2007 Seagrave 1500 GPM Pumper, Rust Abatement Project

The Town of Waterford, located in New London County, Connecticut, has issued an Invitation to Bid (ITB) for a rust abatement project involving a 2007 Seagrave 1500 GPM Pumper fire truck. The solicitation (Bid Number 22-123) seeks sealed proposals from vendors capable of performing comprehensive rust restoration and abatement services on the specified emergency vehicle. A mandatory vehicle inspection is scheduled for Thursday, April 14, 2022, at 204 Boston Post Road in Waterford, where potential bidders will have an opportunity to examine the fire truck prior to submitting their proposals. The bid period runs from April 7, 2022, to May 2, 2022, with sealed proposals due by 11:00 AM EDT on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. During the vendor Q&A period from April 7 to April 14, 2022, interested parties can submit questions to the purchasing contact, Rawle Dummett. The proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud in the Louise Appleby Room at 15 Rope Ferry Road, Waterford, CT 06385. Delivery terms are specified as Free On Board Destination, with payment terms to be determined by the vendor.

The solicitation is open to all vendors without specific set-aside designations or restrictions on organizational type. No incumbent vendor information is provided, and the documents do not specify any integration requirements with existing infrastructure or technology. The bid documents do not disclose an estimated total contract value or budget range for the rust abatement project. Three addenda documents (10001, 20001, and 30002) are included with the solicitation, which has been designated as having no specific line items. The contact for all inquiries is Rawle Dummett, who can be reached at 860-444-5842 or rdummett@waterfordct.org. While the solicitation provides extensive details about the bid submission process, it lacks specific evaluation criteria or detailed technical specifications for the rust abatement work beyond the mandatory vehicle inspection.