Vacant Building and Emergency Securing

The City of Hartford is seeking to establish a contract with qualified, Connecticut-registered carpenters to provide 24-hour on-call services for boarding and securing vacant or damaged buildings within the city. This requirement is driven by the Division of Licenses and Inspections and involves reactive, emergency response work that is performed on an as-needed basis, with estimated quantities based on prior years' usage. The contract, identified by solicitation number 6272, is structured as an Invitation to Bid (ITB) with a posted date of November 18, 2025, and a response deadline of December 11, 2025. It encompasses services within a contract size range of approximately $50,000 to $150,000, with delivery terms specified as FOB Destination and payment terms to be determined by the vendor. The scope emphasizes rapid deployment, continuous availability, and adherence to state licensing requirements, without detailed technical specifications or performance standards beyond compliance with local building codes and the Division of Licenses and Inspections. The procurement process is streamlined, with no explicit evaluation factors or detailed award criteria provided, suggesting a lowest-price technically acceptable approach. The contract’s performance period is defined from the posting date through the response deadline, with the actual work to be performed at various city locations in Hartford. The primary contact for the solicitation is Susan Sheppard, who can be reached via email or phone. The contract emphasizes flexibility, requiring contractors to be prepared for immediate response to emergency situations, but does not specify particular certifications, socioeconomic statuses, or complex contractual clauses. As a service-based agreement, it does not involve physical goods, packaging, or marking requirements, and the submission process appears to be straightforward, likely involving physical or PDF-based proposals submitted by the deadline.