FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 7, 2021
CONTACT INFO. :
Office of the Mayor
Dir. of Communications/Project Management
Patricia Resende
(401) 529-3207
City of East Providence announces RFP for streetlight conversion
EAST PROVIDENCE, RI – The City of East Providence has announced a request for a proposal for the conversion, purchase, installation and maintenance of its streetlights.
There will be a mandatory virtual pre-bid meeting on Thursday, May 13, 2021 for interested parties. Vendors interested in participating in the pre-bid meeting must RSVP to Dawn Kenney, Procurement Specialist dkenney@eastprovidenceri.gov by Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at noon and provide your contact information (name, company, contact number). A meeting link will then be emailed to the interested party.
CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE
WEBSITE ADVERTISEMENT
STREET LIGHT CONVERSION AND MAINTENANCE
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
EP20/21-16
BID OPENING FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2021 AT 11:00 AM
The City of East Providence (“the City”) is seeking Proposals from qualified contractors (“Contractor(s)” or “Vendor(s)”) to provide turnkey projects to:
1) provide pre-LED conversion streetlight maintenance,
2) convert existing municipally-owned streetlights to LED
3) purchase and install streetlight controls, and
4) provide warranty and non-warranty maintenance services following the conversion.
Specifications may be downloaded from the City’s website https://eastprovidenceri.gov/rfp
FIVE (5) copies of a proposal shall be submitted in one (1) sealed envelope to East Providence City Hall, Controllers Office, Room 103, Attn: Dawn Kenney, Procurement Specialist, 145 Taunton Ave., East Providence, RI 02914 no later than FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2021 AT 11AM. The bids will be publicly recorded. Bids received with a time of 11:01 AM or later will be rejected. The envelope needs to be marked BID EP20/21-16.
There will be a MANDATORY virtual pre-bid meeting on THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021. Please RSVP to Dawn Kenney, Procurement Specialist dkenney@eastprovidenceri.gov by WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2021 at noon and provide your contact information (name, company, contact number). A meeting link will be emailed to you.
Any additional questions after the mandatory pre-bid meeting will only be accepted in writing and submitted to Erik Skadberg, City Engineer eskadberg@eastprovidenceri.gov or Daniel Borges, DPW Director dborges@eastprovidenceri.gov no later than THURSDAY, MAY 20, 2021 AT 4PM
The City of East Providence reserves the right to reject any or all bids/proposals and reserves the right to award the RFP to the bidder deemed to be in the best interest of the City.
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Dawn Kenney, Procurement Specialist dkenney@eastprovidenceri.gov
