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

The City of Portland, Maine is accepting applications from contractors to provide As Needed Masonry Services, as described herein. All applicants are advised that the City makes no guarantee as to the amount of work to be generated by this agreement. The City will contract, at its option, with multiple firms. Contractors will be called, based on the City's specific needs and based on the amount of equipment, crews and their respective prices stated in the application. The length of the contract will be from the date of its signing through October 31, 2025. The City reserves the right to verify applicants' qualifications, capability to perform, availability, past performance record and to verify that the applicant is current in its obligations to the City. The City further reserves the right not to award contracts based on any negative findings to the above and/or failure to promptly sign and return the contract document (attached) with all required insurance certificates as instructed. The successful applicant shall have ten calendar days to sign the contract after notification by the Corporation Counsel's Office that it is ready for signature, otherwise his application may lapse at the election of the City. All applications shall remain open to acceptance for thirty days after they have been opened. Late applications, or those without required signatures or those faxed shall not be accepted. Along with your bid, please submit the most recent copy of your firm's W-9. All questions must be submitted in writing to the Purchasing Office and be received no later than five working days prior to the scheduled opening date - these may be mailed, hand delivered faxed to 207-874-8652, or e-mailed to krc@portlandmaine.gov. The Purchasing Office will be the only office issuing any changes to this Invitation. All changes (addenda) will be in writing and will be sent to registered application holders. The City shall not be responsible for any oral interpretation given by other City personnel or others. Bids from vendors not registered with the Purchasing Office may be rejected; receipt of this document directly from the City of Portland Purchasing Office indicates registration. Should a vendor receive this Invitation from a source other than the City's Purchasing Office, please contact 207-874-8654 to ensure that your firm is listed as a vendor for this bid. Prior to the execution of an Agreement, the CONTRACTOR will procure and maintain: Occurrence based Commercial General Liability Insurance coverage in amounts of not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) per occurrence for bodily injury, death and property damage, including completed operations coverage for no less than two years following completion of the Work; Occurrence-based Automobile Liability Insurance coverage in amounts of not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) per occurrence for bodily injury, death and property damage; Workers' Compensation Insurance coverage to the extent required by law, which shall include an endorsement waiving all rights of subrogation against the City of Portland, its officers or employees;