Long Lines Line Striping 2026

The City of Ellsworth, Maine is requesting bids for a contract for center and side line pavement marking of City streets for a period of one (1) year. This Request for Bids is issued March 24, 2026.  Bids will be accepted until 10:00 AM, Thursday, April 7, 2026.  All bids will be opened publicly at that time.  Bids received after the deadline will not be considered.

Background

It is the intent of the City to procure long line pavement marking services in the urban area from an established and experienced contractor.  The work consists of furnishing and placing all necessary material to properly perform Traffic Line Marking, which shall include, but not be limited to, paint, glass beads, vehicles, traffic control devices and all incidental items.  The services requested include painting the pavement markings in accordance with nationally accepted standards outlined in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and per the Maine Department of Transportation requirements. 

Work under this contract will commence on or about May 18, 2026 and shall be completed by June 26, 2026.  All costs incurred in the preparation and submission of a proposal will be borne by the Bidder.  Proposals may be modified or withdrawn at any time prior to the closing date and time specified.  Proposals may only be withdrawn in person by an authorized representative.

Project Details

• Reference ID: 2026-GEN-002
• Department: Procurement
• Department Head: - (-)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-03-27T21:00:00.000Z
• Answers Posted By: 2026-03-31T21:00:00.000Z

Evaluation Criteria

• Relevant Experience (20 pts) —

  Has the bidder provided examples of past projects similar in scope?

• Warranty (60 pts) —

  Does the bidder provide the required warranty

• Schedule (20 pts) —

  Can the bidder complete the work within the proscribed time frame.

Submission Requirements

• Proposal Requirements (required) —

  Did you read through and confirm that you met all of the proposal requirements including the sections:

  1. General Conditions
  2. Special Provisions and Specifications
• Proposal Documents (required) —

  Please Upload your COMPLETE Proposal here, which includes the following:

  1. Bid Summary
  2. Statement of Experience and Qualifications
  3. Non-Collusion Declaration
• Proposal (without Cost Proposal) (required) —

  Please Upload your COMPLETE Proposal here. Upload fee proposal separately in the next step.

• Separate Cost Proposal (required) —

  Confirm that your fee proposal is not attached in your Proposal and is attached separately here.

• Bid Bond (required) —

  Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified cashier’s check, or bid bond, in the amount of XXXXXof the total bid price, payable toCity of Ellsworth, ME, as a guarantee that the bidder, if its bid is accepted, will promptly execute the Agreement. The bidder shall guarantee the total bid price for a period of 60 days from the date of the bid opening.

  Please scan and upload a copy of your bid bond/cashier's check. Bidder must also MAIL bid guarantee with a postmarked date no later thanTuesday, April 7, 2026 addressed to:

  City of Ellsworth, ME
  Amanda Ray
  1 City hall plaza
  Ellsworth,ME04605

  Please have the Bidder Name, Contract Title ("Long Lines Line Striping 2026"), and Contract Number ("2026-GEN-002") listed clearly on the outside of the envelope.

• Contract Execution, Payment Bond, Performance Bond, and Certificate(s) of Insurance (required) —

  The contract shall be executed by the successful bidder and shall be returned, together with the Payment Bond, Performance Bond and Certificate(s) of Insurance to City of Ellsworth, ME so that it is received within 14 working daysafter the bidder has received the contract for execution. Failure to do so shall be just cause for forfeiture of the proposal guaranty.

• Bid Bond (required) —

  Will this solicitation require a bid bond?

• Electronic Pricing Table (required) —

  Would you like to have bidders respond to an electronic pricing table through OpenGov?

  Some examples of of when to say "yes":

  1. This is a quote for goods or commodities
  2. This is a public works bid, with a pricing table that can be uploaded into ProcureNow from an excel spreadsheet
  3. Seeking services for hourly rate schedules
• Separate Fee Proposal Upload (required) —

  If you are NOT using the Electronic Pricing Table option, will you want your bidder to separate a Price Proposal from the rest of their Response? You'll want to do this if you open your bids initially WITHOUT showing price, and then come back in after a technical evaluation to unseal pricing later.

• Evaluation Committee? (required) —

  Will there be an evaluation committee to review the proposals and score them based on weights and multiple criteria?