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Air Filters per Specifications - PATH Two (2) Year Requirements Contract

To be delivered on an as-needed basis. Contract to commence on or about 4/15/2020.

Be sure to read all instructions and terms & conditions prior to submitting your quote.

Requirements Contract:

This is not to be considered an order for delivery, but merely, upon issuance, vendor shall be bound to honor requests from the facilities for the materials shown for a two (2) year period, commencing on the date of award. Quantities shown are for bid evaluation only and constitute no guarantee as to what quantity, if any, may actually be called for.

Attachments:

"PATH Stockroom Requirements Contract/Standard Terms & Conditions", "PATH Air Filters Specifications" are to be made part of this Contract.

Contract Delivery Terms: Within seven (7) days A.R.O.

A price preference of 10% is available for NY/NJ Minority and Women Business Enterprises (MWBE) or 5% for NY/NJ Small Business Enterprises(SBE) certified by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey by the day before opening for awards not exceeding $1,000,000. My firm was certified as a ____________ on ____________.

Vendor:

Contact person/Telephone/EmailJasmaine Green/212-435-4654/[email protected]

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This Quotation is subject to the terms and conditions set forth on the back pages hereof. Bidder is advised to read these before

4 World Trade Center, 150 Greenwich Street,21st Floor,New York, NY 10007

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REQUEST FOR QUOTATION

Bid# / Bid Due Date 60775 / 04/01/2020Bids must be received no later than 11:00 AM on the above Bid Due Date.

Deliver Goods/Services To:Path Harrison StockroomFoot of Cape May St.Harrison NJ 07029

We have read the instructions and, if favored with an order, we agree to

furnish the items enumerated herein at the prices and under the conditions

indicated.

Signed _______________________________________

Firm Name ____________________________________

Telephone number__________________Date________

Fax Number___________________________________

Federal Taxpayer ID ____________________________

NOTICE TO BIDDERS: Unless the following term of assurance

that the above offer is irrevocable is signed, the offer submitted

herein shall not be deemed to be complete.

The foregoing offer shall be irrevocable for 90 days after the date

on which The PORT AUTHORITY TRANS-HUDSON

CORPORATION opens this proposal.

Signed______________________________Date___________

Firm Name__________________________________________

Quantity Description Unit Price Total

PAYMENT

TERMS

PLEASE QUOTE FULLY DELIVERED PRICES Total Delivered Price

This is a Formal Bid Invitation

Bid Submission Instructions:

“The Port Authority has temporarily ceased public bid openings and will allow for the digital submission of bids.

Bidders are advised that their bids must be readable format, either Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF.

Bidders shall be allowed to submit modifications to bids or withdraw previously submitted bids electronically up to, but not after, the time of the Bid Due Date.

The Port Authority shall accept only those bids in electronic format for which the submission or modification is completed at the time of the Bid Due Date. Bid submissions will be accepted by e-mail. Bids must be emailed and received by the Port Authority by 11:00 A.M. ET in order to be considered.

THERE WILL BE NO PUBLIC BID OPENINGS. Bid results will be posted to the Port Authority’s website as soon as they are available.

Bids will be received electronically until 11:00 A.M. ET on the Bid Due Date. Electronic Bids should be submitted via email only to Bid Custodian at [email protected]. The Port Authority may request an original, signed paper submission at any time following the Bid Due Date.

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If requested by the Port Authority, the paper submission must be identical to the electronic submission. In the event of a discrepancy, the electronic submission shall take precedence.

Each electronic Bid submission must include all required information, as further described the clause entitled “PAPERS ACCOMPANYING BIDS.”

THERE WILL BE NO PUBLIC BID OPENINGS AND HAND DELIVERIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Bidders should anticipate that some emails may take a period of time to be delivered, and as such, should send them as early as possible so as to ensure it is received no later than 11:00 A.M. ET in the designated Port Authority’s designated email account.

Bidders should note that there is a limit to the size of attachments that can be received by the Port Authority’s designated email account. That limit is 100MB.

Bidders internal networks may have limits on the size of emails they can send. Therefore, it is incumbent upon the Bidder to determine ahead of time that the file(s) being submitted can both be transmitted by their servers and accepted by Port Authority servers. If the files are too big, the Port Authority will accept Bid in multiple emails, provided all parts which comprise a complete submission are received by the Bid Due Date and time and all emails must include the Bid # and title.

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Under this circumstance, Bidders should note in the description of the email that the Bid will be arriving in multiple parts and include in the subject line the total number of components and which component, of the total, the particular transmission represents.”

