Pest Control

"Alabama Port Authority - Port of Mobile\n\n.\u201a\n\nAL ABAM A /Invitation to Bid\n\nPORT AUTHORITY\nPORT OF MOB LE\n\nBID PURPOSE AND REQUIREMENTS\n\nALABAMA PORT AUTHORITY PEST CONTROL SERVICES CONTRACT\n\nThe Alabama Port Authority (APA) will accept sealed bids for Pest Control Services to be\nperformed at the following restricted (R) and nonrestricted (NR) locations (see specific\ndetails for each location):\n\nMONTHLY:\n\nFTA-TIOTMOOU>D\n\n. PierE -Pier2 (R)\n\n. Container Yard: Offices & Outer Areas (R)\n\n. APA Administration Building (R)\n\n. Warehouse B (R)\n\n. Central Garage (R)\n\n. Terminal Railroad: Diesel Shop (NR)\n\n. Terminal Railroad: Maintenance of Way (NR)\n. Truck Control Building (NR)\n\nMud Lakes Office (NR)\nHousekeeping Office (R)\n\n. Central Maintenance Trailers (R)\n\nMcDuffie Coal Terminal; Multiple Locations (R)\n\nQUATERLY:\n\nM. APA Administration Building (R)\n\nN. Buildings 50 & 55 (R)\n\nO. International Trade Center (R)\n\nP. McDuffie Coal

Terminal \u2014 Beach House (R)\nQ.\nR\nS\nT\n\nBlakely Island Warehouse & Guard House (R)\n\n. Pinto Terminal Building & Guard House(R)\n\n. Mobile Middle Bay Port: Building 100 & Guard House (NR & R)\n. Port Police: Building, Annex & 2 Guard Houses (R)\n\nU.\n\nMarine Liquid Bulk Terminal Guard House (R)\n\nRequested by: Approved by:\n\nJoy Lang Date Judith Adams Date\nFixed Assets & Service Contracts V.P. of Internal & External Affairs\n\nApproved by: Approved by:\n\nLinda K. Paaymans, C.P.M., CPE Date JohnC. Driscoll Date\nChief Financial Officer Director & Chief Executive Officer\n" "BID PURPOSE AND REQUIREMENTS\n\nThis Pest Control Service contract shall be for a period of five (5) years effective October 1, 2022\nand ending September 30, 2027. The Alabama Port Authority reserves the sole right to renew\nthe contract in one (1) year increments at no cost to the APA for a period of up to five (5) years,\nwith the first renewal year contract beginning October 1, 2027. The APA may cancel this contract\nat its sole discretion for any reason, including but not limited to non-performance of service, by\nproviding a 30-day written notice of termination to Contractor. The APA also reserves the right to\namend this contract at any time without penalty.\n\nThe Alabama Port Authority reserves the right to reject any and all bids deemed for the interest\nof the APA and to strike out any item or items in the proposals, and to waive any defect or\nirregularity not a violation of law or to make any modification in the several conditions herein\nstipulated that are deemed to be in the best interest ofthe APA, including the separation of items\nof a class in making awards. In general, awards will be made at the sole discretion of the APA to\nthe lowest satisfactory and responsible bidder. The APA reserves the right to reject, at will, any\nemployees of the Contractor to perform work on APA property.\n\nNo allowance will be made for errors, either of omission or commission, on the part of the bidders.\nItmust be assumed that bidders have fully informed themselves as to allconditions, requirements,\nand specifications before submitting proposals and they cannot expect to be excused or relieved\nfrom the responsibility assumed by their proposals on the plea of error. In case of error in\nextension of prices, the unit price will govern.\n\nProspective bidders must attend aMANDATORY Pre-bid Meeting and Tour of the facilities on\nMonday, August 29, 2022 at 9:00 am CST. The meeting will begin on the 4\" floor of the\nInternational Trade Center; 250 North Water Street; Mobile, AL 36602. Due to TWIC escort\nregulations, only one person per company is allowed to attend the pre-bid tour. The Pre-Bid\nMeeting & Tour may last up to three (3) hours. Confirm your attendance at the mandatory pre-\nbid meeting to Joy Lang at Joy.Lang@alports.com no later than noon, Wednesday, August\n24, 2022. Failure to confirm your attendance will result in you not being able to attend the\nmandatory pre-bid meeting and tour, which is required in order to bid. Face masks