Vicksburg Warren School District
Post Office Box 820065
Vicksburg, Mississippi 39182
Phone: 601-638-5610
Fax: 601-631-2816
 
17-18-04
Request for Proposal
Waste Container Services
 
Delivery Summary Statement:
The Vicksburg Warren School District will accept bids for Waste Container Services in the Central Office Board Room, 1500 Mission 66, Vicksburg, Mississippi at 10:00 a.m., May 17, 2018. The period of this contract will be July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2020, with an option for renewal.
 
Service Agreements will be made and signed upon board acceptance of bid.
 
Delivery of Bids:
 
(1) Official bid documents can be obtained by email upon request, from the VWSD website or downloaded from Central Bidding at www.centralbidding.com.
 
(2) Bids will be received until the time set, and at the location designated in the Delivery Summary Statement above unless notice is given of postponement. Any bid not received prior to the time set for opening bids will be rejected absent extenuating circumstances and such bids shall be rejected in all cases where received after the first packet of bids is opened.
 
(3) Each bid shall be placed in a sealed envelope. On the outside of the envelope, the bidder shall write in large letters “Proposal”, below which is to be marked in the outside lower left-hand corner:  Vicksburg Warren School District Waste Container Services Bid #17-18-04, May 17, 2018, 10:00 a.m. and the name of the bidder.
 
(4) Bids may be delivered in person, by mail if ample time is allowed for delivery or online through the following website (www.centralbidding.com). When sent by mail, the sealed envelope containing the bid, marked as indicated above, shall be enclosed in another envelope for mailing. Official bid documents can also be downloaded from Central at www.centralbidding.com.  For any questions relating to the bid or reverse auction process, please call Central Auction House at 225-810-4814.
 
Each paper bid packet should have 1 original and 2 copies. The prices submitted, unless otherwise specified, shall include delivery to the designated locations in the Vicksburg Warren School District. All prices must be firm prices, free of any escalator clauses. 
 
The Vicksburg Warren School District reserves the right to consider all factors and to select the best proposal based on service, performance, and not necessarily the low price.  The Board of Trustees reserves the right to accept or reject any and all proposals and to waive informalities. The right is further reserved to adjust the quantities involved under any item in accordance with the unit price submitted as part of the proposal.
 
We reserve the right to award the contract to the next lowest bidder if items or service proves unsatisfactory. 
 
Questions concerning this request can be directed to Monica Watson in Support Services at 601-638-5610 or Shaquita Burke, Director of Finance at [email protected].