Highly Skilled Court Stenographer

Invitation for Bids

Highly Skilled Court Stenographer

in Connection With Fulfilling the City Council's Need for Reporting, Preparing, and Indexing the Minutes of the Regular Sessions of the City Council Meetings Held on Wednesdays at noon (Time Subject to Change) As Well As Reporting and Transcribing Minutes from various City Council Committee Public Hearings, When Requested.  Said Preparation of Minutes Shall be Performed Within the Time Frame Required by Statute and are Public Documents Subject to Release Pursuant to Public Records Requests.

Event EV00008113

Contact information 

Yuleidy Valdez

617-635-3068 

The City of Boston (the City)/the County of Suffolk (the County), acting by its City Council President Kim Janey (the Official), invites sealed bids for the performance of the work generally described above, and particularly set forth in the Invitation For Bids which may be obtained from the City’s Purchasing website and Supplier Portal www.cityofboston.gov/procurement (Event EV00008113). Invitation For Bids shall be available until the time of bid opening.

Every sealed bid shall be submitted in duplicate; on, and in accordance with, the Invitation For Bids.

All sealed bids shall be filed no later than , Monday July 13, 2020 at 1:00PM, Boston Time, at the office of the Official, One City Hall Square, Boston City Council, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02201.

The attention of all bidders is directed to the provisions of the Invitation For Bids and contract documents, and specifically to the requirements for bid deposits, insurance and performance bonds as may be applicable.

The supplies/services above described for the 3-year term of this contract is an actual amount of the supplies/services to be procured.

All bidders are hereby notified that they shall provide a unit price for each supply service to be procured in this contract, subject to the following terms that will govern price adjustments:  None applicable.

Bidders are further notified that they shall submit prices for and bid prices shall be compared on the basis of both the first fiscal year and the entire period of performance.

Bidders are hereby notified that the Official shall cancel the contract if funds are not appropriated in any fiscal year.

Sealed bids shall be publicly opened by the Official on Monday, July 13, 2020, at 1:00 PM.

The award of any contract shall be subject to the approval of the Mayor of Boston and the Boston City Council.

The maximum time for bid acceptance by the City after the opening of bids shall be ninety (90) days.

The City/County and the Official reserve the right to reject any and all bids or any items.

Kim Janey, President