PORTABLE TOILET RENTAL 2025-2026 SEASON

Bid: Open

The City of Torrington is accepting sealed bids for the rental of Portable Toilets at Various City locations from qualified contractors (herein after referred to as firm, contractor, vendor, proposer or responder). The required rental specifications and locations are detailed in the attached and all services provided shall be in accordance with the conditions set forth in this Invitation to Bid. Award resulting from this bid will be a firm fixed term contract July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. The City reserves the right to extend this contract for four (4) consecutive one-year periods provided all terms and conditions remain in full force and effect except for the contract period being extended. This option to renew required the mutual agreement of both parties.

The deadline for bid submittals is April 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM. Bids shall be submitted to the Purchasing Department, City Hall, 140 Main Street, Room 206, Torrington, CT 06790. One original and one (1) exact copy shall be placed in a sealed envelope and clearly marked “BID #PTR-038-042525, PORTABLE TOILET RENTAL FOR 2025-2026 SEASON”. Bids received after the time and date specified will be rejected and returned unopened. In the event of the closure of City Hall, proposals shall be due the next day when City Hall reopens for business, no later than 11:00 AM on that day. The City will not be liable for any costs incurred in the preparation of the response for this Invitation to Bid. All proposal submissions and materials become property of the City and will not be returned. No faxed, late or e-mail Bids will be accepted.

The Deadline for submitted questions is April 14, 2025 by 12:00 noon. Administrative questions to be directed to Pennie Zucco, Purchasing Agent, pennie_zucco@torringtonct.org . All information given by the city except by written addenda shall be informal and shall not be binding upon the city nor shall it furnish a basis for legal action by any Proposers against the City. Vendor is responsible to check City website for addendum/updates 48 hours prior to bid opening.

All bids must include the firm’s name and be signed by a responsible officer or employee of the firm submitting the bid.

The bidder shall provide at least three (3) references of companies or agencies that have received/contracted with the firm submitting bid.

This Bid shall remain open and shall not be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days from the date set for its opening.

The City of Torrington reserves the right to award or reject any or all bids or any portion thereof; to waive technicalities; to award the contract to a bidder other than the lowest bid and to award the bid and/or contracts to one or more bidders submitting essentially identical proposals, and that in the city’s judgment, will best serve the public interest.

There will not be a public opening of this bid

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

MBE’S WBE’S AND SBE’S ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY