Snow City Government Bids & RFPs

The city will pay only for the actual number of homes serviced. the city will pay only for the actual number of homes serviced.

Contractor recognizes payments may take up to 30 days from receiving date of both invoices. contractor recognizes payments may take up to 30 days from receiving date of both invoices.

The evaluation and award of this bid shall be a combination of factors including but not limited to the following: bid price, prior residential snow removal experience, professional competence, equipment fleet, references, the correlation of the proposal submitted to the needs of the city of auburn hills, and any other factors considered to be in the city of auburnhills best interest. the evaluation and award of this bid shall be a combination of factors including but not limited to the following: bid price, prior residential snow removal experience, professional competence, equipment fleet, references, the correlation of theproposal submitted to the needs of the city of auburn hills, and any other factors considered to be in the city of auburnhills best interest.

Contractor must have a minimum of two 2 years experience in providing residential snow removal service to multiple individual clients. contractor must have a minimum of two 2 years experience in providing residential snow removal service to multiple individual clients.

If any awarded bidder has not responded to requests for service under the terms of the contract, the city of auburn hills reserves the right to consider that bidder in default of contract, and to award a contract to the next lowest reasonable qualified bidders if they are mutually agreeable to extending the bid price received at the time of the bid opening. if any awarded bidder has not responded to requests for service under the terms of the contract, the city of auburn hills reserves the right to consider that bidder in default of contract, and to award a contract to the next lowest reasonablequalified bidders if they are mutually agreeable to extending the bid price received at the time of the bid opening.

The deadline for questions is monday, august 17, 2026, at 3: 00 pm. the deadline for questions is monday, august 17, 2026, at 3: 00 pm.

Bids that include non conforming documents will be discarded. do not include additional documents, brochures, etc. submitted bids that include non conforming documents will be discarded.

The city will pay only for the actual number of homes serviced. the city will pay only for the actual number of homes serviced.

For prompt payment, the terms are 10 calendar days or 20 calendar days. for prompt payment 10 calendar days 20 calendar days

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Invoices shall be submitted once per month or as work occurs. invoices for work shall be submitted once per month or as work occurs.

Bids will be awarded based on the best combination of price and service to fit the snow removal needs for the city of bismarck. bids will be awarded based on best combination of price and service to fit the snow removal needs for the city of bismarck.

A separate envelope containing a current North Dakota contractor's license and a certified check or bid bond in the amount of five percent 5 of the total amount bid must be attached. a separate envelope containing a current north dakota contractors license and a certified check or bid bond in the amount of five percent 5 of the total amount bid must be attached to the outside of the proposalbid envelope and labeled bidbond.

If the company does not fulfill agreement responsibilities, it will not be allowed to submit a quote or participate in the next procurement. if company does not fulfill agreement responsibilities andor does not give sufficient notification to end the agreement, the company will not be allowed to submit a quote or participate in the next snow removal for city owned parking lot and sidewalks procurement.

Failure to provide required insurance or bond, or failure to meet work requirements, can lead to termination or disqualification. if company does not fulfill agreement responsibilities andor does not give sufficient notification to end the agreement, the company will not be allowed to submit a quote or participate in the next snow removal for city owned parking lot and sidewalks procurement.

Bids will be publicly opened and reviewed at 4:00 pm ct on monday, august 31, 2026. bids will be publicly opened and reviewed at 4: 00 pm ct on monday, august 31, 2026.

The city pays undisputed invoices on net 30 days from the date of the invoice submittal to the city or, for disputed invoices, net 30 days from the date of city project managers approval. The city pays undisputed invoices on net 30 days from the date of the invoice submittal to the city or, for disputed invoices, net 30 days from the date of city project managers approval.

Service providers will be evaluated on criteria including whether the proposal addresses all elements of the RFP, understanding of objectives, methodology, and resources. Service providers will be evaluated on the following criteria.

A minimum of 5 years snow removal experience, preferably with multiple crews, is required. A minimum of 5 years snow removal experience, preferably with multiple crews.

If the service provider fails to clear snow by the deadline, Transfort may bill for vendor snow removal plus a 10 administrative fee, or charge 30 per hour per Transfort employee if staff removes the snow. Transfort may bill the service providerprofessional for the cost of the vendor snow removal plus a 10 administrative fee.

Proposals deemed collusive or a sham proposal will be rejected and reported to authorities. any proposal deemed to be collusive or a sham proposal will be rejected and reported to authorities as such.

Any communication between bidders and city employees outside the purchasing division during the bidding process is strictly prohibited and will result in disqualification.