The Government of the Virgin Islands (GOVI), acting through the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change (MENR&CC), is accepting bids to award a contract to provide cleaning services at the restroom facility located at long Bay Beach, Beef Island. The contract will be for a period of one (1) year commencing on 1 February, 2025.

SCOPE OF WORK

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 pan.
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 liner, 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 ensuring they are fit-for use.
7. Cleaning of showers washbasins, and fixtures.
8. Remove all litter from floors, walls and washbasins.
9. Empty garbage receptacles daily and replace liners, if needed.
10. Remove all cow-webs and pest droppings on all areas.
11. 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.

INSTRUCTIONS TO TENDERERS

Interested Tenderers are asked to furnish the following documents:

1. Quotation of work
2. Certificates of Good Standing from Inland Revenue Department, Social Security Board, National Health Insurance, and Company Registry, if an incorporated company.
3. Valid Trade License for 2025 for cleaning/maintenance services
4. 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 27 January, 2025.

SUBMISSION OF TENDERS

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 LONG BAY BEACH, BEEF ISLAND”. Tenders must be submitted no later than 27 January, 2025 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.