Invitation to Bid City of Homer City Owned Cold Storage Unit Rental - Bait

INVITATION TO BID

By the City of Homer, Alaska

For City-Owned Cold Storage Unit Rental- Bait

The City of Homer is seeking bids from firms or individuals that are interested in renting out seasonal City cold storage units for the 2024 fishing season.   All bidders are expected to familiarize themselves with the City rules and regulations for cold bait storage, unit location, bidding instructions and terms before submitting a bid.  Cold storage units are not DEC certified and cannot be used to store edible products. Cold Storage units are for non-edible product/bait storage ONLY. Submission of a bid will be considered evidence that the bidder has carefully examined this information and is totally satisfied as to the restrictions on use of the City’s cold storage facility and any and all terms of this Invitation to Bid.

Sealed bids shall be received at the Office of the City Clerk no later than 2:00 p.m. Thursday, November 9, 2023, at which time they will be publicly opened and read. Time of receipt will be determined by the City Clerk’s time stamp. Bids received after the time fixed for receipt of bid shall not be considered. All bidders must submit a City of Homer Plan Holder’s Registration Form to be on the Plan Holder’s List and to be considered responsive.

The bid shall include a completed cold storage unit agreement (see Attachment A) and written narrative describing the seasonal planned use, the rental cold storage unit (or units) requested, and the bid price.  Cold Storage Units will open for use at the time that the City Ice Plant begins spring operation in mid-March and shall continue until one week after the end of the commercial fishing season, or until November 5^th, whichever is earlier.  The Cold storage facility will be closed and shut down for winter maintenance at the end of each season and accessing cold storage units and/or storing bait over the winter shall not be allowed.  All bait must be removed from the cold storage lockers by November 5, 2024. 

Please direct bid submission and related questions to: City Clerk’s Office, City of Homer, 491 E Pioneer Avenue Homer, AK 99603 or call 907-235-3130.

Please direct technical questions regarding the cold storage units in writing to Bryan Hawkins, Port Director, City of Homer, Port and Harbor Office 4311 Freight Dock Road, Homer, AK 99603 or bhawkins@ci.homer.ak.us.

The City of Homer reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, to waive irregularities or informalities in the bids, and to award these cold storage units to the highest single bidder or combination of bidders. 

Dated this 11th day of October, 2023.

CITY OF HOMER

Robert Dumouchel, City Manager

Publish:               Homer News – October 19 & 26, 2023
Fiscal Note:        400-0600-5227