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400 BOX 2180492

Filter,Air Inverter,PA 5 Auxiliary Power Supply Unit,

11.73" x 17.12" x 1",12 per box,

Path Car Equipment Specification Dated

07/11/2011,Document # CED071111-1.

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400 BOX 2180493

Filter,Side Blower,PA 5 Auxiliary Power Supply Unit,

13.7" x 7.32" x 2",12 per box,

Path Car Equipment Specification dated

07/11/2011,Document #CED071111-2.

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PA280/9-03

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1. For the purposes of this Request For Quotations (RFQ), the terms ''Authority,'' ''Port Authority,'' or ''PA'' meanthe Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and/or the Port Authority Trans Hudson Corporation (''PATH,'') asapplicable.

2. The Port Authority reserves the right to request information relating to seller's responsibility, experience andcapability to perform the work.

3. Prices must be quoted in United States Dollars. All figures inserted will be interpreted as being quoted in UnitedStates Dollars. Unless otherwise specified, unit prices shall be quoted to two (2) decimal places.

4. Unless otherwise provided, complete shipment of all items must be in one delivery FOB delivery point freightincluded. Payment will not be made on partial deliveries unless authorized in advance by the PA and any discount,if applicable, will be taken on the total order.

5. Inspection and acceptance will be conducted at the delivery point, unless otherwise provided. Any risk of loss willbe the seller’s responsibility until such delivery and acceptance is made, unless loss results from negligence of theAuthority.

6. PA payment terms are net 30 days. Cash discounts for prompt payment of invoices may be quoted, but will notbe considered in determining award.

7. Separate unit and total FOB delivered prices must be shown. In the event of a discrepancy between unit pricesand total prices, unit prices will govern.

8. Sales to the PA and to PATH are currently exempt from New York and New Jersey State and local taxes andgenerally from federal taxation. The seller certifies that there are no federal, state, municipal or any other taxesincluded in the prices shown hereon.

9. The PA shall have the absolute right to reject any or all quotes or to accept any quote in whole or part and towaive defects in quotes.

10. Unless ''no substitute'' or ''no approved equal'' is indicated, seller may offer alternate manufacturer/brands,which shall be subject to Port Authority approval. Please indicate details of product being offered with its quote.Brand name or equal descriptions are used as a means to define the performance or other salient characteristicsof procurements. In the subject RFQ, even if the phrase ''or approved equal'' is inadvertently omitted, it is impliedafter any brand name.

11. Acceptance of seller's offer will be only in writing, authorized by the PA. No changes shall be made to anyagreement resulting from this RFQ, except in writing, authorized by the PA.

12. If the seller fails to perform in accordance with the terms of this RFQ, or the terms of any agreement resultingfrom this RFQ, the PA may obtain the goods or services from another contractor and charge the seller thedifference in price, if any, a reletting cost of $100, per order included in this RFQ, plus any other damages to thePA.

13. The PA may cancel this RFQ at any time, when it is in the PA's best interest, via an addendum. The PA mayterminate any agreement resulting from this RFQ, in accordance with terms and conditions of that agreement, inwhich case the successful seller (''Vendor'') shall be paid for items received and accepted, including shipping costs,if applicable, up to the time of termination, unless otherwise provided for in that agreement. The Vendor shallpromptly submit its final invoice to the PA to be paid to the Vendor.

14. Upon request, sellers are encouraged to extend the terms and conditions of any agreement resulting from thisRFQ with the PA to other government and quasi-government entities by separate agreement.

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15. By signing this RFQ, the seller certifies to all relevant statements on Form PA 3764A (copy can be obtained athttp://www.panynj.gov/business-opportunities/become-vendor.html), including but not limited to those relating to thesubmission of bids. As set forth on PA 3764A, the PA has adopted a policy that it will honor a determination by anagency of the State of New York or New Jersey that a seller is not eligible to bid on or be awarded public contractsbecause the seller has been determined to have engaged in illegal or dishonest conduct or to have violatedprevailing wage legislation. The terms and conditions of PA 3764A will apply to any agreement resulting from thisRFQ.

16. The Vendor may subcontract the services or use a supplier for the furnishing of materials required hereunder tosuch persons or entities as the PA, may, from time to time, expressly approve in writing. All further subcontractingshall also be subject to such approval by the PA. All persons to whom the Vendor subcontracts services shall bedeemed to be its agents and no subcontracting or approval thereof shall be deemed to release the Vendor from itsobligations under any agreement resulting from this RFQ.

