Education Commissioner Dr. La Verne Terry announces the issuance of notifications for the territory’s 2010 summer maintenance activities. All qualified individuals, partnerships and entities are invited to submit bid proposals to provide servicesfor the St. Thomas-St. John and St. Croix Districts Phase 1 summer maintenance repair programs. Bidders will be required to provide all labor, materials and equipment, and otherwise carry out all things necessary to provide the services at various facilities throughout the districts. The timeline is as follows:
Friday, May 14 – Pre-Proposal Conference
9 a.m. Office of the St. Thomas-St. John District Superintendent/Curriculum Center in Estate Anna’s Retreat, St. Thomas; and,
Office of the St. Croix District Superintendent/Curriculum Center in Kings Hill, Christiansted
Friday, June 4 – Deadline to submit proposals
5 p.m. Bid proposals are to be received in a sealed envelope directed to the following:
Packages received will be stamped with the time and date immediately upon receipt, then opened and evaluated based on the criteria outlined. Proposals received after the deadline will not be considered, but will be retained by the Department until after an award is made and then returned to the disqualified candidate.
St. Thomas – ATTENTION: Mr. Cosmore Wheatley, Director
Department of Education – Property and Procurement, & Auxiliary Services
386 Anna’s Retreat
St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands 00802
775-5551
St. Croix – ATTENTION: Mr. James Mardenborough, Acting Director
Department of Education – Property and Procurement, & Auxiliary Services
No. 8 and 36A Estate Anna’s Hope
St. Croix, US Virgin Islands 00820
773-2198
Education will render assistance to individuals, partnerships and entities to determine their qualifications as a responsive bidder and is requesting that all interested in bidding attend the pre-bid meeting scheduled for their respective district. In determining qualification of a responsive bidder, the department will review the documents that bidders must submit in order to qualify with their bid proposal or upon request by the department.
The list of documents may be required are as follows:
1. Certificate of Resolution
2. Articles of Incorporation/Organization
3. By-Laws/Management Agreement
4. Certificate of Good Standing/Existence
5. Trade Name Registration or Renewal
6. Current business license for construction/service to be provided
7. Copy of liability insurance policy, along with a certificate of liability insurance issued to the Department of Education as a certificate holder, for personal and property damages, coverage not less than Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) separately, for any one claim, or specifically for the amount stated in the Contract terms
8. Worker’s Compensation Insurance Certificate
9. Proof of bidder’s tax identification number in the form of a document issued by the IRS or IRB, or a completed W9
For more information, contact Mr. Wheatley at 775-5551 or Mr. Mardenborough at 773-2198.
