Summary of Specifications:
The City of Rochester Hills is soliciting proposals from qualified companies to establish a contract for Fire Extinguisher Testing, Servicing, Recharging & Replacement for various types of fire extinguishers within City owned buildings, City Parks, City vehicles and Fire Department vehicles for a period of one (1) year; the City reserves the right to exercise an option to renew for two additional 1-year periods provided prices remain firm for the extended option year. The purpose of this document is to ultimately enter into a contract with one or more qualified firms in order to provide the necessary services and meet City demands. Sealed proposals will be received by the City of Rochester Hills, at the Purchasing Division, 1000 Rochester Hills Drive, Rochester Hills, Michigan 48309 or submitted online through the MITN website until 3:00 p.m. local time, on October 7, 2010, at which time and place proposers names will be publicly read aloud. Faxed submittals and late submittals will not be accepted. Questions are to be directed to Marilyn Paulsen-Tomaszewski, CPPB, Purchasing Analyst. All questions must be in writing and made prior to September 30, 2010 @ 11:30 a.m., at which time a response will be prepared and forwarded to all vendors as an amendment, or an addendum to the proposal, if such information would be of significance to uninformed vendors. Questions received after the date and time above will not be considered. Vendors are specifically directed to not contact other City staff; unauthorized contact of any City Department employee may result in rejection of submittal. It shall be the proposer’s responsibility to make inquiry as to changes or addenda issued. All such changes or addenda shall become a part of the contract and all proposers shall be bound by such changes or addenda. Addendums will be posted on the MITN system.