17. The Vendor may not assign any subsequent agreement resulting from this RFQ without written consent of thePA.

18. The Vendor shall not issue nor permit to be issued any press release, advertisement, or literature of any kind,which refers to the Port Authority or that goods will be, are being or have been provided to it and/or that serviceswill be, are being or have been performed for it in connection with this RFQ or any subsequent Agreement, unlessthe vendor first obtains the written approval of the Port Authority. Such approval may be withheld if for any reasonthe Port Authority believes that the publication of such information would be harmful to the public interest or is inany way undesirable.

19. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the seller acknowledges that the Port Authority's obligations, if any,under this RFQ, or any agreement resulting from this RFQ, are subject to the provisions of its Public RecordsAccess Policy, and any amendments thereto, and any disclosure made pursuant thereto is not a violation of thisRFQ. The Port Authority Public Records Access Policy can be found at http://corpinfo.panynj.gov/documents/Access-to-Port-Authority-Public-Records/, and is incorporated herein.

20. Neither the Commissioners of the Port Authority, nor Directors of PATH, nor any of them, nor any officer, agentor employee thereof, shall be charged personally by any seller with any liability, or held personally liable to anyContractor under any term or provision of this RFQ (or any agreement resulting from this RFQ), or because of itsexecution or attempted execution, or because of any breach, or attempted or alleged breach, thereof.

21.MBE/WBE GOOD FAITH PARTICIPATION - The Vendor shall use every good-faith effort to provide forparticipation by Port Authority Certified Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) and Port Authority CertifiedWomen-owned Business Enterprises (WBEs) in all purchasing and subcontracting opportunities associated withany agreement resulting from this RFQ, including purchase of equipment, supplies and labor services.If this RFQcontains participation goals, the Vendor shall use good faith efforts to achieve the goals.

Good faith efforts to include and facilitate participation by MBE/WBEs shall include, but not be limited to thefollowing:

A.Dividing the services and materials to be procured into smaller portions, where feasible.B.Giving reasonable advance notice of specific contracting, subcontracting and purchasing opportunities to suchMBE/WBEs as may be appropriate.

C.Soliciting services and materials from a Port Authority certified MBE/WBE. To access the Port Authority’sDirectory of MBE/WBE Port Authority certified firms go tohttp://www.panynj.gov/business-opportunities/sd-mwsdbe-profile.html.D.Ensuring that provision is made to provide progress payments to MBE/WBEs as defined in the prompt paymentprovision below.

E.Observance of reasonable commercial standards of fair dealing in the respective trade or business.

22. If this solicitation has not been set aside for the purposes of making an award based on bids solicited from PortAuthority certified Minority Business, Women Business or Small Business Enterprises as indicated within this RFQ,

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a price preference of 10% is available for NY/NJ Minority and Women Business Enterprises (M/WBEs) or 5% forNY/NJ Small Business Enterprises(SBEs) certified by the Port Authority (PA) by the day before bid opening forawards not exceeding one million dollars ($1,000,000.)

23. Non-Discrimination Requirements - The Vendor shall take all necessary and reasonable steps to ensurenon-discrimination in the performance and administration of all aspects of any agreement resulting from this RFQ.

A.Vendor hereby agrees that no person on the ground of race, color, national origin, creed / religion, sex, age, orhandicap / disability shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjectedto discrimination in the furnishing of goods or services or in the selection and retention of subcontractorsand /or vendors under any agreement resulting from this RFQ. Vendor shall also ascertain and comply withall applicable federal state and local laws, ordinances, rules, regulations and orders that pertain toequal employment opportunity, affirmative action, and non-discrimination in employment.

B.Vendor agrees that these ''Non-Discrimination Requirements'' are a binding part of any agreement resultingfrom this RFQ. Without limiting the generality of any other term or provision of this RFQ or any agreementresulting from this RFQ, in the event the Authority, or a state or federal agency finds that the Vendor or any ofits subcontractors or vendors has not complied with these ''Non-Discrimination Requirements,'' the Authoritymay cancel, terminate or suspend this RFQ or any agreement resulting from this RFQ.

C.Vendor agrees to cooperate fully with the Authority’s investigation of allegations of discrimination.Cooperationincludes, but is not limited to, allowing the Authority to question employees during the investigation ofallegations of discrimination, and complying with directives that the Authority or the State or Federalgovernment deem essential to ensure compliance with these ''Non-Discrimination Requirements.''

