Real Estate / Brokerage Services

Location:	Connecticut
Posted:	Jun 30, 2026
Due:	Jul 20, 2026
Agency:	Town of Cheshire
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	R - Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services
Solicitation No:	2526-26
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TOWN OF CHESHIRE, CONNECTICUT

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS / PROPOSALS

RFP #2526-26

REAL ESTATE / BROKERAGE SERVICES

June 30, 2026

Sealed responses to the services named above will be received at the Office of the Town

Manager, Room 221, Cheshire Town Hall, 84 South Main Street, Cheshire, CT 06410 until

3:00pm, Monday, July 20, 2026. Thereafter, the names of those submitting qualifications and

proposals will be read aloud or opened and read aloud. Responses received after this date and

time will not be considered.

Specifications and RFQ/P documents will be available on the Town of Cheshire’s website,

www.cheshirect.gov under the bids and RFP tab on the homepage. All questions shall be directed

to the Cheshire Town Manager’s office at townmanager@cheshirect.gov.

The Town of Cheshire reserves the right to accept or reject any, all, or any part of responses,

to waive formalities or informalities, and to make awards that are deemed to be in the best

interests of the Town.

The Town of Cheshire is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Disadvantaged,

minority, small and women-owned business enterprises are encouraged to respond.

TOWN OF CHESHIRE, CONNECTICUT

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS / PROPOSALS

STANDARD INSTRUCTIONS

RFP #2526-26

REAL ESTATE / BROKERAGE SERVICES

1. INTRODUCTION

The Town of Cheshire is seeking statements of qualifications and proposals from interested

and qualified Connecticut licensed professional real estate agencies for Real Estate

Agency and Brokerage Services. These services may include duties typically associated

with the sale of property: determining sale price, listing, marketing, and showing

properties, negotiating and implementing sale of property. Said services are being

contemplated for various Town properties to include but not be limited to the Darcey

School at 1686 Waterbury Road, Cheshire and Chapman School located at 38 Country

Club Road, Cheshire.

2. KEY EVENT DATES

Advertisement of RFQ&P

Questions Due

Answers Posted

Public Opening of Responses

Contract Awarded

Monday, June 30, 2026

4:00pm, Monday, July 13, 2026

3:00pm Friday, July 17, 2026

3:00pm, Monday, July 20, 2026

Not Definite

3. OBTAINING RFQ/RFP DOCUMENTS

Specifications and RFQ/P documents will be available on the Town of Cheshire’s website,

www.cheshirect.gov under the bids and RFP tab on the homepage. All questions shall be

directed to the Cheshire Town Manager’s office at townmanager@cheshirect.gov.

4. RFQ/RFP RESPONSE SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

One (1) original and two (3) copies of all responses must be submitted in a sealed

envelope clearly marked “REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE SERVICES”. If forwarded by mail

or courier, the sealed envelope must be addressed to “Sean Kimball, Town Manager,

Town of Cheshire, 84 South Main Street, Cheshire, CT 06410 Room 221.” Responses

must be at the stated office by the time of the Public Opening of Responses date noticed in

Section 2 titled Key Event Dates. Postmarks are NOT an acceptable waiver of this policy.

Corrections and/or modifications received after the first response is publicly opened will

NOT be accepted.

A. Proposal responses are limited to a MAXIMUM OF Four (4) PAGES, excluding the

Response Form on page 9 of this RFQ/P document.

B. Ditto marks or words such as “SAME” on the Response Form are NOT considered

writing and must not be used.

C. All information must be submitted in ink or typewritten. Mistakes may be crossed out

and corrections inserted. Corrections must be initialed by the person signing the

response.

D. Responses are considered valid for ninety (90) days after response(s) are opened.

Agencies submitting responses may not withdraw, cancel, or modify their response for

a period of ninety (90) days after response(s) are opened.

E. Reponses must be signed by an authorized person representing the legal entity of the

agency submitting the response.

F. The inability to meet any specified requirement(s) must be stated in writing and

attached to the Response Form or written on the Response Form.

5. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

If there are any questions concerning this RFQ/P, please send to

townmanager@cheshirect.gov on or before 4:00pm, Monday, July 13, 2026

Answers will be posted to the Town’s website www.cheshirect.gov on Friday, July 17th 2026

Please note that questions asked after 4:00 p.m. on Monday, July 13, 2026 will not be

answered. Any questions submitted by any other means or methods will not be responded

to, including verbal questions.

6. PRESUMPTION OF RESPONDENT BEING FULLY INFORMED

At the time the first response is opened, each Respondent is presumed to have read and

be thoroughly familiar with all RFQ/P and contract documents. Failure or omission of the

Respondent to receive or examine any information shall in no way relieve any Respondent

from its obligations with respect to its response.

7. MODIFICATIONS AND ADDENDA

The Town may, before or after proposal opening and in its sole discretion, clarify, modify,

amend or terminate this RFQ/P if the Town determines it is in the Town’s best interest. Any

such action shall be effected by a posting of an Addendum on the Town’s website,

www.cheshirect.gov. Each respondent is responsible for checking the Town’s website to

determine if the Town has issued any addenda and, if so, to complete its proposal in

accordance with the RFQ/P as modified by the addenda.

