First Congregational Church - Steeple Repairs

The City of West Haven, Connecticut, located in New Haven County, is seeking sealed bids for the First Congregational Church Steeple Repairs project through Solicitation Number 2023-01R. This re-issued bid involves comprehensive restoration work on the church steeple, specifically including scraping, cleaning, patching, repairing, and replacing damaged materials. Bidding documents are exclusively available electronically through Friar Architecture, Inc.'s website, requiring bidders to log in with specific credentials (Username: WHFCC Steeple, Password: WHFCC) to download materials and be added to the plan holders list. The procurement timeline is precise: a vendor Q&A period runs from February 28, 2023, at 1:15 PM EST through March 7, 2023, at 2:00 PM EST, with sealed bids due by March 8, 2023, at 2:00 PM EST at the West Haven City Hall Purchasing Department. Upon submission, bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the third-floor conference room, with delivery terms specified as Free On Board Destination and payment terms to be vendor-specified.

The solicitation does not specify any set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise requirements, or restrictions on potential bidders. No incumbent vendor information is provided, and the documentation lacks details about existing infrastructure or technology integration requirements. The bid documents do not disclose an estimated total contract value or budget range, leaving financial parameters open for vendor proposals. There are no explicit qualifications listed beyond the ability to download and review bidding documents, which include three supplemental addenda to the original bid documents. The procurement is being managed by Tammy O'Connell, Procurement Specialist at the City of West Haven Purchasing Department, and the opportunity appears to be open to all qualified vendors capable of executing the steeple repair work as described in the solicitation documents.