CLEANING SERVICES FOR ARMORY & TEEN CENTER

The City of Torrington, Connecticut will be accepting sealed bids for Cleaning Services for the Torrington Armory and Teen Center. Cleaning supplies will be supplied by the City of Torrington. The required services, specifications and locations are detailed in the attached and all services provided shall be in accordance with the conditions set forth in this Invitation to Bid. Award resulting from this bid will be a firm fixed term contract October 2019 to June 30, 2020.

 

All bids are to be submitted in a sealed envelope addressed as follows: BID# CST-014-092519, CLEANING SERVICES FOR ARMORY & TEEN CENTER; DUE: SEPTEMBER 25, 2019 by 11:00 A.M. City of Torrington, 140 Main Street, Room 206, Torrington, CT 06790. Sealed bids shall be submitted by using the enclosed Bid Forms that accompanies this request. Submit one Original and two (2) Exact Copies. Bids received after the closing date and time shall be returned unopened. In the event of the closure of City Hall, proposals will be opened on the following business day that City Hall reopens for business, no later than 11:00 a.m. on that day. Bids are good for ninety (90) days from the bid due date. The individual authorized to contractually bind your organization with regard to price and related contractual issues must sign your bid.  No fax or e-mail bids will be accepted.

 

 PRE-BID MEETING AND TIME

There will be a site visit of the two  locations on September 16, 2019 at 1:00 PM. We will begin at the Torrington Armory Building, 153 South Main Street, Torrington, CT. Tours of the buildings will be conducted immediately after the meeting. Interested parties are urged to attend.

 

Torrington Armory Building, 153 South Main Street, Torrington, CT

Recreation Hall Facilities, 71 East Albert Street, Torrington, CT

 

The Deadline for submitted questions is September 17, 2019 by 2:00 PM. Questions may be directed to Pennie Zucco, Purchasing Agent, pennie_zucco@torringtonct.org. All information 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 against the city. Vendor responsible to check City website for addendum/updates 48 hours prior to bid opening.

 

A notice of award or purchase order for this requirement shall be issued ONLY after a complete evaluation of the apparent lowest qualified and responsible bids. The City Purchasing Agent will issue notification of award in writing and issue a purchase order. The award of any contract for 2019 and beyond is subject to appropriation of funds approved by Torrington City Council.

 

This Bid shall remain open and shall not be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days from the date set for its opening.

 

REFERENCES

All bidders MUST include three (3) or more references at the time of bid including client’s name, address, phone, contact name, and e-mail) and dates of service. The City reserves the right to contact these references as part of its evaluation and award process and the Purchasing Department reserves the right to use that information to determine the qualifications and merit of each proposal.

 

The City of Torrington reserves the right to award or reject any or all bids, or any portion thereof; to waive technicalities, to award the contract to a bidder other than the lowest bid and to award the proposal and/or contracts to one or more bidders submitting essentially identical bids and that, in the city’s judgment, will best serve the public interest.

 

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

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