Underground Electric Power Cable

The City of Norwich, Connecticut, located in New London County, has issued an Invitation to Bid (ITB) #7691 Rebid for the procurement of underground electrical power cable for Norwich Public Utilities. The solicitation, which opened on December 7, 2021, and closed on December 27, 2021, at 2:00 PM EST, seeks vendors to supply underground electrical power cable with delivery terms specified as Free On Board (FOB) Destination. The procurement is a straightforward purchase of electrical infrastructure components, with payment terms to be specified by the vendor. No specific line item specifications or detailed technical requirements were provided in the solicitation documents. The primary point of contact for this procurement is Robert Castronova, who can be reached at 860-823-3770 or rcastronova@cityofnorwich.org, located at 100 Broadway Room 105, Norwich, CT 06360. While the solicitation was open to all vendors, no explicit evaluation criteria were detailed in the available documentation.

The solicitation documents do not indicate any specific set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise requirements, or restrictions on vendor participation. No information was provided about incumbent vendors, current contractors, or existing infrastructure that might require integration with the purchased electrical cable. The estimated total value of the contract was not disclosed in any of the documentation, and no budget range or potential award value was specified. The procurement appears to be a standard purchase of electrical infrastructure without complex qualification requirements or specialized vendor restrictions. Interested vendors were simply invited to submit bids for the underground electrical power cable during the specified bid period, with no additional guidance on proposal format, vendor qualifications, or supplemental documentation requirements.