RFB_7957_ADDENDUM_1.pdf

This Addendum #1 to Request for Bid #7957 issued by the Town of Greenwich Purchasing Department provides clarifications to specifications for traffic control signs and materials for the Highway Division of the Department of Public Works. The RFB encompasses 385 line items including regulatory signs, parking signs, warning signs, guide signs, object markers, construction signs, school signs, sheeted sign blanks, overlay skins, sheeting materials, and miscellaneous posts and stakes. The original bid deadline has been revised to July 2, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. The addendum clarifies that vendor location within the 40-mile radius is not mandatory, contrary to original specifications. The document provides ten detailed responses to vendor questions regarding acceptable material substitutions and specifications for reflective sheeting grades, electrocut film series numbers, unpunched rolls, R-Tape specifications, and telespar pole dimensions and configurations, including outer diameter, gauge thickness, galvanization requirements, and hole punching specifications.

All materials must conform to the 2009 edition or most current Federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) standards and specified grades of retroreflective sheeting (Type I Prismatic Engineering, Type III High Intensity, and Type IX Diamond Grade) and aluminum specifications. All pricing shall be FOB Greenwich with freight prepaid and allowed, with shipping and inside delivery costs included in unit prices. The initial contract award is for one year with four optional additional years available through mutual consent on an annual basis, with unit prices remaining firm for the initial term unless the bidder indicates potential increases or decreases for option years with specified maximum percentages. Delivery of all ordered materials must occur within five business days of purchase order receipt, with emergency deliveries required within 24 hours. The awarded vendor must provide technical assistance and training at the Town's sign fabrication shop with qualified technicians available on 48-hour notice for service and 24-hour notice for on-site assessment. Payment terms are net 30 days following receipt and acceptance of products.