The City of Pawtucket and Pawtucket Water Supply Board (PWSB) are seeking sealed bids for Reservoir Security Patrol Services. The services will be required year-round, seven days a week, including holidays, for PWSB's watershed property in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Bidders must provide a four-wheel-drive vehicle with a light bar and company name displayed. Security personnel must have valid driver's licenses and undergo criminal background and drug/alcohol checks. A monitoring program for employees must be submitted with the bid. Payment will be made bi-weekly based on submitted invoices and payroll sheets. Bids are due by May 28, 2026, at 12:00 PM, and will be opened on May 28, 2026, at 4:00 PM. A bid surety of 10% of the bid price is required. The contract is subject to the City of Pawtucket Purchasing Rules and Regulations and Terms and Conditions of Purchase.
The sealed bid submission deadline is May 28, 2026, at 12:00 PM. Late submittals will not be considered. The bid notice states, sealed bid submission deadline: may 28, 2026 at 12:00 pm late submittals will not be considered.
Payment shall be made not more frequently than once every two weeks and shall be based upon an invoice submitted by the contractor accompanied by actual payroll sheets of each individual assigned to this patrol during the pay period. The bid notice states, Payment shall be made not more frequently than once every two 2 weeks and shall be based upon an invoice submitted by the contractor accompanied by actual payroll sheets of each individual assigned to this patrol during the pay period.
The city of pawtucket reserves the right to award on the basis of cost alone, accept or reject any or all bids, and to otherwise act in its best interest including, but not limited to, directly negotiating with any supplier who submits a proposal in response to this sealed bid and to award a contract based upon the results of those negotiations alone. The bid notice states, he city of pawtucket reserves the right to award on the basis of cost alone, accept or reject any or all bids, and to otherwise act in its best interest including, but not limited to, directly negotiating with any supplier who submits a proposal in response to this sealed bid and to award a contract based upon the results of those negotiations alone.
No bids will be considered from any individual, firm or corporation that has not had at least five 5 years of satisfactory experience in successfully providing security services similar to the work proposed under this contract. The bid notice states, No bids will be considered from any individual, firm or corporation that has not had at least five 5 years of satisfactory experience in successfully providing security services similar to the work proposed under this contract.
The bid notice does not mention the submission of samples. Therefore, the answer is null.
Should any vendor object to this condition, the vendor must provide objection through a question andor complaint to the purchasing agent prior to the proposal deadline. The bid notice states, Should any vendor object to this condition, the vendor must provide objection through a question andor complaint to the purchasing agent prior to the proposal deadline.
