111-24 Resolution Authorizing Award of Contract for Nationwide Cleaning Restoration - 2024.pdf

111-24 March 26, 2024 RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the Township of West Orange (the “Township”) issued a Request for Bid Proposal for the award of a Contract for Janitorial Maintenance Services (the “Agreement”) at several municipal buildings owned by the Township; and WHEREAS, on November 28, 2021, the Township received eleven (11) bids in response to the Request for Bid Proposal; and WHEREAS, on December 13, 2023, the Township Council rejected a proposed resolution awarding the Contract; and WHEREAS, on February 13, 2024, the Township Council adopted Resolution # 65-24 officially rejecting the eleven bids submitted to the Township to allow the Township to amend the bid specifications set forth in the Request for Bid Proposals and rebid the Contract; and WHEREAS, on February 22, 2024, the Township issued a revised set of bid specifications in its Request for Bid Proposal for Janitorial Maintenance Services Re-Bid; and WHEREAS, on March 12, 2024, the Township received thirteen (13) bids in response to the Request for Bid Proposal for Janitorial Maintenance Services Re-Bid, including: (1) ACB Services Inc. from Cream Ridge, New Jersey with a bid price of $131,0400 per year, with additional optional hourly rates of $30.00 per hour for buffing floors and $30.00 per hour for shampooing carpeting; (2) Neat Freekz Cleaning Services from Newark, New Jersey with a bid price of $74,416 per year, with additional optional hourly rates of $35.00 per hour for buffing floors and $23 per hour for shampooing carpeting; (3) Best Cleaning Building Service Inc. from Ridgefield, New Jersey with a bid price of $172,800 per year, with additional optional hourly rates of $28.00 per hour for buffing floors and $23.00 per hour for shampooing carpeting;