2024 REAPPRAISAL AND REVALUATION

The City of Torrington, Connecticut is undertaking a program to revalue all Real Property, effective October 1, 2024.  Contractors interested in providing the Revaluation Services set forth in the attached Specifications are invited to submit a sealed proposal to the Purchasing Agent, Room 206, City of Torrington, CT 06790, no later than 11:00 AM on June 22, 2023.  Submitted proposals should include an original and four (4) exact copies. Proposals received later than the date and time specified will not be accepted. In the event of the closure of City Hall, proposals will be opened on the following business day that City Hall is opened. Amendments to or withdrawal of any section of the submitted bid received later than the time and date set for the bid opening will not be considered. The City shall not incur any costs for the preparation of the submitted proposals for the City’s review. Bid proposals must remain in effect for a minimum of sixty (60) days unless otherwise noted elsewhere in the bid specifications.

 

Questions must be submitted by June 9, 2023 at 1:00 PM. All questions should be submitted by email to: pennie_zucco@torringtonct.org. All information given by the City except by written addendum shall be informal and shall not be binding upon the City nor shall it furnish a basis for legal action by any Proposer or prospective Proposer against the City. Questions will be answered through and addendum which shall be posted on the city’s website. Potential respondent’s are responsible for checking the city’s website within 48 hours of the opening. Contractors mailing proposals should allow for normal delivery time to ensure timely receipt of their proposals. No faxed or e-mailed proposals will be accepted.  

 

Issuance of this RFP does not commit the City to award a contract, to pay any costs incurred in the preparation of a response to this request, or to procure a contract for services.  All respondents should note that the execution of any contract pursuant to this RFP is dependent upon the approval of the Torrington City Council in a public meeting.

 

Please provide any additional information about your firm that you believe will assist the City in making its selection.

 

All proposal submissions and materials become the property of the City and will not be returned. Once opened such proposals are public record. Vendors mailing proposals should allow normal delivery time to ensure timely receipt of their proposals. The City of Torrington shall not be held responsible for lost or misdirected proposals. All proposals shall be sealed and addressed to the City Purchasing Agent and the outside envelope clearly marked:

"RFP # REV-001-062223 2024 REAPPRAISAL AND REVALUATION"

 

There will not be a public opening of this RFP

 

MBE’s, WBE’s and SBE’s ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

 

All information pertaining to the Contractor's technical and management approach to completing this project, as well as the proposed cost, timetable and staffing plan, including project manager, shall be presented in the proposal.  The proposal must address, at a minimum, each of the issues set forth in this bid in order to be considered responsive.  The Purchasing Agent may reject as non-responsive any proposal that does not respond to each issue in these bid documents. 

 

The Purchasing Agent reserves the right to amend the bid documents for the Reappraisal and Revaluation up to 48 hours prior to the deadline for submission of bid proposals. Any such addenda shall be posted on the Purchasing Department page of the City’s web site.  Vendors shall be responsible for checking the web page for such addenda. An unsigned or non-returned addendum shall be considered an unresponsive bid and the bid rejected. The City of Torrington reserves the right to ask for clarification in the proposal if the need arises.