INVITATION TO BID- RE BID MOVING SERVICES OF MULTIPLE SITES.pdf

Oo MOT Moving Services Associated with the Modernization of Multiple Sites

Cambridge Housing Authority -RE BID

Invitation to Bid- RE BID The Cambridge Housing Authority invites sealed proposals for Moving Services associated with the Modernization of Various Sites in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in accordance with documents prepared by the Cambridge Housing Authority and in accordance with MGL Chapter 30B. The Cambridge Housing Authority reserves the right to award up to four contracts for these services, and expects that there will be a total of approximately 600-700 moves over a three year period.

The maximum upset value of any resultant contract will be $350,000. Residents required to be relocated may be moved to: 1) other dwelling units within the same housing development, 2) another Housing Authority development, 3) a scattered site home that is located within the Cambridge city limits or surrounding communities, or 4) a non-housing authority (privately owned) property located within the city limits or surrounding communities. The successful contractor will be required to provide the following services: Moving of resident(s) furniture and personal belongings.

Bidders should also include unit prices for offsite storage, disposal, packing services and packing materials. Although pricing for these services will not be used in the calculation to determine Low bidder(s), each item will be considered as part of the selection process to determining a firm’s overall qualifications.

This ITB contains submission requirements, scope of services, period of services, terms and conditions and other pertinent information for submitting a proper and responsive proposal.

Responsive proposals must be enclosed in a sealed envelope and labeled Moving Services Proposal. Proposals must reach the Housing Authority no later than the assigned due date.

Proposals will be evaluated on the criteria stated in the 1TB. After evaluation of the proposals, the contract will be awarded to the responsible firm(s) whose qualifications, price and other factors considered are the most advantageous to the Housing Authority.

Specifications and Contract Documents will be available for pick-up on Thursday, September 26, 2019 at the Planning and Development Department 362 Green Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, Monday through Friday between the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:30. They may also be downloaded from our website: httD://www.cambridge-housing.org/about/additional information/bids.asp.

Interested parties should call Devin Chausse at (617) 401-4308 with any questions regarding this advertisement. Bids will be received until Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 2:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, at which time they will be opened and read aloud at the Cambridge Housing Authority, 362 Green Street, 3rd floor, Cambridge, MA 02139. Mailed Bids should be sent to the same address, Attn: Devin Chausse, Planning and Development Department. An optional informational briefing for prospective bidders will be held at 10:00am on Thursday, October 3, 2019 at the Cambridge Housing Authority, 362 Green Street, Cambridge, MA 02139. All bids must be received by the date and time specified above to be considered valid. All bidding and contractual procedures included in the General Law of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and United States of America shall be strictly adhered to, as most recently amended. The Awarding Authority reserves the right to reject any and all bids and waive any informalities in the bidding if it is in the public interest to do so.

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