SCOPE OF WORK: A. The purpose of this solicitation is to procure the best value for the City of Baltimore (City) in accordance with specifications and documents contained herein for acquiring Janitorial Cleaning Services for the Department of General Services Groups 1-9 as further described in the Detailed Specifications section of this solicitation. B. The Contractor(s) shall provide and pay for all labor, materials, vehicles, parts, equipment, delivery, travel, lodging, employee payroll and benefits, and all other supplies and services necessary for and reasonably incidental to furnishing the products or services specified herein, except where otherwise specified as being the responsibility of the City. C. This is a requirements type contract, which will result in a multi-award. Goods or services will be ordered on an as-needed basis over time. D. Refer to the Detailed Specifications section of this solicitation for product/service requirements and details. E. Also be certain to download any Attachment(s), or addenda as posted on CitiBuy, which must be taken and considered together with this solicitation, and which are considered a part hereof, the same as if specifically written herein. To ignore or overlook the attachment(s) may result in rejection of the bid submission. TERM OF AGREEMENT: A. Effective Date. Upon approval of the City Board of Estimates, the initial term of this contract shall begin on the specific date directed by the City Board of Estimates or, in the absence of a specific date, on the date the Board approved the award. B. Expiration Date. The term of this contract shall expire on the specific date directed by the City Board of Estimates or, in the absence of a specific date, three (3) years from the date the Board approved the award. C. Renewals: The Contract shall contain an option to renew on the same terms and conditions for two (2) additional one-year terms at the sole discretion of the City. D. The City reserves the right to enter into additional contracts near the date of expiration to ensure continuity of service provided to the City. Purchase orders may overlap by as much as six months. During the proposing process, any potential proposer having questions regarding any part of this solicitation and/or Attachments or Addenda shall submit them in writing, only through Q&A feature in CitiBuy to the Buyer as also indicated on the front cover of this solicitation. The City will only respond to questions submitted through the Q&A feature in CitiBuy, whereby, all questions and answers will be posted. The last date and time for questions is 2/18/22 at 5:00pm BID BOND None required. JANITORIAL BOND $100,000.00 MBE 27%; WBE10% The Board of Estimates for the City of Baltimore reserves the right to reject the offer of any bidder that the City determines is not qualified or desirable due to information discovered as a result of the bidding and evaluation process, or by some other credible source or method other than through the evaluation criteria set forth herein, or if the City determines that a conflict of interest exists.
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