Requests for Proposals for the Purchase of Delinquent Municipal Tax and Sewer Use Liens
| Agency: | Town of Cheshire |
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| State: | Connecticut |
| Type of Government: | State & Local |
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| Posted Date: | Apr 24, 2025 |
| Due Date: | May 8, 2025 |
| Solicitation No: | 2425-28 |
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| Bid Documents: | Please Login to View Page |
| Bid Number: |
2425-28
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| Bid Title: |
Requests for Proposals for the Purchase of Delinquent Municipal Tax and Sewer Use Liens
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| Category: | Other |
| Status: | Open |
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LEGAL NOTICE
TOWN OF CHESHIRE, CONNECTICUT
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE
PURCHASE OF DELINQUENT MUNICIPAL
TAX AND SEWER USE LIENS
April 24, 2025
The Town of Cheshire seeks sealed proposals for the purchase of delinquent
municipal property tax and sewer use liens, pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 12-195h,
7-254 and 7-258. The amount due to the Town on these liens currently totals
$200,193.66. The Town will receive proposals until 2:00 P.M. local time on
Thursday, May 8, 2025. At that time proposals will be opened. Proposals received
after 2:00 P.M. local time on May 8, 2025 shall be rejected as untimely.
The documents comprising the Request for Proposals may be obtained on the Town’s
website, www.cheshirect.org, under “Bids & RFPs.” Respondents are
responsible for checking the Town’s website for any addenda.
The Town reserves the rights to amend or terminate this Request for Proposals, accept
all or any part of a proposal, reject all proposals, waive any informalities or non-
material deficiencies in a proposal, and award the proposal to the proposer that, in the
Town’s judgment, will be in the Town’s best interests.
TOWN OF CHESHIRE, CONNECTICUT
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR
THE PURCHASE OF DELINQUENT MUNICIPAL
TAX AND SEWER USE LIENS
Proposal Number:
Proposal Opening Date:
Proposal Opening Time:
Proposal Opening Place:
# 2425-28
Thursday, May 8, 2025
2:00 P.M. local time
Cheshire Town Hall, Room 210
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The Town of Cheshire, Connecticut (the “Town”) seeks written, sealed proposals from interested
parties for the purchase of delinquent municipal property tax and sewer use liens, pursuant to the
provisions of Connecticut General Statutes §§ 12-195h, 7-254 and 7-258. The amount due to the
Town on these liens totals $200,193.66. The sale will be conducted as a bulk sale transaction with
one aggregate bid for all liens.
One (1) original and one (1) copy of sealed proposals must be received in the Cheshire Town Hall,
Town Manager’s Office, Room 221, by the date and time noted above. The Town will not accept
submissions by e-mail or fax. The Town will reject proposals received after the date and time noted
above.
The documents comprising this Request for Proposals may be obtained on the Town’s website,
www.cheshirect.org, under “Bids & RFPs.” Each proposer is responsible for checking the
Town’s website to determine if the Town has issued any addenda and, if so, to complete its
proposal in accordance with the RFP as modified by the addenda.
Proposals must be held firm and cannot be withdrawn for sixty (60) calendar days after the opening
date.
The Town reserves the rights to amend or terminate this Request for Proposals, accept all or any
part of a proposal, reject all proposals, waive any informalities or non-material deficiencies in a
proposal, and award the proposal to the proposer that, in the Town’s judgment, will be in the Town’s
best interests.
This Request for Proposals (“RFP”) includes:
- Standard Instructions to Proposers
- Specifications
- Proposal Form
- Proposer’s Legal Status Disclosure Form
- Proposer’s Certification Form Concerning Equal Employment Opportunities
and Affirmative Action Policy
- Proposer’s Non-Collusion Affidavit Form
- Addenda, if any
- The Contract with exhibits in the form attached
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TOWN OF CHESHIRE, CONNECTICUT
STANDARD INSTRUCTIONS TO PROPOSERS
1. INTRODUCTION
The Town of Cheshire, Connecticut (the “Town”) seeks written, sealed proposals from interested
parties for the purchase of delinquent municipal property tax and sewer use liens, pursuant to the
provisions of Connecticut General Statutes §§ 12-195h, 7-254 and 7-258. The amount due to the
Town on these liens totals $200,193.66. The sale will be conducted as a bulk sale transaction with
one aggregate bid for all liens. The respondent selected for contract award shall, within five (5) days
of receipt of notice of award from the Town, execute the contract provided by the Town. The
contract will comply in all respects with Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 12-195h.
This RFP is not a contract offer, and no contract will exist unless and until a written contract is
signed by the Town and the successful proposer.
Interested parties should submit a proposal in accordance with the requirements and directions
contained in this RFP. Proposers are prohibited from contacting any Town employee, officer
or official concerning this RFP, except as set forth in Section 6, below. A proposer’s failure to
comply with this requirement may result in disqualification.
