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Answering Service for Public Utilities Department

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26-8670State & Local

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General Info

Agency

Florida → ProcurementView Agency

NAICS

561421 - Telephone Answering ServicesView NAICS

Place of Performance

FL, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

(13)

Collier County ITB 26-8670 Answering Service for Public Utilities

PDFitb

Authorization to Advertise - Solicitation 26-8670

PDFauthorization-to-advertise

26-8670 - Bid Schedule for Answering Service

XLSXbid-schedule

Insurance Requirements Version 3

PDFinsurance-requirements

Invitation to Bid General Bid Instructions Version 2

PDFitb

Fixed Term Service Agreement 2026 ver.2

PDFcontract-document

Collier County Form 5 Reference Questionnaire

PDFreference-questionnaire

Form 4 Local Vendor Preference Certification - Collier County

PDFcertification-form

Collier County Vendor Declaration Statement Form 1

PDFvendor-declaration-statement

Form 3: Immigration Certification for Vendor Compliance

PDFimmigration-certification

Collier County Vendor Checklist for Proposal/Bid Submission

PDFvendor-checklist

Form 2 Conflict of Interest Certification - Collier County

PDFconflict-of-interest-certification

Collier County Purchase Order Terms and Conditions Rev.3

PDFpurchase-order-terms-and-conditions

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Organization & Contact Information

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AgencyFlorida → Procurement
Contacts1 person available
OfficeEast Naples, FL, 34112, US
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Office AddressEast Naples, FL, 34112, US
Contacts
Emily JacksonProcurement Strategist I

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The Henne Group
San Francisco, California
B & H Foto & Electronics
New York, New York
Adams and Reese
Tampa, LA

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Full Description

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Collier County Public Utilities Department is responsible for maintaining service in the following product lines: potable water, irrigation quality water, wastewater, solid waste collection, utility billing and customer service and Public Utilities Engineering and capital improvement project management. The County wishes to establish an agreement for an after-hour, weekend and holiday telephone answering service to assist with customer concerns and questions related to the Public Utilities services and support.

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