Summary of Specifications:
Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 29-04/05 DRY CLEANING AND LAUNDERING SERVICES FOR CITY OF MIAMI BEACH UNIFORMED EMPLOYEES. Sealed proposals will be received by the City of Miami Beach (the “City”), Procurement Division, Third Floor, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, 33139, on July 21, 2005 until 3:00 p.m. At time, date, and place above, proposals will be publicly opened. ANY PROPOSAL RECEIVED AFTER THE TIME AND DATE SPECIFIED ABOVE WILL BE RETURNED TO THE PROPOSER UNOPENED. The dry cleaning and laundering scope of services will require the successful vendor to provide the following services: 1. Launder, press and hang ALL uniforms. All items shall be inspected. Loose seems, hems, waist fasteners, buttons, zippers and slight tears (less than 2”) shall be repaired, at no additional cost to the City. 2. Make deliveries or have ready for pickup within 48 hours (“routine service”) or within 96 hours (“economy service”) from the time of pickup or delivery of the uniform(s) to be serviced. 3. Maintain a “Route Book” that indicates all deliveries and pickups made, which will be made available for inspection by the City upon request. All garments returned to the City must be accompanied by an invoice. 4. Provide the address of their facility where the services are performed for inspection by the City. 5. Comply with their applicable Miami-Dade County Pollution Control Ordinance. 6. Obtain and pay for all licenses, permits and inspection fees required to perform dry cleaning and laundering services and comply with all laws, ordinances, regulations and building code requirements applicable to the services provided. 7. Maintain service facilities located in South Florida (defined as Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Monroe Counties). 8. Replace any lost or damaged item with equal quality article or pay to the City the replacement cost. 9. Enclose a complete packing slip or delivery ticket with any items to be delivered. A PRE-RFP SUBMISSION MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 7, 2005 AT 10:00 A.M., IN THE CITY MANAGER’S LARGE CONFERENCE ROOM, LOCATED AT CITY HALL, 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE, 4TH FLOOR, MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. Attendance or telephone call-in is encouraged and recommended as a source of information but is not mandatory. Consultants interested in participating in the pre-RFP submission meeting must follow these steps: (1) Dial the TELEPHONE NUMBER: 1-800-915-8704 (Toll-free North America) (2) Enter the MEETING NUMBER: *2659980* (note that number is preceded and followed by the star (*) key). YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED THAT THIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS IS SUBJECT TO THE "CONE OF SILENCE, " IN ACCORDANCE WITH ORDINANCE NO. 2002-3378. A COPY OF ALL WRITTEN COMMUNICATION(S) REGARDING THIS PROPOSAL MUST BE FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK. YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED THAT THIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS IS SUBJECT TO THE "CODE OF BUSINESS ETHICS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH RESOLUTION NO. 2000-23879. YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED THAT THIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS IS SUBJECT TO THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH DEBARMENT ORDINANCE NO. 2000-3234. YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED THAT THIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS IS SUBJECT TO THE BID SOLICITATION PROTEST ORDINANCE NO. 2002-3344. YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED THAT THIS REQUEST FOR BID IS SUBJECT TO THE CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS BY VENDORS ORDINANCE NO. 2003-3389. LOBBYIST, PURSUANT TO THE CITY CODE, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO REGISTER AS A LOBBYIST, AND AS OF MAY 18, 2002, ACCORDING TO ORDINANCE NO. 2002-3363, ALL LOBBYISTS AND PRINCIPALS MUST FILE A FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENT WITH THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE. Detailed representation of all these ordinances can be found on the City of Miami Beach Website at http://www.miamibeachfl.gov/newcity/depts/purchase/bidintro.asp Any questions or clarifications concerning this RFP shall be submitted in writing by mail or facsimile to the Procurement Division, Attention: Gus Lopez, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139, or FAX: (305) 673-7851, or e-mail: guslopez@miamibeachfl.gov. The City of Miami Beach reserves the right to accept any proposal or bid deemed to be in the best interest of the City of Miami Beach, or waive any informality in any proposal or bid. The City of Miami Beach may reject any and all proposals or bids. CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
