This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Manchester, Connecticut. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

These rules and regulations have been adopted by the Board of Directors of the Town of Manchester pursuant to Section 5-22 of the Town Charter. They are standard for all competitive bidding proposals issued by the Town of Manchester, Connecticut for contracts of all types where labor, materials,and necessary equipment to complete work is to be furnished to the Town, where the Town is to purchase supplies, materials,and equipment, where the Town is to sell surplus materials and equipment, or where the Town is to sell real estate. These rules and regulations shall be binding upon all prospective bidders and the Town of Manchester Alternate bids shall not be accepted unless otherwise specified in the bid documents. All Invitations to Bid shall be publicly advertised in a newspaper having a general circulation within the Town of Manchester, Connecticut. In the event the Town determines that a contractor is delinquent in any payment due the Town, then the Town may offset the delinquent amount due to the Town against the sums owed the contractor In the event that any bidder wishes to protest the potential award of a bid, the bidder must make its protest in writing identify the protesting party and the bid number, title and shall include a factual summary of the basis of the protest including any documents that shall be considered and request a conference with respect thereto. Said protest must be received in the Town of Manchester Purchasing Office, within FIVE (5)business days after the posting of bid results. The Town of Manchester may make such investigation as deemed necessary to determine the ability of the bidder to discharge a contract. The bidder shall furnish the Town with all such information and data as may be required for that purpose. The Town reserves the right to reject any bid if the bidder fails to satisfactorily convince the Town that he is properly qualified by experience and facilities to carry out the obligations of the contract and to satisfactorily complete the work called for herein, or if the bid is conditional in nature The term of this contract shall be for three (3)mowing seasons. By mutual consent of the Town and the Contractor, it may be extended for three(3) additional one year periods. The contract price shall remain firm for three years. If the contract is extended beyond the first three (3) years, the compensation amount for each extension year shall be adjusted upward or downward as measured by fluctuations in the CPI. Beginning with the first extension year, the contract price for that year shall be adjusted in an amount equal to the latest 12 month change in the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index All Urban Consumers, US All Items available on April 1. The procedure will be repeated for each extension year for the term of the contract. Adjustments shall be made in increments or decrements of one decimal point (0.1%) only. Fractions of less than one-tenth of one percent (0.1%) will not be considered in making adjustments. The Town reserves the right to reject any and all bids. To waive technical defects and to make such awards including accepting a bid, although not the low bid, as it deems in its sole discretion to be in the best interest of the Town. The Town reserves the right to reject any bid if the bidder, any officer of the bidder, or any other company owned in whole or in part by any officer(s) of the bidder, is delinquent in the payment of any taxes or fees owed to the Town. The Town reserves the right to require a disclosure statement from the bidder listing the name(s) of all officers of the company.