are required\nin the van. The purpose of the meeting and tour is to give prospective bidders the opportunity to\ncarefully examine the sites of the proposed work prior to submission of a bid proposal. Each\nBidder shall satisfy oneself as to the character, quality, and quantities of work to be performed,\nand as to the requirements of the proposed contract. The submission of a proposal shall be proof\nthat the bidder has made such examination and is satisfied as to the conditions to be encountered\nin performing the work and as to the requirements of the proposed contract. Prospective bidders\nmust have a valid photo ID issued by a city, state or federal agency in order to attend the\npre-bid tour.\n\nBidders must furnish with the sealed bids all insurance and a list of chemicals by manufactures\nname with MSDS sheets, which must be approved by the Environmental Protection Agency and\nthe State of Alabama Agriculture & Industries and appropriate certificates as received from\nfederal, state and/or local agencies (to include, but not limited to, current Department of\nAgriculture and Industries permit), which verify qualifications to do such work listed in the bid.\nBidders should also include a brief company history reflecting experience in the services listed\nin this bid and provide three (3) commercial references.\n" "When submitting your proposal, please include a copy of your City of Mobile Business license.\nNon-residents of the State must show evidence of having qualified with the Secretary of State to\ndo business in Alabama. Where applicable, also include evidence of holding a current license\nfrom the State Licensing Board for General Contractors, Montgomery, Alabama, as required by\nChapter 8 of Title 34 ofthe Code of Alabama, 1975. Also, bidders must return a signed and\nnotarized copy of the attached STATE OF ALABAMA DISCLOSURE STATEMENT as required\nby Alabama Act 2001-955. Failure to enclose the aforementioned signed and notarized form in\nthe sealed bid submission will invalidate the bid entirely. Bids will be awarded on an all or none\nbasis unless otherwise stated.\n\nQuestions or comments pertaining to the bid must be presented in writing and sent via email\nonly to Joy Lang, ASPA Fixed Assets Manager, at Joy.Lang@alports.com no later than 12:00\npm CST, Wednesday, August 31, 2022 or question(s) will be forever waived.\n\nSealed bid proposals must be delivered via mail courier to the Alabama State Port Authority, 250\nN. Water Street, Suite 330, Mobile, AL 36602 any time prior to bid opening. Bids must be sealed\nand must state the Bid Title (\u201cAlabama State Port Authority\u2019s Pest Control Services Bid\u201d) on the\noutside of the envelope. Failure to mark and/or seal the Bid Package with the Bid Title may\ninvalidate the bid. Sealed bid proposals may also be hand delivered to aforementioned address\nany time prior to the bid opening. All submitted bids will be publicly opened at 9:00 AM GST on\n\nWednesday, September 7, 2022, on the 4\" floor of the International Trade Center; 250 North\nWater Street, Mobile, AL. 36602. THE ALABAMA PORT AUTHORITY WILL NOT ACCEPT BIDS\n\nVIA EMAIL OR FAX.\n\nPAYMENT:\n\nAll invoices shall contain the APA issued Purchase Order Number and shall be mailed to:\nAlabama State Port Authority\n\nAttn: Accounts Payable\n\nP. O. Box 1588\n\nMobile, AL 36633-1588\n\nor sent via email to accountspayable@alports.com w/Joy Lang at joy.lang@alports.com in copy.\n-Invoices should indicate work performed at the location in the contract and date(s) worked.\nInvoices should be received no later than the fifth (5'\") business day of each month and net thirty\n(30) days payment. Itemization of each item is for the APA\u2019s internal purposes only. Prospective\nbidders should consider all costs associated with this bid, including, but not limited to APA\ncredentials, TWIC cards, travel time, travel expenses, materials and warranty and insurance, as\nthe APA will award all items listed in the bid as one contract. Pursuant to the Code of Alabama,\n1975, Title 40-23-4 (A) (11), the Alabama State Port Authority is exempt from paying taxes. An\nexemption letter will be furnished upon request.