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

The East Hartford Housing Authority will be accepting bids from qualified firms for the purchase and installation of flooring at ten (10) separate properties and nineteen (19) units of scattered site housing all located within the Town of East Hartford. This proposed contract will be held for a three (3) year period with two additional 1 year extensions possible upon agreement of both parties. I. Flooring service prices should include all labor, materials, tools, and equipment necessary to complete the installation of the following - Carpet, Vinyl Composite Tile, LVT, Sheet Vinyl, Rubber Tiles. It is the contractors responsibility to measure all areas of installation to allow for proper labor costs to provide a quality installation 2. Installation services are required to be started within 1 week of notification. 3. Selected contractor must use materials and colors selected by East Hartford Housing Authority (EHHA). Qualified contractors must submit their acceptance of terms and service requirements and marked Purchase & Installation of Flooring/Bid Form 1. Completed Bid Form 2. A certificate of insurance with the following minimum insurance - General Liability General Aggregate of at least 2,000,000 Automobile Liability $1,000,000 per occurrence Workers Compensation and Employers Liability Insurance: a) Bodily injury by accident $100,000 - each accident. b) Bodily injury by disease $100,000 - each employee. c) Bodily injury by disease $500,000 - policy limit. 3. Contractor must provide copy of valid State of Connecticut contractors license in bid packet. 4. The contractor must include the attached Non-Collusive Affidavit completed in full signed & notarized. 5. The East Hartford Housing Authority will coordinate with the qualified contractor (s) for each work project and upon completion, contractor will submit invoice for payment. All conditions delineated in this Invitation for Bid shall be in effect for the duration of said service agreement. Payment terms will be Net 30 from when that invoice is received by EHHA. 6. The East Hartford Housing Authority may award to other qualified contractors, should the need for additional services be warranted. Sub-contractors may be used with the expressed approval of EHHA prior to any approved work. Interested bidders must submit potential sub- contractor names on attached sheet along with this bid. Sub-contractors must be licensed and be insured. 7. The East Hartford Housing Authority intends that this contract would start no later than December 12, 2022 and that the qualified contractor would provide services for a period of three years. Two (2), one (1) year contract extensions may be offered at the end of the initial 3-year contract period, upon mutual agreement of both parties. 8. For purchases of less than 10,000, also known as Micro purchases, only one quote is required provided the quote is considered reasonable. 9. For all work with labor costs over $2,000, applicable Davis Bacon wage rates will be applied and wages must be reported on the WH 347 Certified payroll form (see attached form) for all workers used on a specific project. If applicable, current wage rates will be supplied to the contractor by EHHA. 10. Prices submitted are expected to cover all conditions found so that one price will cover units in good, fair, or poor conditions and that this will balance out over the term of the bid award. Severe damages beyond this scope of work will be contracted on a per Bid agreed upon (verbal and or written) prior to any work being done. All questions regarding this IFB must be put in writing to the above email address no later than Tuesday, November 15, 2022, at 4:00 PM. All questions will be answered in writing no later than Friday, November 18, 2022, at 4:30 PM and will be emailed to all known email address of current vendors bidding on the project. The East Hartford Housing Authority reserves the right to reject all bids and/or waive any informality in the proposal process, when such action is deemed in the best interests of the Authority.