This is a public tender for labor and materials for crane and hoist services for the City of Cleveland's Division of Water, Department of Public Utilities. Bids are due by 12:00 PM Eastern Time on Thursday, May 21, 2026, and will be publicly opened in Room 128 of Cleveland City Hall. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held via Microsoft Teams on Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 10:00 AM. Bidders must submit bids to the Office of the Commissioner of Purchases and Supplies. The bid package includes various forms and certifications, including a bidders checklist, W9 form, vendor information form, bidders affidavit, bid bond, bid form, and general conditions. The city also has specific requirements regarding equal opportunity, minority/female business enterprise participation, and local business participation, with potential bid discounts for certified businesses. Bidders are responsible for ensuring all required documentation is included and properly signed.
The bid must be delivered to the office of the Commissioner of Purchases and Supplies, Cleveland City Hall, 601 Lakeside Avenue, Room 128, Cleveland, Ohio **** before 12 o'clock noon Eastern Time on Thursday, May 21, 2026.
The city will take a discount of two percent (2%) on payments made within thirty (30) days from the receipt of articles, commodities, materials, supplies, equipment or services, unless the bidder indicates otherwise on the space provided on the schedule of items bid.
Contractor warrants that all work and services performed under this agreement will be of good quality, free from faults and defects, conform to the contract documents, performed in a workmanlike manner according to good usage and accepted practice, resulting in a merchantable product, and fit and suitable for their intended purpose, and that materials supplied will be of good quality and free from all defects, latent or patent.
The city shall use the comparison bid to determine the lowest and best or lowest responsible bidder.
The bidders checklist indicates that contractor qualifications must be provided if requested.
If the successful bidder fails to enter into a contract, the bid bond, certified or cashiers check shall be forfeited and the principal amount of the bid bond shall be paid to the city, or the check shall be surrendered to the city as the agreed amount of liquidated damages.
There will be a non-mandatory pre-bid meeting, Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 10:00 AM, via Microsoft Teams.
If the Commissioner of Purchases and Supplies requests, a bidder shall provide samples of the items it proposes to furnish if awarded a contract pursuant to its bid.