\n\nIMPORTANT NOTICE TO BIDDERS REGARDING ACCESS TO RESTRICTED FACILITIES:\nSuccessful bidders requiring access to the Alabama Port Authority\u2019s restricted facilities to fulfill\nany obligations set forth in this bid must comply with the Authority\u2019s Access Policy found in its\nentirety at https://www.alports.com/port-access/ It is the policy of the APA that all persons\nseeking unescorted access to restricted APA facilities obtain an APA issued photo ID badge, an\nAPA vehicle decal and a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC), no exceptions.\nInformation about the Transportation Workers Identification Credential is available online at\nwww.tsa.gov/twic or by calling 1-855-347-8371. The local TWIC Enrollment Center is located at\nIdentoGo at 3761 Government Bivd.; Suite E1; Mobile, AL 36693. Information on MANDATORY\nAPA Security Awareness Training classes can be found at https://www.alports.com/port-access/\n" "IMPORTANT NOTICE TO BIDDERS REGARDING EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES:\n\nEffective October 1, 2011, the Beason-Hammon Alabama Taxpayer & Citizen Protection Act\nrequires that any business entity contracting with or approving any grant or incentives to the state,\nincluding the APA, certify compliance with the Act. Alabama\u2019s law requires business entities\nconducting business with the state register with E-Verify on or before January 1, 2012. E-Verify\nis an Internet-based system that allows an employer to determine the eligibility of that employee\nto work in the United States. The E-Verify system is operated by the Department of Homeland\nSecurity in partnership with the Social Security Administration. E-Verify is available in Spanish.\nAll bidders must certify such compliance by executing the enclosed Certificate of Compliance with\nthe Beason-Hammon Alabama Taxpayer & Citizen Protection Act and returning it to the APA with\nyour bid package. The Certificate must be witnessed. For more information about this system,\n\nplease log on to http://www.dhs.gov/files/programs/gc_ 1185221678150.shtm.\n\nCONTRACTOR\u2019S RESPONSIBILITY: The Contractor shall be responsible for all damages to\npersons or property that occur on Alabama Port Authority property, as a result of the contractor\u2019s\nfault or negligence, as well as that resulting from acts of the Contractor's employees, agents and\nsubcontractors. The Contractor shall also save and keep harmless the APA against any or all lost\ncost, damage claims expenses or liability in connection with the performance of this contract.\n\nPROTECTION OF THE ALABAMA PORT AUTHORITY\u2019S BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT:\nThe Contractor shall provide reasonable service to avoid damaging existing buildings and/or\nequipment on Alabama Port Authority property. If the Contractor fails to do so and damages any\nsuch buildings or equipment, the Contractor shall replace or repair tne damage at no expense to\nthe APA. If the Contractor fails or refuses to make such repair or replacement, the Contractor\nshall be liable for the cost thereof, which may be deducted from the contract price.\n\nPROJECT DECRIPTION & SCOPE OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED:\n\nThe scope of services for this project includes, but is not limited to furnishing all labor,\nequipment, insurance, supervision and incidentals necessary to provide pest control service to\nthe locations listed in this bid. The successful bidder must have complete knowledge of pest\ncontrol maintenance. The successful bidder must demonstrate, in the bid submittal, evidence of\na qualified and experienced staff. Bidder shall submit a list of tne number of employees and\ninclude their years of experience in commercial pest control.\n\nMost facilities can be serviced between the hours of 8:00 am - 5:00 pm CST, Monday-Friday;\nhowever, some facilities must be scheduled with APA representatives in advance. Some\nfacilities can only be serviced between 7:00 am - 3:00 pm CST, Monday - Friday. Successful\nbidder will be given a list of department contacts to schedule service arrangements.