Town of Longmeadow, Massachusetts
 
Solicitation Center



 
Solicitation:  1907242
Title: IFB ACTIVITIES BUS TRANSPORTATION
Status: Expired
Purchase Agency: TOWN OF LONGMEADOW
Publish Date: 7/24/2019 8:00:00 AM
Due Date: 8/7/2019 1:30 PM EST
Contact: Chad Thompson @ 413-565-4185, cthompson@longmeadow.org
Description: INVITATION FOR BID (IFB)

ACTIVITIES BUS TRANSPORTATION


The Town of Longmeadow is soliciting bids for activities bus transportation for Longmeadow Public Schools and Longmeadow Parks and Recreation Department. This is a separate activity transportation bid not associated with the daily school calendar bus transportation of Longmeadow Public Schools students serviced through LPVEC.

Bid documents are available from the Town of Longmeadow, Purchasing Department, Attn: Chad Thompson, Procurement Manager, 735 Longmeadow St, Suite 101, Longmeadow, MA 01106. Bid documents can also be accessed through the Purchasing Department page of the town website, www.longmeadow.org , then select the ‘Government’ from the toolbar, then ‘Bids & RFPs’ link, then ‘Bid and RFP Finder’ link to access bid documents. Bidders are encouraged to register with the Longmeadow Purchasing Department in order to receive updates and addenda (P: 413-565-4185, cthompson@longmeadow.org ) . Those that do not register with the Longmeadow Purchasing Department will be required to monitor the Longmeadow bid listing service for issued updates and addenda. Failure to acknowledge addenda may result in a bid rejection.

The Commonwealth’s Division of Occupational Safety has determined that non minimum prevailing wage rate for pay for school bus operators is required for this service.

Sealed bids should be delivered to the Longmeadow Purchasing Department no later than 1:30pm on Wednesday, August 7, 2019. Bids should be labeled ‘IFB: Activities Bus Transportation’ on the outside of the sealed envelope and include the complete contact information of the bidder on the outside of the envelope. Late bids will be rejected. Following the bid deadline, bids received will be opened immediately in a conference room located within the same building. Multiple contracts will be awarded. Each contract will be for a term of one year.

The Town of Longmeadow, acting through the Town Manager, the Awarding Authority reserves the right to reject any or all bids, waive minor informalities, and to award contracts in the best interest of the Town.
Documents: IFB-ACTIVITIES.BUS.TRANSPORT,FY20.pdf
Bid Submission:
: FIRST OFFER AWARD: Michael’s Bus Lines
Price per Hour: $3.70
Price per Mile: $42.00
Estimated bid total = $16,530.00

SECOND OFFER AWARD: Five Star Transportation, Inc.
Price per Hour: $3.75
Price per Mile: $42.50
Estimated bid total = $16,737.50

Late and rejected: Received 8/8/19 Metrowest Car Service

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