PAINTING OF POLICE S.E.R.T. VEHICLE

The City of Torrington is soliciting sealed bids to have the Torrington Police 2007 Special Response Team vehicle (S.E.R.T.) re-painted. The awarded contractor will remove all hardware, strip old decals and paint and re-paint vehicle using Paint code G8125F/535166 B/C (Dupont) and clear coat per specifications. 

 

The deadline for bid submittals is June 12, 2020 at 11:00 AM. Bids shall be submitted to the Purchasing Department, City Hall, 140 Main Street, Room 206, Torrington, CT 06790 during normal office hours by no later than 11:00 AM, Friday, June 12, 2020. Submittals received after this date and time will not be accepted. One (1) original and two (2) exact copies shall be placed in a sealed envelope and clearly marked “BID #PSV-028-061220 PAINTING OF POLICE S.E.R.T. VEHICLE” and must bear the Name and address of the bidder. Proposals received after the closing date and time shall be rejected and returned unopened. In the case where City Hall services are suspended due to COVID-19, weather or some other emergency related circumstance, then submittals shall be due the next day when City Hall reopens for business, no later than 11:00 AM on that day. No fax or e-mail Bids will be accepted.

 

The City will not be liable for any costs incurred in the preparation of the response for this Invitation to Bid. All proposal submissions and materials become property of the City and will not be returned. Once opened such bids are public record. Vendors mailing bids should allow for normal delivery time to ensure timely receipt of their bids.

 

There will not be a public opening of this bid

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

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

 

Submit questions to Pennie Zucco, Purchasing Agent, pennie_zucco@torringtonct.org. Deadline for questions is June 3, 2020 by 4:00 pm. Questions determined to be of interest to all prospective bidders shall will be posted as an addendum on the City and State websites. It is the vendor’s responsibility to check these websites 48 hours before the closing date for addenda’s. 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 Proposers against the City.

 

Any alleged oral agreement made by a bidder or contractor with any agency or employee of the City of Torrington shall be disregarded.

 

All proposals must include the bidder’s name and be signed by a responsible officer or employee of the vendor submitting a proposal. The vendor shall provide at least three (3) references of companies or agencies that have provided similar services from vendor.

 

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

 

This bid does not commit the City of Torrington to select any vendor or enter into any contract agreement. The City of Torrington reserves the right to request additional information from some or all bidders. The City of Torrington reserves the right to accept any ITB deemed in the best interests of the City of Torrington.

 

The information provided herein is not intended to and shall not bind the City of Torrington to any of the statements or assumptions set forth herein.

Responses must set forth accurate and complete information for the re-painting of the Police S.E.R.T. vehicle. At the City's discretion, failure to do so could result in disqualification.

 

Any contract entered into by the City and the successful bidder shall provide that the City may terminate the contract upon thirty (30) day notice to the bidder.

 

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 bid and/or contracts to one or more bidders submitting essentially identical proposals 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