MC17-B16

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• The bidder's response to the IFB and subsequent negotiation shall carry forward to this contract in its entirety without exceptions.
• Suppliers are required to market products and services to the MHEC membership directly and continue to promote sales volume through quality and superior service.
• Upon request, suppliers will supply individual written quotes based on the terms of their individual contract, i.e., if pricing is based on a discount off list, the quote will show current list, contract discount and net price. If based on a markup over dealer net, it will show dealer cost, contract markup and MHEC Net Price.
• Discount pricing may be offered to a member above and beyond this contract discount structure in the form of: Special Deals, Sales Catalogs or Bulletins, Promotional Sales, and Additional Volume Discounts through special quotes for committed dollar purchases, as long as the same pricing will be offered to all current and future member customers who meet the same criteria for the special pricing.
• Use of the contract is left to the discretion of each respective member. No guarantee of volume has been made to the supplier.
• Suppliers will make every effort to identify purchasers contacting them to determine MHEC membership and extend the MHEC pricing and any benefits. Any customer who meets the MHEC criteria for membership within the 6 state region such as following list, will be afforded the opportunity to join the MHEC prior to finalizing the sale. (Please refer customer to www.mhec.net for membership process)
  1. Non-profit, public and private colleges / universities
  2. Not for profit technical, charter, and vocational schools
  3. Municipalities including K-12, and Libraries
• All discount percentages as stated in this contract will remain as is for the life of this contract.
• The supplier will ship and bill the material requested on each purchase order directly to the respective member. Substitutions will not be allowed without the consent of the ordering department.
• Either party may terminate this contract for convenience, without penalty, upon Sixty (60) days written notice to the other party.
• For Members:
  You may be required to use a website, a vendor special code or a participating agreement to obtain the contract benefits and receive special contract pricing.
• Wage Rates: Please visit each States’ Department of Labor and Development referencing details or Prevailing Wage Rates and how they are to be paid on State Jobs and how payroll records are to be maintained. Per the AG, Division of Occupational Safety, prevailing wage rates are subject to change annually. Each job performance must include an updated prevailing wage rate chart. It is the responsibility of the contracted supply partner to request this from the member requesting service. Note that several of our schools are public and it is the vendor’s responsibility to follow the wage rate guidelines if necessary. This list is included but not limited to New England. It is the responsibility of the supplier to request prevailing wages from members when performing services where prevailing wages apply.
  
  MA -
  http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=elwdagencylanding&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Workers+and+Unions&L2=Wage+and+Employment+Related+Programs&L3=Prevailing+Wage+Program&sid=Elwd
  
  CT- http://www.ctdol.state.ct.us/wgwkstnd/wgemenu.htm
  
  RI - http://www.dlt.ri.gov/pw/
  
  VT - http://www.vtlmi.info/occupation.cfm
  
  ME - http://www.maine.gov/labor/labor_laws/wagehour.html
  
  NH - http://www.labor.state.nh.us/
• This contract contains installation and services which may fall under a State's prevailing wage laws and guidelines of the MHEC public members. In addition, depending on the scope, circumstances, applicable state laws or procurement guidelines, the MHEC public members may be required to obtain separate quotes or publicly bid installation services.