Holmes School Grounds Equipment

The Consolidated School District of New Britain (CSDNB) Board of Education issued an Invitation to Bid (ITB) for the procurement of lawn care and grounds maintenance equipment for Holmes Elementary School located at 2150 Stanley Street, New Britain, Connecticut. The vendor shall provide turnkey services to furnish fully assembled, ready-to-use grounds equipment and deliver it to the school site by July 1, 2026. The solicitation opened on April 29, 2026 at 7:00 AM EDT and closed on May 8, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT, with vendors permitted to submit clarifying questions between April 29, 2026 at 7:15 AM EDT and May 8, 2026 at 9:45 AM EDT. All sealed bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope labeled "Holmes Grounds Equipment Bid" to the CSDNB Facilities Office at 250 John Downey Drive, New Britain, Connecticut 06052 by 10:00 AM on Friday, May 8, 2026. All work and services must be performed in a professional manner using quality equipment and materials. Technical inquiries should be directed to Robert Smedley, Manager of Technology and Special Projects for the Consolidated School District Facilities Department, at 860-827-2217 or smedley@csdnb.org.

No set-asides, disadvantaged enterprise designations, or restrictions on vendor eligibility were identified in the solicitation, meaning the procurement is open to all qualified vendors. No incumbent vendors or current contractors were listed in the available documentation. The solicitation did not specify individual line items, and the estimated total contract value was not disclosed in the posting. The delivery terms are designated as Free On Board (FOB) Destination, with payment terms to be negotiated with the selected vendor. Vendors should note that no specific budget range or award value information was made available at the time of posting, requiring potential bidders to contact the procuring agency directly for additional financial details.