DURHAM COUNTY
NORTH CAROLINA
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Interior and Exterior Window Washing at Six Durham County
Buildings
RFP NO. 24-025
Proposals Due: January 23, 2024
2:00 P.M., Eastern Time
Table of Contents
BID SCHEDULE ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 2
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS ................................................................................................................................................................... 3
LEGAL NOTICE............................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
INSTRUCTIONS TO PROPOSERS.......................................................................................................................................................... 5
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY ............................................................................................................................................ 8
QUALIFICATIONS AND SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................ 9
Tab 1 – Signed Forms ........................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Tab 2 – Executive Summary .........................................................................................................................................................10
Tab 3 – Corporate Overview.........................................................................................................................................................10
Tab 4 – Approach...............................................................................................................................................................................10
Tab 5 – Organization and Staffing ..............................................................................................................................................10
Tab 6 – Qualifications and Experience.....................................................................................................................................11
Tab 7 – MWBE Participation ........................................................................................................................................................11
Tab 8 – Conflict of Interest ............................................................................................................................................................11
EVALUATION AND AWARD CRITERIA...........................................................................................................................................12
SCOPE OF SERVICES................................................................................................................................................................................13
ATTACHMENTS AND AFFIDAVITS...................................................................................................................................................16
PROPOSAL FORM ..............................................................................................................................................................................17
NO PROPOSAL REPLY FORM........................................................................................................................................................18
ADDENDUM ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.........................................................................................................................................19
NON-COLLUSION AFFIDAVIT ......................................................................................................................................................20
MWBE FORMS.....................................................................................................................................................................................21
AFFIDAVIT OF COMPLIANCE.......................................................................................................................................................28
SAMPLE SERVICE CONTRACT .....................................................................................................................................................29
VENDOR APPLICATION & W-9....................................................................................................................................................35
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Interior & Exterior Window Washing at Six Durham County
Buildings
RFP No. 24-025
PROPOSAL SCHEDULE
(Note: The below dates are subject to change)
Advertisement Date
Site Visit Date
Last Date for Question
Sealed Proposal Due Date
December 5, 2023
December 20, 2023
10;00 AM EST
January 9, 2023
3:00 PM EST
January 23, 2023
2:00 PM EST
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Interior & Exterior Window Washing at Six Durham County
Buildings
RFP No. 24-025
ISSUE DATE:
December 5, 2023
ISSUING DEPARTMENT:
County of Durham Purchasing Division of Finance
201 East Main Street, 7th Floor, Room 703
Durham, NC 27701
Sealed Proposals will be received until 2:00 P.M., Eastern Time on January 23, 2024. The purpose and
intent of the Request for Proposals (RFP) is to solicit proposals from qualified firms to provide
Interior & Exterior Window Washing at Six Durham County Buildings for Durham County’s Admin II,
Human Health Services, Main Library, SW Library, South Library and North Regional Library.
All inquiries concerning the Scope of Services, Proposal Submission Requirements or Procurement
Procedures should be directed to:
Procurement Specialist: Godfrey Herndon
Purchasing Division of Finance
Email: purchasinggroup@dconc.gov
Telephone: 919-560-0741
Sealed Proposals shall be mailed and/or hand delivered to the Issuing Department shown above, and
the envelope shall bear the name and number of this Request for Proposals (RFP). It is the sole
responsibility of the Proposer to ensure that his/her Proposal reaches the Purchasing Division by the
designated date and hour indicated above.
In compliance with this Request for Proposals and to all the terms and conditions imposed
herein, the undersigned offers and agrees to furnish the goods and services described in
accordance with the attached signed proposal.
Firm Name: __________________________________
Date:
Address: ___________________
__________
By:
(Name Typed/Printed)
Phone:
(Signature in Ink)
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LEGAL NOTICE
Interior & Exterior Window Washing at Six Durham County
Buildings
RFP No. 24-025
The County of Durham will receive sealed proposals for qualified Contractor(s) to establish a
contract to provide Interior & Exterior Window Washing at six (6) Durham County Buildings:
Durham County’s Admin II, Human Health Services, Main Library, SW Library, South Library and
North Regional Library. on January 23, 2024, at 2:00 P.M Eastern Time, in the Durham County
Purchasing Division of Finance, 201 East Main Street, 7th Floor, Room 703, Durham, North Carolina
27701. No proposals will be accepted after the official time and date.
A SITE VISIT will be held at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time, on December 20, 2023, located at Durham
County Health and Human Services Building located at 414 E Main St, Durham, NC, 27701.
An electronic copy of this Request for Proposal (RFP) can be obtained from Durham County’s eBid
System located under Bid Opportunities https://www.dconc.gov/county-departments/
departments-f-z/finance/bid-opportunities. Proposers can download a copy of the solicitation and
all addenda without registering in the system. However, in order to automatically receive email
notifications of solicitations and addenda issued by the Purchasing Division, Proposers MUST
register in the eBid system.
Proposals are encouraged and welcome from historically underutilized businesses (HUBs).
The County reserves the right to accept or reject, in whole or in part, such proposals as appears in its
judgment to be in the best interest of the County.
Publication Date: December 5, 2023
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