\n\nServices will consist of monthly and/or quarterly extermination and effective control of ants,\nroaches, spiders, flying insects, mosquitos, rodents, wasps, etc. within the referenced facilities\nand along other perimeters through systematic chemical applications. Services may include re-\nservice calls as requested by the APA, at no additional charge and shall be performed as soon\nas possible and not exceed a twenty-four (24) hour period, with the exception of items A& B, as\nthese are high priority areas and must receive same day service when requested by the APA.\nService does not include bird or termite control. There shall be between 10 - 18 bait stations per\npier and up to six (6) per building, serviced monthly Upon completion of each service and/or re-\nservice, a representative from that location shall sign a service ticket from the Pest Control\ntechnician that will, in turn, submit the ticket to Joy Lang at Joy.Lang@alports.com\n" "For mosquito control only: Type of Application - Prescription Larval Control will be performed with\nVectoLex\u00ae (Bacillus sphaericus), VectoBac\u00ae (Bacillus Thuringiensis Israelensis - BTI), Abate\u00ae,\nNatular\u00ae, and/or Altosid\u00ae mosquito larvicide or approved equivalent for ditches and catch basins\nand an extended residual slow-release insecticide for up to 90-day control. The contractor shall\nonly use pesticides registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Mosquito control\nwill be performed only when requested by tne APA and there is no minimum guarantee for service\ncalls for mosquito control.\n\nThe successful bidder must submit records (sanitation/service log report) on rodent activity in the\nGeneral Cargo areas (ltems A & B) showing any rodent activity and submit to the General Cargo\nManager monthly. The successful bidder must also submit records as to the products used for\nextermination, location, application technique and the amount used. The APA will notify the\nsuccessful bidder of all information required by the APA to be included in the sanitation/service\nlog report. These items are also considered high priority areas and must receive SAME DAY\nservice when requested by ASPA. The successful bidder shall alert proper APA personnel to\nspecific areas, which may prevent a potential problem.\n\nBelow are APA addresses & approx. sa. ft. (for some locations) to assist with the bidding process:\n\nMONTHLY\nA | Piers E- Pier 2 Alabama State Docks (ASD)\nBlvd.\n\nB | Container Yard; Offices & Outer Areas\nC | Administration Building (exterior rodent control) 1400 ASD Bivd. 16,000\nD | Warehouse B (rodent stations)\nE | Central Garage 1301 ASD Bilvd.\nF | Terminal Railroad: Diesel Shop 126 Industrial Canal Rd. E. 3,000\nG | Terminal Railroad: Maintenance of Way 96 Dekle Road\nH ! Truck Control Building 90 Industrial Canal Rd. E. 1,281\n| | Mud Lakes Office 1758 Cochrane Causeway 850\nJ | Housekeeping Office 1109, 1201 & 1203 ASD Bivd.\nK | Central Maintenance Trailers 1100 ASD Bivd.\nL | McDuffie Coal Terminal: Admin. Bldg., Training Bldg.; | Yeend Loop & Ezra Trice Blvd.\n\nMaint. Bldg., Garage, Electrical Shop, Employee\n\nBreakroom-Labor Bldg., Shift\n\n& Electrical Foreman\u2019s Office, TRR Breakroom, Guard\n\nHouses & Main Gate Guard Breakroom\n\nQUARTERLY\n\nM | Administration Building (interior service) 1400 ASD Bivd. 16,000\nN | Buildings 50 & 55 1900 & 1901 13\" Street 19,000\nO | International Trade Center 250 North Water Street 32,000\nP | McDuffie Coal Terminal \u2014 Beach House 1768 Yeend Loop 7,000\nQ | Blakely Island Warehouse & Guard House 1767 Cochrane Causeway\nR_| Pinto Terminal Building & Guard House 910 Dunlap Drive\nS _! Mobile Middle Bay Port - Building 100 & Guard House | 7611 Lake Road South\nT_! Port Police: Building, Annex & 2 Guard Houses 900, 1105 & 1107 ASD Bivod.\nU | Marine Liquid Bulk Terminal Guard House 7811 Rangeline Road\n\n"