Project Information

Bid Title

RFP --- Used Forklift

Issuing Agency

Town of Coventry

Location

Rhode Island

Published Date

May 14, 2026

Closing Date

May 27, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

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Project Description

RFP --- Used Forklift

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RFP - Used Forklift

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Town of Coventry, Rhode Island

Department:

Description

Public Works

Used Forklift

Bid Closure & Bid Opening

Sealed Bid Responses1 to this RFP shall be received until 10:00 a.m. on May 27, 2026, by the

Town Clerk's Office located within the Coventry Town Hall at 1670 Flat River Road, Coventry,

RI, 02816. The forgoing date and time shall mean and is the "Bid Closure", which sets the hard

deadline for the submission of all Bid & Response documents.

Generally, the normal business hours for the Town of Coventry (hereinafter "Town") are

Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. and Town offices are

closed on legal holidays recognized by the Town. Please consult the Town' s calendar on its

website (www.coventryri.gov) for current information.

Bids shall be opened publicly and read out loud in the Town Council Chambers located at the

aforementioned address on May 27, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Each bid, together with the name of

the bidder, shall be recorded and an abstract of each bid made available for public inspection.

Subsequent to the awarding of the bid, all documents will be retained in accord with state law

concerning public record retention (R.I. Gen. Laws 38-1-1 et seq. and 42-8.1-1 et seq.) as well

as all regulations promulgated by the Rhode Island Department of State (www.sos.ri.gov).

1 "Bid Response" documents or "Bid Responses" shall

mean and include the "Bid Response Package", which is

published by the Town of Coventry as part of this RFP,

and shall include any supporting documentation prescribed

herein or by law, and which may be necessary, ancillary

and/or corollary to the bidder's response being complete

and responsive to this RFP.

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Any bid received after the Bid Closure will not be accepted and will be returned to the bidder

unopened. It is the bidder's responsibility to ensure that its Bid Response is received in a timely

manner in the Town Clerk's prior to Bid Closure.

Request for Proposal may be hereinafter referred to as "RFP."

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS2

This RFP and Bid Response form may be obtained in person at the Town Clerk's Office or the

Public Works Office during normal business hours or online at https://coventryri.gov.

1. Bid Responses

1. A bidder's Bid Response to this RFP must include: (1) RFP Response — Bid Form; (2)

Vendor Responsibility Form with attachments provided by the vendor; (3) Equal

Opportunity Employer Statement and Certification; (4) Non-Collusion Statement; (5) any

and all supporting documents, as may be specified or required herein, submitted by the

bidder to supplement the Bid Response; and (6) any and all documentation required by

Coventry Code of Ordinances Chapter 56 11. The foregoing documentation shall

constitute the bidder's entire, sealed, competitive bid proposal to the Town to provide the

service(s) and/or good(s) requested by the Town in this RFP.

2. All Bid Responses must be provided in hard copy and in the Office of the Town Clerk. All

Bid Responses must be in ink and have the original "wet" signature of the bidder or its duly

authorized agent on all documents and forms requiring a signature. Under no circumstance

will Bid Responses be accepted by any digital or electronic means, including but not limited

to telephone, fax, or email.

3. Bid Responses shall be submitted in a sealed envelope large enough to accommodate all

Bid Response documents and it shall be clearly marked "Used Forklift" on the exterior of

the envelope.

4. Bid Response documents shall include an original Bid Response, plus two (2) copies,

Certificate of Insurance and a 5% Bid Bond. "Omitted"

5. All Bid Responses will be accepted by the Town and reviewed by the Town in accord with

all RFP Instructions, General Conditions, and any other specifications stated herein or

attached hereto by the Town. Any departure from, exceptions to, or modifications of this

RFP by a bidder must be noted by the bidder and fully explained, in its bid response.

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6. Any communication of any kind and in any manner or medium with the Town that is not a

Bid Response to this RFP should be marked, labeled, designated or entitled - "NOT a Bid

Response" or "NOT a Bid" written on the envelope.

7. Bid Responses shall contain all necessary mathematical computations and figures. In

addition, any prices and/or pricing set forth in the Bid Response should be stated in words

and in numbers. The Town reserves its right to reject any Response to this RFP Bidder and

the Town, on the basis that pricing is not so stated or any Response in which there is a lack

of agreement or congruity between the pricing as stated in words and the pricing set forth

in numbers.

8. A bidder must itemize the pricing of each aspect of the Bid Response, where applicable and

whenever possible. In addition, the pricing and financial aspects of a Bid Response MUST

be totaled when and where applicable by sub-total and by overall total amount. The Town

reserves its right to make an award on the basis of total proposed amount of an RFP

Response or by individually priced items in an RFP Response.

9. Each bidder's RFP Response shall, for individuals, state the full name and place of

residence; and the names of persons or firms with whom the bidder is submitting a joint

proposal. All bids made by a legally cognizable entity (i.e., LLCs, corporations,

partnerships, etc.) shall disclose the names and addresses of senior managers, shareholders,

principals and anyone else holding an ownership interest in the entity.