24. To the extent permitted by law, the Vendor shall indemnify and hold harmless the Port Authority, itsCommissioners, Directors, agents, servants, officers, representatives and employees from and against all claimsand demands, just or unjust, of third persons (including Vendor’s agents, servants, officers, representatives andemployees) arising out of or in any way connected to or alleged to arise out of or alleged to be in any wayconnected with any subsequent agreement resulting from this RFQ and all other services and activities of theVendor under any subsequent agreement resulting from this RFQ and for all expenses incurred by it and by themin the defense, settlement or satisfaction thereof. The Vendor assumes the following risks, whether such risks ariseout of or are in any way connected to the Vendor's operations or to its performance of work under any agreementresulting from this RFQ, or arise out of acts or omissions (negligent or not) of the Vendor, the Port Authority or thirdpersons (including agents, servants, officers, representatives, Commissioners, Directors and employees of the PortAuthority and the Vendor) or from any other cause, excepting only risks occasioned solely by affirmative willful actsof the Port Authority done subsequent to the opening of bids/quotes on this RFQ, and shall to the extent permittedby law indemnify the Port Authority for all loss or damage incurred in connection with such risks: (a) the risk of anyand all loss or damage to Port Authority or Vendor property, equipment, materials and possessions, and those ofVendor's agents, employees, materialmen or others performing work under any agreement resulting from this RFQ,on or off the premises, the loss or damage of which shall arise out of the Vendor's operations under any agreementresulting from this RFQ; and (b) the risk of claims, whether made against the Vendor or the Port Authority,including those, whether just or unjust, of third persons (including agents, servants, officers, representatives,Commissioners, Directors and employees of the Port Authority and the Vendor), for any and all injuries, loss ordamages occurring to any property, equipment, materials and possessions of the Contractor's agents, employees,materialmen and others performing work under any agreement resulting from this RFQ.

25. Seller's attention is directed to the Port Authority's "Code of Ethics for Port Authority Vendors" (the "Code").The Code will be made apart of any agreement resulting from this solicitation. The Code can be found athttps://www.panynj.gov/business-opportunities/become-vendor.html.

26. The PA has transitioned to an all electronic method of paying its vendors and contractors via an AutomatedClearing House (ACH) funds transfer. The Vendor must complete the Port Authority’s ''Authorization AgreementFor Direct Deposits And Direct Payments (ACH Credits)'' form, which is available athttp://www.panynj.gov/business-opportunities/become-vendor.html, in order to receive payment. To avoid delaysin payments for commodities and services provided, vendors and contractors must be enrolled in ACH. TheAuthorization Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until the Port Authority has received written notificationfrom the Vendor of its termination in such time and in such manner as to afford the Port Authority and thedepository financial institution(s) a reasonable opportunity to act on it. Any questions on this initiative may bedirected to the ACH Enrollments contact line at 201 216-6002 or emailed to [email protected].

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27. Prospective Bidders are advised that additional vendor information , including but not limited to, forms,documents and other information, including protest procedures, may be found on the Port Authority website at:http://www.panynj.gov/business-opportunities/become-vendor.html.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (Port Authority), in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of theCivil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies allbidders that it will affirmatively ensure that any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantagedbusiness enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will notbe discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.

Additionally, all bidders (including proposers, and respondents, as applicable) are notified that the Port Authoritywill ensure that, with respect to any contract/agreement entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantagedbusiness enterprises, minority business enterprises and woman-owned business enterprises, as applicable, will beafforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids, proposals and responses, as applicable, in response to thisinvitation, and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration foran award.

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PATH Car Equipment Division

Specification

AUXILIARY POWER UNIT BLOWER FILTER PA-5 CARS

PATH STOCK NO. 2180493

Document Number:

Date Issued:

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P ORT AUTH ORITY TRANS HUDSON CAR EQUIPMENT DIVISION

F OOT OF CAPE MAY STREET HARRISON, NJ 07029

SPECIFICATION CED071111-2, "AUXILIARY P OWER UNIT BLOWER FILTER F OR PA-5 CARS"

DOCUMENT NO.: CED071111-2 07/11/11

Item: PATH Stock Number 2180943 used on PATHPA-5 cars only. One per car. Framed.

1.0 General

1.1- For comparison and evaluation bids prior to award, PA TH may request one or more samples of those filters which the successful bidder proposes as meeting the specifications outlined below. The successful vendor's filters will be retained by PA TH for comparison against the media, construction and performance of all filters received during the course of the award.

