Vendor Service Contract for Essential/Emergency Electrical Services

Vendor Service Contract for Essential/Emergency Electrical Services for two (2) years from the date of award with three (3) annual options to extend. To be in accordance with City of Milwaukee Specification No. 70-F-6a updated 10/23/2026.

It is the intent of this specification to describe the minimum requirements for Essential/Emergency Electrical Services to be purchased by the City of Milwaukee for the Department of Neighborhood Services.

Vendor shall furnish all of the necessary labor, tools, material, permits and equipment to provide City of Milwaukee residents with Essential/Emergency Electrical Services as requested by the Department of Neighborhood Services.

• Response Time: Vendor must respond within one (1) hour of receiving notification of the need for Essential/Emergency Electrical Services. Repeated failure to meet this response time may be cause for terminating the contract.
• Availability: Vendor must be available to perform the services described herein seven (7) days per week, twenty-four (24) hours per day including holidays.
• Bonding, Licensing and Insurance: Vendor must be bonded and licensed and shall provide evidence of bonding and licensing prior to contract award.

Bid Requirements

Vendor's bid shall provide the City with their minimum service call cost as well as their hourly labor rates for regular, overtime and holidays to include overhead, taxes and profit. Parts must be billed at vendor cost.

Estimates

• Service estimates must include the number of electricians required to complete the service as well as the estimated number of hours for each.
• Labor hours for electricians must be listed separately from materials cost on each estimate.
• All estimates must be approved by the Department of Neighborhood Services before any service can commence.

Invoices

• Labor and material cost must be shown separately on each invoice.
• Materials cost must be itemized on each invoice.
• Copies of vendor's prepaid bills for materials must be attached to their invoice.
• Actual time spent on job must be documented on each invoice to substantiate labor costs.
• Vendor must document warranty statement applicable to the work performed on each invoice.
• Only one (1) invoice is to be issued for each job.

All bids should be submitted electronically to the City's Bonfire Portal found under the respective bid # identified on the Purchasing Division website under Current Bid Opportunities: https://cityofmilwaukee.bonfirehub.com/opportunities/260035. Bids submitted via email directly to the Purchasing Agent will be rejected.

Bids must be received no later than **November 19, 2026, 4:30 PM CT**. All bids received after the specified closing date and time will be rejected.

Award will be made in total to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder complying with the bid specifications and delivery requirements, whichever is in the best interests of the City. Bidders must quote all items to be eligible for an award.

Bid Deposit or Bid Bond, if required: None. Performance Bond, if required: None.

This invitation to bid requires participation of a Small Business Enterprise (SBE) in the amount of **25%** in accordance with City of Milwaukee Ordinance Chapter 370 Section 5. The *SBE Contractor Compliance Plan (Form A)* must be returned with your bid.

The successful Bidder will be required to provide a certificate of insurance acceptable to the City of Milwaukee prior to contract execution.

Bidders must complete and submit with their bid the *Affidavit of Compliance – Living Wage Provision* form.