Vendor Service Contract for Essential/Emergency Plumbing Services

Vendor Service Contract for Essential/Emergency Plumbing 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-1 updated 10/23/2026.

It is the intent of this specification to describe the minimum requirements for Essential/Emergency Plumbing 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 Plumbing 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 Plumbing 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.

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.

Service estimates must include the number of plumbers and laborers required to complete the service as well as the estimated number of hours for each. All estimates must be approved by the Department of Neighborhood Services before any service can commence.

Labor and materials cost must be shown separately on each invoice. Materials cost must be itemized on each invoice. Only one (1) invoice is to be issued for each job.

**Bids must be submitted electronically** via the Bonfire portal: https://cityofmilwaukee.bonfirehub.com/opportunities/260034. Bids submitted via email directly to the Purchasing Agent 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: None. Performance Bond: 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.

The City's living wage provision applies to this purchase. Base wage required: $15.00 per hour.