1.2-All filters found unacceptable in comparison with those approved samples provided at the time of award will be replaced at no cost to PA TH.

2. 0 Construction

2.1 Filters shall be of the pleated type construction, disposable and non-renewable as defined in ARI Standard 850, latest version.

2.2 Actual size (inches) to be 13.7 x 7.32 x 2 (WxHxD). 2.3 Filters shall be water resistant. 2.4 Filter to contain new white 100% synthetic media. 2.5 An enclosing double wall frame of water resistant beverage board (24 point) shall provide a rigid and

durable enclosure. The frame shall be bonded to the media on all sides with locking corners to prevent air bypass. Integral diagonal support members on the air entering and air exiting side shall be bonded to the apex of each pleat to maintain uniform pleat spacing and ensure stability.

2.6 A rust resistant, expanded metal support shall be bonded to the downstream side of the media to maintain radial pleats and prevent media oscillation.

2.7 Each filter shall contain 9 pleats and shall not have less than 3.6 square feet of media.

3.0 P erformance

3 .1 The filter shall have a minimum MERV 8 rating when evaluated under the guidelines of ANSI/ ASHRAE Standard 52.2-2007 with an average efficiency of not less than 35-40% when evaluated under the guidelines of ANSI/ ASHRAE Standard 52 .1-1999.

3.2 The filter shall have a minimum airflow capacity of 350 cfin. 3.3 Initial resistance: 0.19 inches W.G. 3.4 Final resistance: 1.0 inches W.G. 3.5 Rated velocity: 500 fpm 3.6 Underwriters Laboratories shall classify the filter as UL Class 2 per UL Standard 900. 3.7 Maximum operating temperature: 200 degrees fahrenheit and 93 degrees celsius. 3.8 Tolerance: height and width ±1/8", depth ±1/16".

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PATH Car Equipment Division

Specification

AUXILIARY POWER UNIT INVERTER MODULE FILTER

PA-5 CARS

PATH STOCK NO. 2180492

Document Number:

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PORT AUTHORITY TRANS HUDSON

CAR EQUIPMENT DIVISION

FOOT OF CAPE MA Y STREET

HAR RISON, NJ 07029

SPECIFICATION CED071111-l, "AUXILIARY POWER UNIT INVERTER MODULE FILTERFOR PA-5

CARS"

DOCUMENT NO.: CED071111-1 07/11/11

Item: PATH Stock Number 2180492 used on PATH PA-5 cars only. One per car. Framed.

1.0 General

1.1-For comparison and evaluation bids prior to award, PA TH may request one or more samples of those

filters which the successful bidder proposes as meeting the specifications outlined below. The successful vendor's filters will be retained by PA TH for comparison against the media, construction and performance of all filters received during the course of the award.

1.2-All filters found unacceptable in comparison with those approved samples provided at the time of award will be replaced at no cost to PA TH.

2.0 Construction

2.1 Filters shall be of the pleated type construction, disposable and non-renewable as defined in ARI Standard 850, latest version

2.2 Actual size (inches) to be 11.73 x 17.12 x 1 (Wx.HxD). 2.3 Filters shall be water resistant. 2.4 Filter to contain new white 100% synthetic water resistant media. 2.5 An enclosing double wall frame of water resistant beverage board (24 point) shall provide a rigid and

durable enclosure. The frame shall be bonded to the media on all sides with locking comers to prevent air bypass. Integral diagonal support members on the air entering and air exiting side shall be bonded to the apex of each pleat to maintain uniform pleat spacing and ensure stability.

2. 6 A rust resistant, expanded metal support shall be bonded to the downstream side of the media tomaintain radial pleats and prevent media oscillation.

2. 7 Each filter shall contain 22 pleats and shall not have less than 3 .33 square feet of media.

3.0 P erformance

3 .1 The filter shall have a minimum MERV 8 rating when evaluated under the guidelines of ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 52.2-2007 with an average efficiency of not less than 35-40% when evaluated under the guidelines of ANSI/ ASHRAE Standard 5 2.1-1999.

3 .2 The filter shall have a minimum airflow capacity of 425 cfm. 3.3 Initial resistance: 0.21 inches W.G. 3.4 Final resistance: 1.0 inches W.G. 3.5 Rated velocity: 300 fpm 3. 6 Underwriters Laboratories shall classify the filter as UL Class 2 per UL Standard 900.3.7 Maximum operating temperature: 200 degrees fahrenheit and 93 degrees celsius.3.8 Tolerance: height and width ±1/8", depth ±1/16".

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