2. Bidder and Bid Qualifications: Bid Evaluation

Bidders and bid qualifications are evaluated by the Town in accord with R.I. Gen. Laws 45-

555(b), Coventry Home Rule Charter Art. X 10.23, and the Coventry Code of Ordinances

Chapter 56 11. The bid award will be based on the lowest qualified bid.

The Town reserves its right to conduct due diligence as it deems necessary to assess the bidder's

performance capability, capacity, qualifications and any other criteria required by the RFP to

provide the service(s) and/or good(s) requested in the RFP. At the request, bidders shall furnish

any and all additional information and data as may be requested by the Town for its due diligence.

3. Required Attachments to the Bid Response

Each Bid Response shall include the following:

a. RFP Bid Response - Bid Form;

b. Vendor Responsibility form;

c. Equal Opportunity Employer form;

d. Non-Collusion Statement;

e. Vendor's proposed form of contract;

f. Any other information that may be required due to the nature of the good(s) and/or

service(s) to be provided.

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4. Acceptance or Rejection of Bids: Town's Reservation of Rights

The Town will accept or reject bids no later than thirty (30) days following the date on which

bids are opened. The Town reserves the right to reject or accept any or all bids or portion thereof

where such acceptance or rejection would, in the Town's sole discretion, be in the best interest of

the Town, and further reserves the right to reduce or modify the scope of the

procurement/purchase of goods and/or services in order to meet funding limits, budget and

scheduling constraints.

6. RFP Terms. Specifications and Questions

Bidders must examine the RFP carefully as to the specification of service(s) and/or good(s) the

Town is requesting. In case doubt shall arise as to the meaning or intent of anything shown in the

specifications, an inquiry shall be made in writing to the Town before the bid is submitted. The

submission of a Bid Response shall indicate that the bidder thoroughly understands the terms of

the RFP and specifications.

If a bidder has questions, requires additional information, or requires some clarification

regarding the RFP, please contact (in writing ONLY via email) the following person at the

Town no later than December 24, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.:

Kevin McGee, Director of Public Works, at kmcgee@coventryri.gov

5. Addenda — Individual and other Bidders

Any bidder specific due diligence is addenda that the bidder shall include as a necessary part of

the bidder's Bid Response. Any addenda, including response(s) to bidders' questions, issued after

the request for bids are distributed shall be covered in the Bid Response.

GENERAL CONDITIONS

1. Reservations

a. The Town may waive minor differences in specifications provided these differences do not

violate the intent of the specification or materially affect the operation for which the item is

being acquired.

b. Bids which show omission, irregularity, alteration of forms, or additions not called for, and

conditional or unconditional, unresponsive bids or bids obviously unbalanced may be

rejected.

c. The Town reserves the right to award contracts on a lump sum or an individual item basis or

such combination thereof as the interests of the Town may require.

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d. If in the Town's judgment, the Town's best interest will be served by doing so, the Town

reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids; to accept a portion of a bid or bids only; to

advertise for new bids; to proceed to do the work otherwise; or to abandon the work.

e. If a Bid Response is made in collusion with any other bidder, then both bids will be rejected.

f. A responder who is an out-of-state corporation shall qualify or register to transact business

in this State, in accordance with General Laws of the State of Rhode Island.

g. In determining the lowest qualified evaluated bid, cash discounts for payments less than

thirty (30) days will not be considered.

h. The Town reserves the right to award to one bidder, or to split the award among bidders.

i. All bids will be disclosed at the formal proposal opening. After a reasonable lapse of time,

tabulation of proposals may be seen on the Town's website (www.coventryri.gov)

j. As the Town is exempt from the payment of Federal Excise Taxes and Rhode Island Sales

Tax, prices quoted are not to include these taxes.

k. In case of error in the extension of prices quoted, the unit price will be considered.

l. A vendor will not be permitted to either assign or underlet the contract, nor assign legally or

equitably any money hereunder, or its claim thereto without the previous written consent of

the Town Manager.

m. Delivery dates must be shown on the bid proposal. If no delivery date is specified, it will be

assumed that an immediate delivery from stock will be made.

n. A certificate of insurance (hereinafter "COI") shall be required of a successful bidder within

ten (10) calendar days of the contract award and shall be provided to the Town. The "Town

of Coventry" shall be an additionally named insured in the title holder box of the COI.

o. Bid proposals may be submitted on an "equal" in quality basis. The Town reserves the right

to decide equality. Responders must indicate brand or make offered and submit detailed

specifications if other than the brand requested.

p. For contracts involving construction, alteration and/or repair work, the provisions of R.I.

General Law 37-13-1 et seq., concerning payment of prevailing wage rates apply.

q. No goods should be delivered, services provided or work commenced without Notice from

the Town.

2. Disputes

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Commodity Codes

• NAICS 333924Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing
• NAICS 423830Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
• NAICS 811310Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance

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