City Of Newport - Agency Bids & RFPs

The work shall not exceed April 1, 2027, unless extensions of time are made.

Payment will be made within thirty 30 days of the completion of the service, in an acceptable fashion, to the city and receipt of invoice, whichever is later. Certified payrolls must be submitted prior to final payment.

The contractor shall make good any defects or faults that may occur within one 1 year after its completion and acceptance.

The city reserves the right to reject any or all proposals or to accept any bid deemed to be for its best interest.

Bidders shall be experienced in the kind of work to be performed and shall have the necessary equipment therefore and sufficient capital to properly execute the work within the time allowed.

The contractor shall pay to the city for each and every calendar day that he shall be in default in completing the entire work within the time and specifications stipulated, the sum of five hundred dollars **** per day.

Any bidder taking exception to, or questioning any of the provisions, procedures, conditions or specifications herein stated should make such exceptions known to the undersigned, in writing, not less than five 5 days before the bid opening.

Failure to submit all required documentation may result in disqualification of the bid.

Bids must be received by 2:00 PM local time on July 13, 2026. it is the bidders responsibility to see that the bid is delivered within the time and at the place prescribed.

Payment will be made within thirty 30 days of the completion of the service, in an acceptable fashion, to the city and receipt of invoice, whichever is later. Unless otherwise stated, payment will be made within thirty 30 days of the completion of the service, in an acceptable fashion, to the city and receipt of invoice, whichever is later.

The contractor shall provide a one-year defective workmanship and materials guarantee. The contractor shall deposit with the city a surety company bond or bonds for the satisfactory completion of work and the payment of all debts pertaining to materials and labor used or employed in the execution of the contract, in an amount equal to the amount of the contract award. . . . Prior to final payment, the contractor shall furnish a certificate from surety stating that the performance bond covers the oneyear defective workmanship and materials guarantee.

Bidders must provide the qualifications of the stone conservators who will be performing the actual restoration work, the history of the firm, and a minimum of three references for similar stone restoration work. The selected contractor must have experience restoring historic burial stones. Bidders shall provide the qualifications of the stone conservators that will be perform the actual restoration work, the history of the firm and a minimum of three references for similar stone restoration work.

The contractor shall pay **** per day for each calendar day in default of completing the entire work within the time and specifications stipulated, unless modified in writing. The contractor shall pay to the city for each and every calendar day that he shall be in default in completing the entire work within the time and specifications stipulated, the sum of five hundred dollars **** per day unless the time andor specifications are modified in writing by the city.

A site visit is mandatory to identify stones for restoration. The awarded contractor and a representative of the city shall make a site visit to identify stones for restoration.

Any bidder questioning provisions must make exceptions known in writing at least five days before the bid opening. Any bidder taking exception to, or questioning any of the provisions, procedures, conditions or specifications herein stated should make such exceptions known to the undersigned, in writing, not less than five 5 days before the bid opening.

Awards will not be made to any person, firm or company in default of a contract with the city, the state of Rhode Island or the federal government. Awards will not be made to any person, firm or company in default of a contract with the city, the state of Rhode Island or the federal government.

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The submission deadline is June 22, 2026, at 2:00 p. m. local time. submission deadline: june 22, 2026 @2: 00 p. m. local time

Proposals are solicited from qualified historic preservation consultants or consultant teams. soliciting proposals from qualified historic preservation consultants or consultant teams

A vendor's failure to attend and register at the mandatory virtual pre-bid proposal conference may result in disqualification of the vendor's bid proposals as nonresponsive. A vendors failure to attend and register at the prebidproposal conference may result in disqualification of the vendors bid proposals as nonresponsive to the solicitation.

Proposals must be submitted on or before June 3, 2026, at 2:00 PM local time. The bid notice states, submission deadline: june 3, 2026 @2: 00 pm local time.

The bid notice states that payment will be made within thirty 30 days of the completion of the service, in an acceptable fashion, to the city and receipt of invoice, whichever is later. The bid notice states, unless otherwise stated, payment will be made within thirty 30 days of the completion of the service, in an acceptable fashion, to the city and receipt of invoice, whichever is later.

Proposals shall be reviewed and scored based upon the following criteria: staff qualifications (10 points), capability, capacity, and qualifications of the offeror (10 points), work plan (20 points), approach methodology proposed (10 points), supporting documentation (15 points), list of references (5 points), and cost proposal (30 points), for a total of 100 possible points. The bid notice states, proposals shall be reviewed and scored based upon the following criteria: criteria possible points staff qualifications 10 points capability, capacity, and qualifications of the offeror 10 points work plan 20 points approach methodology proposed 10 points supporting documentation 15 points list of references 5 points total possible technical points 70 points cost proposal 30 points total possible evaluation points 100 points.

Applicants must register online at www. ***. *. * in order to view/download applicable bid documents and addenda. The bid notice states, applicants must register online at https:www. bidnetdirect. comrhodeislandcityofnewport in order to viewdownload applicable bid documents and addenda.

The proposal should indicate the potential to engage with the city remotely through virtual platforms, and the need for site visits is mentioned as a possibility within the work plan. The bid notice states, please indicate need for site visits and potential to engage with the city remotely through virtual platforms.

Any bidder taking exception to, or questioning any of the provisions, procedures, conditions or specifications herein stated should make such exceptions known to the division of purchasing, in writing not less than five 5 days before the bid opening. The bid notice states, any bidder taking exception to, or questioning any of the provisions, procedures, conditions or specifications herein stated should make such exceptions known to the division of purchasing, in writing not less than five 5 days before the bid opening, as prescribed on page 1 of this solicitation.

A vendor's failure to attend and register at the prebid/proposal conference may result in disqualification of the vendor's bid proposals as nonresponsive to the solicitation. The bid notice states, a vendors failure to attend and register at the prebidproposal conference may result in disqualification of the vendors bid proposals as nonresponsive to the solicitation.

The initial contract period will be a time and materials contract with a not-to-exceed budget of $30,000. The bid notice states, he initial contract period will begin approximately june 30, 2026, as a time and materials contract with a nottoexceed budget of 30, 000.