Code Compliance – Vehicle Towing Services (Nuisance Abatement)-REBID
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- 146892
- State
- Ohio
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdiction
Opportunity details come from vendors.planetbids.com. Updated .
About this opportunity
The City of Toledo is requesting bids for vehicle towing, removal, storage, and disposal services to support code compliance and nuisance abatement activities, with bids due October 20, 2026 at 1:30 PM EST via the City's PlanetBids portal. This is a rebid; the contract term is one year with options for up to three additional one-year renewals. Living wage requirements apply to all awardees under Toledo Municipal Code Chapter 187: contractors must pay employees $17.45 per hour with single health coverage not exceeding 15% of monthly wages, or $20.63 per hour without such coverage, for all contracts exceeding $10,000 or receiving over $100,000 in financial assistance annually.
Scope includes removal of passenger vehicles, trucks, vans, SUVs, motorcycles, inoperable and abandoned vehicles, trailers, campers, recreational vehicles, boats, and oversized items from private property, vacant property, commercial property, and public rights-of-way. Contractors must handle vehicles missing wheels, locked, severely damaged, fire-damaged, dismantled, or in difficult-to-access areas, using winching, dolly service, flatbed service, and specialty equipment. Contractors must propose pricing schedules for standard tows, specialty equipment services, storage, administrative fees, title processing, disposal, site visits, and mileage charges, with final pricing negotiable per job based on site conditions and complexity. The City may select one or more qualified contractors and does not guarantee minimum work volume.
Minimum qualifications include all required Ohio and City of Toledo towing licenses, $1,000,000 insurance coverage naming the City as an additional insured, a secure storage facility, government-removal experience, appropriate equipment and staffing, and response time capabilities ranging from 30 minutes for emergency tows to two business days for routine removals. Compliance with Toledo Municipal Code Chapters 1726 and 765 and applicable Ohio Revised Code provisions governing abandoned vehicles and towing services is mandatory.
All bids require a bid guaranty (cashier's check or bid bond), project paperwork including acknowledgment of terms, living wage contract addendum, primary/subcontractor agreement certificate, and a signed contract. Bid prices must be stated to two decimal places. Payment is made within 45 calendar days of City acceptance of deliverables or receipt of proper invoices, whichever is later.
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BID SUBMISSION
Bids for this project will be accepted via e-bid though the City of Toledo's PlanetBids portal. Bid submittals or other transmissions of information have not been completed until an email confirmation of the transmission has been issued by PlanetBids. Bid prices shall be to two (2) decimal places (i.e. $0.00). Only one (1) price per line item will be accepted.
In order to be awarded a contract, the City requires all of the following documents must be submitted with each bid your company submits in 2026 in PlanetBids:
• Project Paperwork*
• Line Items - will auto-populate with e-bid
• Bid Guaranty (bid bond or certified check / cashier's check on a solvent bank) - see instructions below
• Signed Contract by the Vendor*
Bid Guaranty requirements are located on the "Bid Information" tab on PlanetBids. The bid guaranty shall be in the form of a cashier's check/official check on a solvent bank or a bid bond. If using a check as the bid guaranty, the check must be scanned and uploaded with your bid. In addition, the check must be received by the Division of Purchases and Supplies no later than the due date and time to be deemed responsive. No Company / No Personal checks will be accepted. Checks shall be made payable to "City of Toledo."
If your company is using a bid bond, scan and upload with bid; the original does not need to be received by the City of Toledo. If your company does not provide a bid guaranty, your bid submittal will be deemed non-responsive. (TMC 187.09)
City of Toledo
Division of Purchases and Supplies
One Government Center, Suite 2000
640 Jackson Street
Toledo, OH 43604
Beginning with bids advertised on or after March 13, 2026 the following documents will only need to be submitted once for your company for the duration of all contracts with the City. If any information changes, it is the company's responsibility to notify the city and update the applicable documentation.
City Paperwork:
• Vendor Registration Form, if your company is new to doing business with the city
• Business Tax Registration Form, if your company is new to doing business with the city
• Child Support Affidavit, notarized
• Vendor Utility
Beginning with bids advertised on or after March 13, 2026 the following documents will only need to be submitted once for all bids your company submits in 2026. If any information changes, it is the company's responsibility to notify the City and update the applicable paperwork.
Annual Paperwork:
• W-9
• Insurance Certificate, naming the City of Toledo as an additional insurer - requirements available on the "Documents" tab of PlanetBids
• EEO Compliance
• Debarment Certification
• Living Wage Affidavit, updated no later than February 1st
• Bureau of Worker's Compensation Certificate
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