If there are any conflicts between the provisions of these Standard Instructions to Proposers and any
other documents comprising this RFP, these Standard Instructions to Proposers shall prevail.
2. RIGHT TO AMEND OR TERMINATE THE RFP
The Town may, before or after proposal opening and in its sole discretion, clarify, modify, amend,
or terminate this RFP if the Town determines it is in the Town’s best interests. Any such action
shall be affected by a posting on the Town’s website, www.cheshirect.org, under “Bids & RFPs.”
Each proposer is responsible for checking the Town’s website to determine if the Town has
issued any addenda and, if so, to complete its proposal in accordance with the RFP as modified
by the addenda.
3. KEY DATES
Proposal Opening:
Thursday, May 8, 2025.
Preliminary Notice of Award: May 19, 2025.
Contract Execution:
No later than June 2, 2025.
Closing:
No later than 2:00 PM (local time) on June 9, 2025.
TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE.
The Preliminary Notice of Award and Contract Execution dates are anticipated, not certain, dates.
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4. OBTAINING THE RFP
All documents that are a part of this RFP may be obtained on the Town’s website,
www.cheshirect.org, under “Bids & RFPs.”
5. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Proposals must be received in the Cheshire Town Hall, Town Manager’s Office, Room 221, 84
South Main Street, Cheshire, CT 06410 prior to the date and time the proposals are scheduled to be
opened publicly. Postmarks prior to the opening date and time do NOT satisfy this condition. The
Town will not accept submissions by e-mail or fax. Proposers are solely responsible for ensuring
timely delivery. The Town will NOT accept late proposals.
One (1) original and one (1) copy of all proposal documents must be submitted in sealed, opaque
envelopes clearly labeled with the proposer’s name, the proposer’s address, the words
"PROPOSAL DOCUMENTS,” and the Proposal Title, Proposal Number and Proposal
Opening Date. The Town may decline to accept proposals submitted in unmarked envelopes that
the Town opens in its normal course of business. The Town may, but shall not be required to, return
such proposal documents, and inform the proposer that the proposal documents may be resubmitted
in a sealed envelope properly marked as described above.
Proposal prices must be submitted on the Proposal Form included in this RFP. All blank spaces for
proposal prices must be completed in ink or be typewritten; proposal prices must be stated in both
words and figures. The person signing the Proposal Form must initial any errors, alterations, or
corrections on that form. Ditto marks or words such as “SAME” shall not be used in the Proposal
Form.
Proposals may be withdrawn personally or in writing provided that the Town receives the
withdrawal prior to the time and date the proposals are scheduled to be opened. Proposals are
considered valid, and may not be withdrawn, cancelled or modified, for sixty (60) calendar days
after the opening date, to give the Town sufficient time to review the proposals, investigate the
proposers’ qualifications, secure any required municipal approvals, and execute a binding contract
with the successful proposer.
An authorized person representing the legal entity of the proposer must sign the Proposal Form and
all other forms included in this RFP.
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6. QUESTIONS AND AMENDMENTS
Questions concerning the process and procedures applicable to this RFP are to be submitted in
writing (including by e-mail) and directed only to:
Name:
Department:
E-mail:
Andrew Martelli, Assistant Town Manager
Town Manager’s Office
amartelli@cheshirect.gov
Questions concerning this RFP’s Specifications are to be submitted in writing (including by
e-mail) and directed only to:
Name:
Title:
E-mail:
Anne Marie Burr, CCMC, CCMO
Collector of Revenue
aburr@cheshirect.gov
Proposers are prohibited from contacting any other Town employee, officer or official
concerning this RFP. A proposer’s failure to comply with this requirement may result in
disqualification.
The appropriate Town representative listed above must receive any questions from proposers no
later than seven (7) business days before the proposal opening date. That representative will confirm
receipt of a proposer’s questions by e-mail. The Town will answer all written questions by issuing
one or more addenda, which shall be a part of this RFP and the resulting Contract.
At least four (4) calendar days prior to proposal opening, the Town will post any addenda on the
Town’s website, www.cheshirect.org, under “Bids & RFPs.” Each proposer is responsible for
checking the website to determine if the Town has issued any addenda and, if so, to complete
its proposal in accordance with the RFP as modified by the addenda.
No oral statement of the Town, including oral statements by the Town representatives listed above,
shall be effective to waive, change or otherwise modify any of the provisions of this RFP, and no
proposer shall rely on any alleged oral statement.
7. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The Town reserves the right, either before or after the opening of proposals, to ask any proposer to
clarify its proposal or to submit additional information that the Town in its sole discretion deems
desirable.
8. COSTS FOR PREPARING PROPOSAL
Each proposer’s costs incurred in developing its proposal are its sole responsibility, and the Town
shall have no liability for such costs.
9. OWNERSHIP OF PROPOSALS
All proposals submitted become the Town’s property and will not be returned to proposers.
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