Invitation for Bid Diesel and Gasoline Fuel ADDENDUM #4. How many addenda have been issued for this bid?

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2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Question #1: Question #2: Question #3: How many addenda have been issued for this bid? Four (4) including this one. What are the extensions options for this bid if any? There are no extension options at this time. When is the award date? Please see addendum #1, Answer to Question #3 Question #4: Question #5: Question #6: Question #7: Will the bid be publically held? If so, what will the date, time and location be? A public bid opening will be held on June 7, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. at the Purchasing Department, 218 Stockbridge Road, Jonesboro, GA What information will you be reading out loud at the bid opening? The price on the Bid Cost Schedule will be read aloud. Can we please have a list of bidders invited to submit a proposal? No list is available On page 36, whose name goes under Subscribed and sworn to or affirmed by? The person signing above or the Notary? The person signing above. 2 Page

3 Question #8: Question #9: Question #10: Question #11: Question #12: We are not to fill out the Draft Agreement correct? No, this is a draft. Under , bid states CCPS may request unilateral changes by delivering written notice to Contractor of the requested change. Are the changes mutually agreed upon? Not all changes. Change Orders for the reduction of Services or suspension of Services shall be effective upon provision of written notice to Contractor. If we were to insert any conditions into our alternate firm fixed bid, would they be taken into consideration or rejected? Sample attached, please indicate which clauses would be acceptable and which clauses would be cause for rejection? Alternate conditions are not accepted. Refer to the Solicitation IFB , Page 12, 1.3.2, Responsiveness. Payment terms will be Net 30 days with no discount. Refer to IFB , Page 15, II, Payment. Petroleum Traders Corporation reserves the right to adjust our submitted firm prices with the current NYMEX settlement until the date a written receipt of award or the intent to award is received. Your letter of intent is considered a binding commitment to purchase these gallons. If no contract can be made until a board approves, then the gallonage and price protection cannot begin until we have a signed contract. Notice may be faxed to or ed to gnewton@petroleumtraders.com. 3 Page

4 Not acceptable. Refer to the Solicitation IFB , Page 12, 1.3.2, Responsiveness. Question #13: Any notice of award or intent to award received must include a firm commitment to a specific amount of gallons for each product to be purchased at the firm fixed price awarded during the contract. Any additional gallons purchased over or in addition to the contracted volume will be priced at a negotiated rate prior to delivery. Any unused contract gallons will be billed to you if there is a loss in the underlying futures contracts. As an example, if Petroleum Traders Corporation purchased futures contracts at $ per gallon for the specified product and month and a year later the price of these futures is $ per gallon, then if you did not use all of your contract gallons, you would be billed $.1000 per gallon times the number of unused gallons. Refer to the Solicitation IFB , Page 12, 1.3.2, Responsiveness. Question #14: Contract cannot be terminated for convenience. Not acceptable. Refer to the Solicitation IFB , Page 25, XXI b and Page 12, 1.3.2, Responsiveness. Question #15: Question #16: Any extension of this contract beyond the original contract period for the firm fixed pricing format will be by mutual agreement only. See answer to Question # 2, above. This response to your bid invitation is given with the understanding that our exceptions/clauses contained herein shall prevail over any bid invitation conflicting requirements. Not Acceptable. Refer to the Solicitation IFB , Page 12, 1.3.2, Responsiveness. 4 Page

5 Question #17: Question #18: Question #19: Are Common Carriers considered subcontractors? No Would the Schools consider changing the indemnity language below? Contractor agrees to defend, indemnify and hold Purchaser harmless as to and from all claims, demands, suits, causes of action, costs and expenses asserted against Purchaser arising in whole or in part out of the negligence, reckless or willful misconduct of Contractor or its agents. Purchaser agrees to defend, indemnify and hold Contractor harmless as to and from all claims, demands, suits, causes of action costs and expenses asserted against Contractor arising in whole or in part out of the negligence, reckless or willful misconduct of Purchaser or its agents. If it shall appear that the claims shall have arisen out of the joint, concurrent or consecutive fault of both Purchaser and Contractor, then until otherwise established by agreement or by judicial decision, the allocation of fault for purposes of these indemnity provisions shall be 50/50. These indemnity provisions apply only to claims, demands and causes of action sounding in tort, and do not apply to claims, demands and causes of action governed by the Uniform Commercial Code. As to any claim for which Contractor accepts the responsibility for indemnity, Contractor shall be solely responsible for the conduct of that defense, including all litigation decisions. As to any claim for which Purchaser accepts the responsibility for indemnity, Purchaser shall be solely responsible for the conduct of that defense, including all litigation decisions. No Will you please provide us with a volume breakdown per location? At this time there is only one location. 5 Page

6 Question #20: Question #21: What exemptions forms and licenses does the school board currently hold? Refer to IFB , Page 4, 7, Tax Exemption. Is it possible to in a fixed price? With changes in the market and having to mail a bid, a more accurate price could be given the day of via . No. ed bid prices will not be accepted. --End of Page-- 6 Page