Cleaning of the Founding Research Collection

Proposals will be solicited from vendors through the City of Boston’s Supplier Portal: https://www.boston.gov/departments/procurement. All quotes for this project are subject to all applicable provisions of law and in accordance with the terms and provisions of the contract documents entitled: BPL Cleaning of the Founding Research Collection 

SCOPE OF WORK includes: The library is seeking proposals for the cleaning of approximately 150,000 items (books, pamphlets) as well as associated furniture, floors, and fixtures at the Central Library of the Boston Public Library.

Proposals shall be submitted before 12:00 P.M. (noon), Boston time, Friday, July 1, 2022 and opened and evaluated accordingly. Price proposals must be submitted separately from technical proposals.

MANDATORY WALK THROUGH:  There is a mandatory walk through scheduled for 9:30am on Thursday, June 23, 2022.  Please meet and sign in at the security desk in the lobby of the McKim building, Central Branch of the BPL, Dartmouth St entrance at Copley Square.

The deadline for questions is set for Monday, June 27, 2022 at 5:00PM.

SPECIFICATIONS will be available on or about Monday, May 30, 2022 after 9:00 A.M., Boston time. 

Jane Sproul