MOSQUITO CHEMICALS

The City of Montgomery, Alabama is currently accepting bids for mosquito chemicals, including both mosquito growth regulators and surface films.

Background

The City of Montgomery, Alabama (“the City”) seeks to engage vendors who support its mission of fiscal integrity, transparency and inclusive investment in neighborhood‑oriented services and infrastructure. Through its procurement activities, the City is committed to purchasing competitively, ethically and equitably, fostering local business participation and achieving best value in support of its long‑term goals of sustainability, innovation and community prosperity.

Project Details

• Reference ID: 2026-ITB-035
• Department: Street Maintenance
• Department Head: William Flowers (Director)

Evaluation Criteria

• Special Provisions —

  1. The City of Montgomery will require a minimum of thirty (30) days to make payment after receipt of the item(s) ordered.

  2. The estimated quantities represent the approximate needs of the City of Montgomery. The City of Montgomery makes no guarantee as to the amount of product to be used but does agree to purchase all product needs from the successful bidder. 

  3. All products ordered will have the option to be picked up by the City of Montgomery.

  4. Should the successful bidder be unable to provide an agreed upon item and place, the successful bidder will notify the City of Montgomery / Street Maintenance.

  5. The successful bidder agrees to provide two (2) copies of delivery tickets.

  6. The City of Montgomery reserves the right to terminate the contract in the event of repeated product unavailability to the City of Montgomery. 

  7. Successful bidder must have a location No from the City.

  8. Contract period will be for Contract period will be for a one (1) year period from date of award with the option to renew up to two (2) additional one- year periods period from date of award.

  9. This contract may be canceled for the convenience of either party, by either party giving sixty (60) days to the other party. 

  10. The City of Montgomery reserves the right to order other mixes of product(s) in addition to item(s) listed on the Invitation to Bid as may be needed by the City.

• Mosquito Chemicals —

  Mosquito Chemicals to include Adult Mosquito Control and Surface Films delivered to The City of Montgomery Street Maintenance Department

• Special Provisions —

  1. The City of Montgomery will require a minimum of thirty (30) days to make payment after receipt of the item(s) ordered.

  2. The estimated quantities represent the approximate needs of the City of Montgomery. The City of Montgomery makes no guarantee as to the amount of product to be used but does agree to purchase all product needs from the successful bidder. 

  3. All products ordered will have the option to be picked up by the City of Montgomery.

  4. Should the successful bidder be unable to provide an agreed upon item and place, the successful bidder will notify the City of Montgomery / Street Maintenance.

  5. The City of Montgomery reserves the right to terminate the contract in the event of repeated product unavailability to the City of Montgomery. 

  6. Contract period will be for Contract period will be for a one (1) year period from date of award with the option to renew up to two (2) additional one- year periods period from date of award.

  7. This contract may be canceled for the convenience of either party, by either party giving sixty (60) days to the other party. 

  8. The City of Montgomery reserves the right to order other mixes of product(s) in addition to item(s) listed on the Invitation to Bid as may be needed by the City.

Submission Requirements

• Are you proposing any deviations or exceptions to the terms and specifications of this solicitation? (required)
• If Yes, please detail your exceptions: (required)
• Company Information (required) —

  Please provide the following required information:

  1. Full Company Name:

  2. Complete Company Mailing Address:

  3. Submitter's Email: (Email of the authorized representative)

  4. Authorizer's Name & Title: (Full name and title of the person authorizing this bid)

• Is your business transacting in the City of Montgomery? (required) —

  If ANY of the following situations is true for your company, you are required to obtain a City Business License and must respond YES to this question: 

  • A physical location within the City.
  • A representative of your company calls on customer or solicits business within the City.
  • Merchandise is delivered into the City on a vehicle other than by common carrier.
• What is your City of Montgomery Business License Number? (required)
• STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE BEASON-HAMMON ALABAMA TAXPAYER AND CITIZEN PROTECTION ACT AS AMENDED (required) —

  The attached form should be completed and signed.  Attach to it verification of your enrollment in E-Verify or letter of exemption. Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• Upload a copy of your Bid Security. (required) —

  Please upload a copy of your Bid Bond here and provide the hard copy document before the deadline.  934 Ripley St., Montgomery AL 36104

• Specify payment terms and available discounts (required) —

  Please state your standard payment terms (e.g., Net 30). Additionally, identify any discounts offered for early payment (e.g., 2% 10, Net 30). If no discount is offered, please state 'None'

• Form MBE/WBE-1 Covenant of Non-Discrimination (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• Upload your pricing proposal (required)
• Procurement Director (required) —

  Enter the Procurement Director's first and last name.

• Procurement Director Phone (required)
• Procurement Director Email (required)
• Are bid bonds required for this project (required) —

  If 'Yes' is selected, bidders must upload a digital copy of the bid bond with their electronic submission. IMPORTANT: In addition to the digital upload, a physical, hard-copy negotiable instrument must be delivered to the Procurement Department office prior to Response Submission Date Response Submission Time. Failure to provide the physical instrument may result in the bid being declared non-responsive. 

• Contract Period (required) —

  What is the initial term of the contract? 

  Enter the duration of the base contract period (e.g., 'One (1) year' or 'Twenty-four (24) months'). Do not include renewal options here, as those are typically handled in a separate section. This value will be used to automatically populate the 'Term' section of the Agreement.

• Is there a mandatory vendor location/distance requirement? (required) —

  Select Yes if the vendor must be located within a specific geographic radius (e.g., within Montgomery City limits or 50 miles of City Hall) to be eligible. This will trigger a follow-up question to define that distance

• Distance (required) —

  Specify the required distance or geographic boundary (e.g., 'Within 25 miles of 103 N. Perry Street' or 'Vendor must be located within the City of Montgomery city limits '). This text will be inserted into the 'Minimum Qualifications' section of the bid.

• Does this project have attachments? (required) —

  If yes, please upload in the Attachment section.

• If this project funded by the City of Montgomery? (required) —

  The purpose of this question is to determine if MBE/WBE forms need to be included. 

• How should pricing be collected for this project? (required) —

  Select Electronic pricing (auto-tabulation) if you want vendors to enter unit prices directly into the system for automatic math. Select Separate cost proposal if a custom file upload is required. You may select both if you want the system to calculate a base bid while also requiring a detailed breakdown to be uploaded as an attachment