Summary of Specifications:
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN the Board of Trustees of the Village of Brewster invites sealed bids for the furnish of all equipment and labor necessary for the performances of a contract to be let by the Village of Brewster for the removal of swill, garbage, rubbish, recyclables, and ashes from the Village of Brewster, Putnam County, New York for a period from January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2012. All such sealed bids must be received by the Village Clerk of the Village of Brewster at 50 Main Street, Brewster, New York on or before the 6th day of November 2009, at 10:00 o'clock in the morning of that day. At 10:05 o'clock in the morning of that day at said place, all sealed proposals received will be opened and publicly read aloud by the Village Clerk. Plans, specifications, and forms of the proposals for the removal of swill, garbage, rubbish and ashes from the Village of Brewster will be available for examination and procurement in the office of the Village Clerk, located at 50 Main Street, Brewster, New York between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 4 P.M. from October 8, 2009 to October 30, 2009. In order to receive a copy of the bid documents a deposit of $100.00 must be made per set. When the bid documents are safely returned the deposit will be refunded within 30 days of contract award. All bids shall be made and shall be received upon the following conditions. 1. Bids are to be enclosed in a sealed envelope. 2. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total bid for the three (3) years and of the cost of such contract payable to the order of Peter B. Hansen, Village Treasurer of the Village of Brewster, conditioned that if the bid is accepted, the bidder will enter into a contract for the same and will execute the following security for faithful performance of the contract within twenty (20) days from the acceptance: The successful bidder will be required to furnish a bond in the amount of the contract satisfactory to the Village of Brewster, or in Lieu thereof to agree to waive receipt of payment during the first six (6) months of the contract. 3. All bid deposits except that of the successful bidder will be returned. 4. The contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder whose bid and certified check or bid bond shall have been filed in conformity with this notice, provided that the Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject all bids and advertise, if in judgment of said Board, it shall be in the best interests of the Village to do so. 5. Upon acceptance of the bid, if the successful bidder fails to enter into a contract pursuant to the requirements of said Board of Trustees or fails to give further security prescribed in this notice from the time limited herein, then the check deposited as aforesaid, money standing to the credit of the same or bid bond shall be forfeited to the Village as liquidated damage and not as a penalty. 6. Upon entering into the contract with the successful bidder and receipt of all security and documents prescribed in accordance with this notice and specifications, the Village shall return to the successful bidder its deposit. Dated: October 2, 2009 Brewster, New York By Order of the Board of Trustees, Village of Brewster Peter B. Hansen, Village Clerk Village of Brewster 50 Main Street Brewster, New York 10509
