Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority Dba Raise Up - Oh - Agency Bids & RFPs

The bid due date and time is Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at 2:00 PM ET.

The bid specifies a fixed percentage of gross revenue for all cash, card, and mobile transactions to be paid to the agency, including mandatory monthly certified collection reports per machine.

The bid includes a maintenance service fee for warranty coordination covering routine preventative maintenance and managing manufacturer warranty claims for 104 washer and dryer units.

The agency intends to award a contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.

Bidders must be qualified, licensed, and insured entities to provide laundry room equipment and service.

Failure to meet quality standards may result in corrective action, including contract termination or withholding of payment. If a bidder submits a token or low ball price, the agency may require a $5,000 cash performance bond.

An optional pre-bid site visit will be held on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at 10:00 AM EST.

All questions must be entered in the marketplace by Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at 2:00 PM ET.

The contractor shall commence work under the ensuing contract on a date to be specified within the notice to proceed (NTP) form issued by the agency and shall fully complete all work thereunder within 180 calendar days of execution of the NTP. The bid due date and time is Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 2:00 PM ET.

The agency is responsible for making progress payments. Typically, progress payments for acceptable work and materials delivered and stored on the site will be made at 30-day intervals. A 10% retainage will be held on each payment request. A separate payment request for the return of the retainage will be required at the completion of the work.

Upon completion of the project, the contractor must submit a one-year warranty letter from the contractor.

The agency intends to award a contract based on the lowest bid. Firms may also be placed in a qualified pool based on both bid price and evaluations of responsiveness and responsibility.

The agency is soliciting bids from qualified, licensed, and insured entities. The apparent low bidder will be requested to submit licensing, proposed services explanation, firm resources, quality assurance program, client information, and equal employment opportunity/supplier diversity policy.

The document does not explicitly detail specific penalties for contract breaches, but it does mention that failure to comply with certain requirements, such as Build America Buy America Act, can constitute a material breach and give rise to a claim for indemnification.

An optional pre-bid site visit will be held Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at 10:00 am EST, at **** Vine Avenue, Lorain, OH 44055. While attendance is not mandatory, the contractor assumes all risk for site conditions. Additional site visits after the pre-bid conference may be scheduled by contacting the agency.

All questions must be entered in the marketplace by Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at 2:00 pm ET.

The bid due date is Thursday, March 19, 2026, 2:00 PM ET, as stated in the bid notice: bid due date and thursday, march 19, 2026, 2:00 pm et time.

The agency will not pay any deposit or retainer fees at any time as a result of award of the ensuing contract, as stated in the document: he agency will not pay any deposit or retainer fees at any time as a result of award of the ensuing contract.

The agency intends to award a contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, as stated in the document: he agency intends to award a contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.

Bidders must be qualified, licensed, and insured contractors to provide janitorial services, as stated in the document: aise up is seeking bids from qualified, licensed, and insured contractors to provide janitorial services for properties owned and operated by the agency.

Failure to meet quality standards may result in corrective action, including contract termination, withholding of payment, or disqualification from future bidding opportunities, as stated in the document: failure to meet these quality standards may result in corrective action, including but not limited to contract termination, withholding of payment, or disqualification from future bidding opportunities.

An optional prebid site visit will be held Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at 10:00 am EST, starting at **** Kansas Avenue, Lorain, OH ****, as stated in the document: an optional prebid site visit will be held tuesday, march 3, 2026, at 10: 00 am est, starting at **** kansas avenue, lorain, oh ****.

All questions must be entered in the marketplace by Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at 2:00 PM ET, as stated in the document: question submission wednesday, march 11, 2026, at 2: 00 pm et.

The bid due date is Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at 2:00 PM ET, as stated in the notice.

The agency will not pay any deposit or retainer fees at any time as a result of award of the ensuing contract, according to the notice.

The agency intends to award a contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, as mentioned in the document.

The agency will evaluate each bid submitted as to responsibility i. e. , a firm that is qualified, responsible and able to provide to the agency the required services, as stated in the document.

Failure to meet quality standards may result in corrective action, including but not limited to contract termination, withholding of payment, or disqualification from future bidding opportunities, as mentioned in the document.

The scheduled prebid conference identified on page 3 of this document is not mandatory, according to the document.

All questions must be entered in the marketplace by Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at 2:00 PM ET, as stated in the notice.