coordinate systems. The software must accept user-defined projection
parameters for several projections including: Universal Transverse
Mercator, Transverse Mercator, State Plane, Oblique Mercator, Lambert
Conformal Conic 1, Lambert Conformal Conic 2, Local Grid,
Stereographic, and Double Stereographic.
The GNSS software must provide reports containing quality estimates that
include, among others: RMS values, baseline residuals, and adjusted
coordinates.
The GNSS software must be able to export processed vector data to thirdparty network adjustment software - SDR observation format and various
ASCII formats.
The GNSS software must have the ability to select and use any of the
predefined or user-entered geoid models thus providing the ability to
display ellipsoidal and/or orthometric heights.
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Warranty
The L1 L2 GNSS receiver shall be warranted against defects in material and
workmanship on all equipment and software for a period of no less than 24
months, with an option to extend on an annual basis. Accessories and cables shall
be warranted against defects in material and workmanship for a period of no less
than 90 days. Failed equipment under warranty must be replaced within 48
hours. Warranty service or equipment replacement to be available within the
Province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Servicing
Qualified local servicing (within the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador)
must be available for service levels 1 and 2. Level 3 servicing must be available in
Canada.
Training
Successful bidder on supply of this instrument must provide a seven-hour training
session at the Town Office in Grand Falls-Windsor, NL at a date to be specified
upon delivery time. Training to include demonstration of uploading and
downloading routine and compatibility with AutoCAD Map3D and Civil 3D. Aftersale support for trouble shooting and operational/instructional issues to be
provided as part of package for the first year of operation after delivery. Trouble
shooting acknowledgement and response required within 24 hours of call on
weekdays.
Dealer Requirements
1-800 technical support hotlines from vendor, not manufacturer.
Must have two technical support staff with at least one dedicated support
person locally in the Atlantic Provinces on Newfoundland and Labrador
local time between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday to Friday
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with coverage to 7:00 p.m. daily and weekends through nationally provided
service.
Dealer must have a rental pool which will allow for service loaners at no
charge and replacement of units within 48 hours.
Extensive knowledge of field-to-design platform procedures.
The ability to set up existing office software (AutoCAD Civil 3D) with the
equipment job format so third-party software is not needed.
The equipment job format must also be set up so when the observations
are downloaded into AutoCAD Civil 3D or Map3D they are assigned to the
specific layer as well as assigned blocks and figures to these observations
and the linework is automatically connected as specified by the field
software.
The ability to show Town of Grand Falls-Windsor users how to take existing
design files (AutoCAD Civil 3D) and create file formats such as DTM and
road alignments that will allow the users to take this information out to the
field and begin staking or verify previous work.
References
Supplier to include and provide with the tender bid references for two other
clients who are using the exact same system locally within the Province of
Newfoundland and Labrador as proposed in this tender.
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2.
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VARIATIONS FROM SPECIFICATIONS
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TENDER SUMMARY
L1 L2 GPS+ GLONASS RTK NETWORK ROVER (#15042203)
Price for instrument
$
13% HST
$
Total Tender Price
$
We hereby acknowledge receipt of the following addenda: (if applicable)
Addendum No.
Addendum No.
Addendum No.
Addendum No.
If the supplier fails to acknowledge receipt of addenda in the area above, the tender will be considered
incomplete.
After having read the terms, conditions, and specifications of this tender, I/we (Name of Firm)
guarantee delivery of this instrument to the Town of Grand Falls-Windsor not later than
SIGNING OF TENDER BID
Company Name:
Address:
Tender results to be emailed to:
Witness Signature:
Authorized Signature:
Date:
Date:
Signed, Sealed, and Delivered
Failure to affix seal to this
tender could be cause for rejection.
The undersigned hereby agree to furnish the vehicle listed below in accordance with the specifications on file in
the Purchasing Office and which are attached hereto:
Manufacturer:
Model No:
Delivery Date:
Corporate Seal
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