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

The Town is seeking services of a qualified and experienced Electrical Testing Contractor for infrared scanning inspection of its aerial, electrical transmission and distribution service lines and substation apparatus. Contract period or date delivery required from 7/1/2025 thru 6/30/2028. A contract shall not be awarded to any corporation, firm or individual who has an unpaid and overdue debt to the Town by nonpayment of taxes, by debt or contract, or who is in default as surety or otherwise by any obligation to the Town. The Town of Wallingford is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Small, Minority, Women and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises are encouraged to respond. To insure the faithful execution of the contract, according to its provisions, the bidder awarded the contract will be required to provide at his own expense, to the Town of Wallingford, a Performance Bond for the full amount of the contract and also furnish a Labor and Material Bond. The bond must be written by a company licensed to write business in the State of Connecticut and shall be furnished prior to the issuance of a Contract or a Purchase Order. A Certified Check, Cashier's Check or Bid Bond in the amount stated on the contract proposal, made payable to the "Treasurer, Town of Wallingford", must be submitted with each bid, as a guarantee that in case the contract is awarded, the bidder will execute such contract and furnish satisfactory Performance and Labor and Material Bond if required. Unsuccessful bidders shall be entitled to return of surety where the Agent has required bid deposits. A successful bidder shall forfeit any surety required by the Agent upon failure on his part to enter into a contract within ten (10) days after being notified of the award The Purchasing Agent reserves the right to make an award which, in his judgment and recommendation from the department, following bid evaluations; best meets the specifications and is deemed in the best interest of the Town of Wallingford. The Town reserves the right to increase or decrease all quantities indicated in this bid. The Purchasing Agent further reserves the right to reject any or all bids, in whole or in part; to award any item, group of items or total bid unless otherwise specified by the bidder, and to waive informality or technical defects, if, in his judgment, the best interests of the Town of Wallingford will be served. The Purchasing Agent reserves the right to amend and/or cancel the bid invitation prior to the time and date of the bid opening. The Purchasing Agent reserves the right to correct an award erroneously made as a result of a clerical error on the part of the Town of Wallingford. Bid prices will include delivery, F.O.B. destination, without extra compensation.