This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Saratoga Springs, New York. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK. Contractor must provide removal of trash, refuse or debris from the property of the Saratoga Springs Housing Authority. This includes the following sites of Jefferson Terrace, 117 (85 family and 32 elderly) units; Vanderbilt Terrace, 70 family units; Stonequist Apartments, 176 units; and the Promenade Apartments 63 units. 2. WALK THROUGH. Walk through and sites visit for Bidder inspection will be scheduled as requested. 3. TIME PERIOD. Contract term is to be twenty-four (24) months, beginning on April 1, 2023 and expiring March 31, 2025. Contractor cannot assign all or part of the contract to another party without written approval from the Saratoga Springs Housing Authority. SSHA retains the right to terminate this contract for repeated non-performance or contract terms violations. The contractor cannot unilaterally terminate this contract before its term expires. 4. FORMS OF BID PROPOSAL. Bidders must submit this form of Bid Proposal (Page 2), must be completely filled out and executed. The Contract shall be awarded to the lowest acceptable responsible bidder complying with the provisions of the Contract Documents. The SSHA, however, reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals, or any portion of the Proposals or to waive any information in the Proposals, or to award the Contract to other than the low bidder. Pursuant to and in compliance with this Invitation for Bids, the instruction to Bidders, and other related documents, the undersigned having familiarized him/herself with said documents and with local conditions affecting the cost of the work, hereby proposes to furnish all labor, materials, supplies, appliances, devices, equipment, services, and all other related items of work required for completion of the Contract for project titled: REMOVAL TIME. All trash can be removed only during the hours from 7:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. Contractor shall expect that overnight snowfall during winter shall delay early morning removal of trash until the walks and roadways are cleared of snow; and adjust their pickup schedule, if necessary, for later pickup. Pickup shall be performed Monday through Saturday according to a regular schedule, which must be submitted with the bid. Missed pickups shall be subject to a deduction of one day's cost; calculated from the site total cost and the number of pickups listed in the contract. Contractor must provide a contact telephone number for after work hours or weekends. Contractor must remove dumpster from inside garbage area to the access road at the Stonequist apartments and return them once garbage has been dumped. Contractor shall not use the police parking area to pick up dumpsters. It shall be the contractor's responsibility to coordinate the locking control button of the garbage area with the Authority. 8. SPILLAGE. Contractor is responsible to remove all debris including recycling bags that blow or fall out of containers or the removal truck during removal operations. Compaction of trash by the removal vehicle on the SSHA property must not result in any debris or liquid spilled. 9. PENALTIES. If the above-mentioned requirements in Paragraph 8 are NOT performed, SSHA personnel shall perform these tasks (at a rate of $25.00/hr, with a one hour minimum) and deduct this cost from the contractor's monthly bill. 10.INSURANCE. The Contractor shall not commence work under this contract until the Contractor has obtained and paid for all insurance required under this clause, until the policies of insurance have been approved by the SSHA as to financial responsibility of the insurer, the amount, coverage, and form of policy, and until receipts evidencing complete payment of premiums are delivered to the SSHA. The Contractor has a deadline of ten (10) days from the issuance of the Letter of Intent to enter into the Contract to meet the obligations of this clause. If, with or without the consent or permission of the SSHA, the Contractor commences and performs any work under this Contract