Towed Vehicle Government Bids & RFPs

Proposals must be submitted by 10:00 am on September 4, 2026.

The contractor shall collect payment for all services directly from the vehicle owner, insurer, or responsible third parties. The town shall not be responsible for collecting or paying any towing or storage charges.

The contract will be awarded to the most advantageous proposal from a responsible and responsive proposer, taking into consideration price and all evaluation criteria set forth in the RFP.

Proposers must be certified by the Department of Public Utilities, have employees with appropriate licenses, and possess a sufficiently sized, secure, and illuminated vehicle storage location within West Springfield.

A pattern of declining or passing on a tow when called by the police department will result in penalties up to and including termination of the contract.

Failure to meet minimum evaluation criteria, non-responsive proposals, or conviction of certain crimes by the contractor, owner, or employees can lead to disqualification or termination.

Bids must be submitted electronically no later than 3:00 PM local time on July 27, 2026. The county will not accept bids submitted after the due date and time as indicated on page a and page e.

The county's standard payment terms are net thirty (30) days. The countys standard payment terms are net thirty 30 days.

Contractor guarantees for one year from acceptance, or for a longer period stated in the county's written solicitation, all goods, services, and construction offered. Contractor guarantees for one year from acceptance, or for a longer period that is otherwise expressly stated in the countys written solicitation, all goods, services, and construction offered. . .

The contract will be awarded to the responsible bidder submitting the lowest responsive bid, determined by the aggregate amount of the unit prices extended by the quantities. The contract will be awarded to the responsible bidder submitting the lowest responsive bid, as determined by the director, office of procurement.

Bidders may be required to furnish satisfactory evidence that they are qualified dealers or manufacturers of the items listed, or are regularly engaged in performing the services on which they are submitting a bid, and in both cases maintain a regularly established place of business. Bidders may be required to furnish satisfactory evidence that they are qualified dealers or manufacturers of the items listed, or are regularly engaged in performing the services on which they are submitting a bid. . .

Failure to submit mandatory bid submissions may be cause for the bid to be deemed nonresponsive. Failure to submit the mandatory bid submissions may be cause for your bid to be deemed nonresponsive.

All protests must be in writing and delivered to the director, office of procurement, within ten (10) calendar days after the director, office of procurement, publicly posts the proposed contract award. All protests made pursuant to this solicitation must be in writing and delivered to the director, office of procurement: a within ten 10 calendar days after the director, office of procurement, publicly posts the proposed contract award. . .

Failure to comply with the directive not to contact any person involved in the evaluation of bids may result in disqualification. Failure to comply with this directive may, at the sole discretion of the county, result in the disqualification of a bidder from the procurement process.