TOWN OF MONTEREY
INVITATION TO BID
HEAVY EQUIPMENT RENTAL
The Town of Monterey, acting though its Board of Selectmen, invites sealed bids from qualified contractors and vendors to provide heavy equipment with operator (as applicable) and to rent various heavy equipment for various Town projects and emergency repair work.
Specifications are available online and must be strictly followed. No modifications will be allowed. All bid proposals must be made on the Bid Form and must be complete. Incomplete submissions will be deemed non-responsive and will be rejected.
Completed Bid Forms must be submitted to the Administrative Assistant, located in the Town Hall, 435 Main Road, Box 308, Monterey, MA. 01245, by 9am on Wednesday, June 7, 2017, at which time they will be publicly opened and read. Bids received after the deadline will be returned, unopened. Proposals must be sealed and clearly marked “Bid for Heavy Equipment Rental”. Corporate bidders must submit an executed Certificate of Vote (form attached to bid proposal form) stating that the person signing the bid has the authority to bind the corporation. Bids may not be withdrawn within 30 consecutive days after the bid opening.
The Town of Monterey may make such investigations as it deems necessary to determine the ability of any bidder to carry out the contract and the bidder shall furnish to the Town all such information and data for this purpose as they may request. The Town of Monterey reserves the right to reject any bid if the evidence submitted by, or investigation of, such bidder fails to satisfy the Board of Selectmen and/or the Director of Operations that such bidder is properly qualified to carry out the obligations of the contract. Conditional bids will not be accepted.
Estimated value of contract for fiscal year 2018, which covers the period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018 is approximately $58,000. Contract shall be renewable by the Town of Monterey for 2 consecutive 1(one) year periods. A fuel cost adjustment may be made by the Director of Operations of up to 10% of the rate if fuel costs have risen by a proportional amount.
Bids to be stated in terms of unit price per hour for equipment and operator. Prevailing wage rates shall apply under MGL 149 Sections 26 and 27, and all provisions there under. Type of work shall be; including, but not limited to, replacing culverts, sub drains, slope work and road reconstruction. This project is being bid under Chapter 30, Section 39M and is subject to provisions of that statute.
The Select Board for the Town of Monterey reserves the right to reject any or all bids. The Town of Monterey also reserves the right to reject any bid, if, in the Select Boards judgment the best interests of the Town would not be served thereby. A contract will be awarded within 30 days of bid opening by the Select Board to the qualified, responsive bidder with the lowest price.
Any questions regarding this bid shall be made to Director of Operations, Shawn Tryon at 413-528-1734.
Bids Due: 9am June 7, 2017
Bid opening: 9am June 7, 2017, Town Hall, 435 Main Road, Monterey, MA. 01245.
Selectboard
Kenn Basler, Chair
Steve Weisz
Carol Edelman
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