Press Release

Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change
Topics: 
Climate Change
Release Date:
Wednesday, 11 September 2024 - 1:53pm

The Government of the Virgin Islands, acting through the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources, and Climate Change, is accepting bids to award a contract to provide cleaning services at the restroom facility located at Brewers Bay, Tortola. The contract will be for a period of one (1) year commencing on October 1, 2024. 

The proposed works consist of the following:

  1. Daily opening of the restroom facility at 7:00a.m. and closing at 7:00p.m., including weekends and holidays.
  2. Supply all cleaning tools required to undertake the cleaning of the facility such as brooms, mops, buckets, brushes, dust pans.
  3. Supply all cleaning agents that are required to undertake the cleaning of the facility to a professional standard.
  4. Supply and ensure that adequate supplies of consumables such as garbage liners, hand soap, hand towels and toilet rolls, are available.
  5. Sweeping and washing of floor daily.
  6. Cleaning of toilet cubicles, inclusive of toilets, urinals, floors, walls and doors and walls, are clean and fit-for use. This includes making sure that walls, floors and doors are clean and clear of litter.
  7. Cleaning of washbasins and fixtures.
  8. Remove all litter from floors, walls and washbasins.
  9. Empty garbage receptacles daily and replace liners, if needed.
  10. Report all hazards and faults, such as plumbing, lack of water supply and damages to fixtures, to the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change immediately.

Interested tenderers are required to furnish the following documents:

  • Quotation for work
  • Certificate of Good Standing from Inland Revenue Department, Social Security Board, National Health Insurance and Company Registry (for incorporated companies).
  • Valid Trade License for 2024 for cleaning/maintenance services
  • List of Jobs of similar nature

Failure on the part of tenderers to enclose the supporting documentation indicated above will render the tender non-responsive on the date of 23rd September, 2024.

All tenders must be hand-delivered to the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, #44 Pusser’s Building, Lower Estate, Road Town, Tortola, Virgin Islands or sent via e-mail, in a non-editable format, to the Permanent Secretary at  menrcc@gov.vg.  The filename and e-mail subject must bear the applicant’s name and the title “Cleaning Services for Restroom Facility at Brewers Bay, Tortola”.  Tenders must be submitted no later than September 23, 2024 at 4:00p.m.  Late submissions will not be accepted after the due date.

The Government of the Virgin Islands does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any other tender.

Author

Berta McKelly Adams

Assistant Information Officer
Department of Information & Public Relations 
Telephone: 468-2740
Email:   bmckelly@gov.vg