Toter Trash Bags

Location:	Rhode Island
Posted:	Jun 17, 2026
Due:	Jul 15, 2026
Agency:	Town of Narragansett
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	99 - Miscellaneous
Solicitation No:	B26021
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TOWN OF NARRAGANSETT, RI

PURCHASING DEPARTMENT

BID: TOTER TRASH BAGS

Susan W. Gallagher, Purchasing Manager

Michelle Kershaw, Director, Parks and Recreation Director

Bid Opening (Due Date): Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM

VENDOR NAME SUBMITTING BID: __________________________________

INVITATION TO BID

Separate sealed bids will be received by the TOWN OF NARRAGANSETT, RHODE

ISLAND for TOTER TRASH BAGS on or before 11:00 AM on Wednesday, July 15,

2026 at the office of the Purchasing Manager, 25 Fifth Avenue, Narragansett, RI and at

that time will be opened and read in public.

Specifications may be obtained at the Purchasing Office, 25 Fifth Avenue, Narragansett,

Rhode Island between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday

and are available on the Town of Narragansett website, www.narragansettri.gov.

All bids must be submitted on the bid form provided, in duplicate and clearly marked:

(Sealed Bid)

TOTER TRASH BAGS

Bids must be enclosed in an opaque envelope addressed to "Purchasing Manager, Town

Hall, 25 Fifth Avenue, Narragansett, Rhode Island 02882-3699" bearing the name and

address of the bidder.

No bidder may withdraw his/her bid within ninety (90) days after the scheduled closing

time for receipt of bid.

The Town of Narragansett reserves the right to reject any/all bids, waive any informalities

in the bids received and to accept and award the bid to the lowest qualified bid deemed

most favorable to the interest of the Town of Narragansett.

Individuals requesting interpreter services for the hearing impaired must notify the

Finance Department (401)782-0644 three business days prior to the bid opening.

Susan W. Gallagher

Purchasing Manager

STANDARD INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE-PURCHASING DIVISION

TOWN OF NARRAGANSETT, RHODE ISLAND

THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE STANDARD FOR ALL PROPOSALS ISSUED BY THE

PURCHASING DIVISION AND MAY BE DELETED OR MODIFIED BY INDICATING

SUCH CHANGE BY "SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS."

1. Receipt and Opening of Proposal

Sealed proposals (bids) will be accepted in the office of the Purchasing Manager,

Town of Narragansett, R.I. until the time indicated on the advertisement for Bids,

for the commodities, equipment or services designated in the specifications and

will then be publicly opened and read.

2. Form of Bid

Proposal must be submitted on and in accordance with the forms attached hereto,

blank places must be filled in as noted, no change shall be made in the

phraseology of the proposal or in the item or items mentioned therein, must contain

the name and proper address of the bidding firm, and must be signed by a

responsible member of the firm with his/her signature and official title. Proposals

that are not complete, or contain any omissions, erasures, alterations, additions or

contain irregularities of any kind, may be rejected.

3. Submission of Bids

a. Envelopes containing bids must be sealed and addressed to the office of the

Purchasing Manager, Town Hall, Narragansett, R.I. 02882 and must be marked

with the name and address of the bidder, date and hour of opening, and name

of bid.

b. The Purchasing Manager will decide when the specified time has arrived to

open bids, and no bid received thereafter will be considered.

c. Any bidder may withdraw his/her bid by written request at any time prior to the

advertised time for opening. E-mailed or telephonic bids, amendments, or

withdrawals will not be accepted.

d. Unless otherwise specified, no bid may be withdrawn for a period of ninety (90)

days from the date of bid opening.

e. Negligence on the part of the bidder in preparing the bid confers no rights for

the withdrawal of the bid after it has been opened.

f. Proposals received prior to the time of opening will be securely kept unopened.

No responsibility will attach to an officer or person for the premature opening of

a proposal not properly addressed and identified.

4. Prices

Bidders shall state the proposed price in the manner as designated in the Bid

Proposal Form. In the event that there is a discrepancy between the unit prices

and the extended totals, the unit prices shall govern. In the event there is a

discrepancy between the price written in words and written in figures, the prices

written in words shall govern.

5. Terms

Cash discounts offered will be considered in determining awards. The discount

period shall be computed from the date of delivery or from the correct invoice as

received by Town Treasurer, whichever date is later. The date of delivery shall be

construed to mean the date on which the bid item is determined to meet the

specifications and is therefore acceptable. Discounts for a period less than thirty

(30) days may not be considered.

6. Rhode Island Sales Tax

The Town is exempt from the payment of R.I. Sales Tax under the 1956 General

Laws of the State of Rhode Island, 44-18-30 Para.1, as amended.

7. Federal Excise Taxes

The Town is exempt from the payment of any excise or federal transportation

taxes. The price bid must be exclusive of taxes and will be so construed.

8. "Or Equal" Bidding

When the name of a manufacturer, a brand name, or manufacturer's catalogue

number is issued as the bid standard in describing an item followed by "Or Equal"

this description is used to indicate quality, performance and other essential

characteristics of the article required.

If bidding on other than the make, model, brand or sample specified, but equal

thereto, bidder must so state by giving the manufacturer's name, catalogue

number and any other information necessary to prove that the intended

substitution of a commodity is equal in all essential respects to the bid standard.

Bidder must prove to the satisfaction of the Town Manager or by person or persons

designated by him, that his/her designated substitute is equal to the bid standard:

otherwise, his/her bid will be declared "No Bid" insofar as the item in question is

concerned.

9. Award and Contract

Unless otherwise specified, the Town reserves the right to make award by item or

items, or by total, as may be in the best interest of the Town. A written award (or

acceptance of Bid) mailed (or otherwise furnished) to the successful bidder

followed by a Town Purchase Order shall, unless otherwise specified, be deemed

to result in a binding contract without further action by either party.

10. Delivery

All prices must be on the basis of F.O.B. Delivery Point Narragansett, Rhode

Island. Deliveries must consist only of new merchandise or equipment and shall

be made between 8:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. No delivery

shall become due or be acceptable without a written Purchase Order issued by

the Town Purchasing Manager.

11. Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement

For the purposes of this Policy, the term “vendor” shall mean any and all

individuals, companies, corporations, and business entities that provide goods or

services to the Town of Narragansett pursuant to any and all relevant and

appropriate Federal, State, and local purchasing rules, regulations, and

procedures.

The Town of Narragansett is committed to the general policy and principle of Equal

Employment Opportunity in terms of retaining vendors to provide the Town with

goods and services necessary for routine and emergency operations. The Town

will not discriminate against vendors as entities, or individual employees thereof

on any legally-recognized basis included, but not limited to, race, age, color,

religion, sex, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, Veteran’s

status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, genetic conditions, predisposition to certain

diseases, or ancestry, except where a bona fide occupational qualification exists.

12. Towns Right to Reject

The Town reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, to waive any informality

in the proposals received and to accept the proposal deemed to be most favorable

to the best interests of the Town.

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Bid Number:	B26021
Bid Title:	Toter Trash Bags
Category:	Bids/RFQs
Status:	Open