8. INTERPRETATION OF ACCEPTABLE WORK

The specifications, proposal and contract documents are to be interpreted as meaning

those acceptable to the Town of Cheshire. Any substantive changes or interpretations

will be issued by the Town in writing as an addendum.

9. TAX EXEMPTIONS

The Town of Cheshire is exempt from Federal Excise taxes and Connecticut Sales

and Use taxes. R e s p o n d e n t s shall avail themselves of these exemptions.

10. INSURANCE

Respondent shall agree to maintain in force at all times during the contract the following

minimum coverage. Insurance shall be written with Carriers approved in the State of

Connecticut and with a minimum AM Best’s Rating of “A“ VIII. In addition, all Carriers are

subject to approval by the Town of Cheshire. Minimum Limits:

A. Commercial General Liability Each Occurrence $1,000,000, $2,000,000 Aggregate.

Town of Cheshire shall be named as an Additional Named Insured on a primary

non-contributory basis for ongoing and completed operations. Waiver of

Subrogation to be provided.

B. Auto Liability Combined Single Limit $1,000,000 for all owned, hired and non-owned

vehicles for property damage and liability. Town of Cheshire shall be named as an

Additional Insured.

C. Umbrella/Excess Liability $1,000,000 and $1,000,000 Aggregate. General Liability,

Auto Liability and Workers’ Compensation to be listed as underlying coverages.

Umbrella/Excess Liability to follow form with respect to Additional Insured and

Waiver of Subrogation.

D. Professional Liability/Errors and Omissions coverage to be provided with a $1,000,000

limit and $1,000,000 aggregate.

E. Workers’ Compensation - For all the employees employed on said Work shall be

maintained in accordance with Connecticut’s Workers’ Compensation Act. In case any

class of employees engaged in hazardous Work under the contract at the site of the

Work is not protected under the Workers’ Compensation Act, the contractor shall

provide Workers’ Compensation Insurance for the protection of its employees not

otherwise protected. Waiver of Subrogation to be provided.

F. A thirty (30) day Notice of Cancellation applies for the Town of Cheshire.

If any policy is written on a “Claims Made” basis, the policy must be continually renewed for

a minimum of two (2) years from the completion date of this contract. If the policy is

replaced and/or the retroactive date is changed, then the expiring policy must be endorsed

to extend the reporting period for claims for the policy in effect during the contract for two (2)

years from the completion date.

11. INDEMNIFICATION AND HOLD HARMLESS

The Respondent shall hold harmless, defend and indemnify the Town of Cheshire,

including all boards, commissions, elected and appointed officials, and employees (“the

Town”) from all loss, liability, damage, penalty, expense or fee, including attorney’s

fees, or other costs or obligations which result from or arise out of the performance or

breach of obligations of the Respondent, any employee, agent or personnel, including

without limitation, claims brought against the Town by third parties, employees of the

Town, or employees of the Respondent. The indemnification provisions shall survive

the termination of the Contract.

12. FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES

The Respondent shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment in

the performance of this proposal’s work with respect to hire, tenure, terms, conditions, or

privileges of employment due to race, sex, age, religion, national origin, or other condition

proscribed by State or Federal law.

13. STANDARD FORM OF CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT

The Town of Cheshire intends to enter into a contract with the successful respondent. The

contract will include and incorporate the provisions of this Request for Qualifications/

Proposals, including the Standard Instructions and the Scope of Work and Qualifications,

and Response Form submitted by the successful agency. In the event of any conflict

between the Request for Qualifications/ Request for Proposals and the successful

agency’s proposal, the Request for Qualifications/ Proposals shall prevail. In addition to

the above-mentioned contract, the Town will execute a separate real estate listing

agreement customarily used in Connecticut for each individual property that will be listed

for sale.

14. TERM OF CONTRACT

The term of this contract shall commence on date of award and shall expire on July 30,

2027. Subsequent one (1) year renewals, at the option of the Town of C h e s h i r e , may

be available for two (2) additional years. The total contract period, including all renewals,

shall not exceed thirty-six (36) months. Written notice(s) of such renewals will be sent

by U.S. Mail to the vendor(s) no later than 30 (thirty) days prior to the commencement

of the Town's next following fiscal year. The Town shall have the right, in its sole

discretion, to terminate the contract for the Town’s convenience and without cause.

15. AWARDING THE CONTRACT

The Town of Cheshire reserves the right to accept or reject, any, all, or any part of responses,

to waive formalities or informalities, and to make an award that is deemed to be in the best

interests of the Town.

It is the Town's policy to not award to those who owe the Town of Cheshire prior year(s)

property taxes.

The "Contract Awarded" date in section 2. entitled Key Event Dates is the date the contract

is anticipated to be awarded. It is not a date certain.

The lowest priced proposal is NOT the sole determining factor when awarding this proposal.

END OF STANDARD INSTRUCTIONS

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Bid Number:	2526-26
Bid Title:	Real Estate / Brokerage Services
Category:	Other
Status:	Open

Real Estate / Brokerage Services

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