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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBid Invitation (50)9083 Halloween Amenities Issue Date:6/4/2026 Questions Deadline:6/9/2026 05:00 PM (CT) Response Deadline:6/17/2026 05:00 PM (CT) Denton - Purchasing Contact Information Contact:Erica Garcia Address:Sr. Buyer 901-B Texas Street Denton, TX 76209 Phone:(940) 349-7100 Email:erica.garcia@cityofdenton.com Deadline: 6/17/2026 05:00 PM (CT)9083Page 1 of 13 pages Event Information Number:9083 Title:Halloween Amenities Type:Call for Artists Issue Date:6/4/2026 Question Deadline:6/9/2026 05:00 PM (CT) Response Deadline:6/17/2026 05:00 PM (CT) Notes: The City highly recommends that respondents do not wait until minutes before the due date and time to submit proposal. The submittal process may take significant time. Questions must be submitted by the deadline via IONWAVE or you can email questions to erica.garcia@cityofdenton.com The City highly recommends that respondents do not wait until minutes before the due date and time to submit proposal. The submittal process may take significant time. Submissions accepted via IONWAVE for larger files or you can email proposals to the following: erica.garcia@cityofdenton.com The City of Denton (the City) is requesting submissions to contract with an individual or business with considerable experience in providing goods or services of this solicitation. The responses shall be submitted to the City of Denton in a sealed submission. The awarded individual or business shall possess a proven track record of using innovative approaches to providing goods and services that represent the best value to their clients. The awarded individual or business shall have the ability to accomplish all aspects of the requested services. The selected individual or firm should be able to provide innovative methods to deal with municipal challenges, and cost effective solutions. A firm may submit a solicitation response for one or more of the categories of product or services requested in this solicitation. PROJECT BUDGET City Staff are interesting in assessing proposals for small-, medium- and large-scale projects and will consider the following budget ranges for each project scale: Small-scale projects: $500 - $3,000 Medium-scale projects: $3,000 – $7,000 Deadline: 6/17/2026 05:00 PM (CT)9083Page 2 of 13 pages Large-scale projects: $7,000+ Ship To Information Address:901B Texas Street Denton, TX 76209 Billing Information Contact:City of Denton Address:Accounts Payable 215 E McKinney St Denton, TX 76201-4299 Bid Attachments 9083 Halloween '26 Call for Artists.docx Download Halloween Amenities Scope of Work 9083 Insurance and Workers Compensation Requirements.pdf View Online Insurance Requirements Conflict_of_Interest_Questionaire.docx Download Conflict of Interest Questionnaire Requested Attachments Proposal (Attachment required) See Statement Qualifications Under Attribute 4 for more details Invoice example (Attachment required) Please attach an example of your invoice based on the City requirements in Attribute 5 Conflict of Interest Questionnaire (Attachment required) The individual or business must disclose any business relationship that would have an effect, of a conflict of interest. Please attach a signed copy of the conflict of interest questionnaire. Bid Attributes 1 SECTION 1 General Information Deadline: 6/17/2026 05:00 PM (CT)9083Page 3 of 13 pages 2 Preliminary Sketch and Artist Portfolio For placemaking proposals in particular, we are asking for some type of preliminary sketch of the proposed installation. We realize labor artists perform in producing project proposals. Still, City staff will need a preliminary idea of what the artist has in mind for their placemaking project in order to assess if the proposal works for Halloween Denton. For each proposed project, Staff ask that artists provide a preliminary proposal portfolio that includes: A brief artist statement describing the project, the artist’s approach to the project, and how the project relates to and advances the program of the 31 Days of Denton Halloween (under 500 words). A brief artist biography A preliminary budget indicating the cost of each element within the preliminary proposal A preliminary project timeline that indicates a general estimate of how much time the artist needs to complete the project beginning at the date they are informed by the City to proceed. A brief design proposal featuring at 1-3 preliminary design concepts or sketches. The artist resume or CV east two professional or patron references 3 Submittal Instructions The City of Denton will accept electronic in Ionwave submittals until the date and time on the cover sheet of this solicitation. Any submission received after the date and/or hour set for solicitation opening will be automatically rejected. Do not wait until the last minute, incomplete submission will be automatically rejected. The City will not allow late submissions due to technical difficulties. The City of Denton reserves the right to accept or reject in part or in whole any submission, and to waive technicalities of the submission, in the best interest of obtaining best value for the City. Each respondent is responsible for taking the necessary steps to ensure their submission is received by the date and time noted herein. The City is not responsible technical difficulties that may result the submission arriving after the set time. Qualifications of Artist and Proposal Content The final project proposal should provide the following: A schematic diagram of the design with dimensions indicated. Three to five full color images of the refined design that offer a full view of the project design. Or a 360- degree video of the planned project. A detailed budget that includes any modifications from the original. A detailed project timeline that indicates how much time the artist needs to complete the project beginning at the date they are informed by the City to proceed. Deadline: 6/17/2026 05:00 PM (CT)9083Page 4 of 13 pages 4 Evaluation Procedures A committee will be convened to judge and rank the received preliminary proposals. This committee will consist of members of the Public Art Committee and City Staff. The following scoring matrix is provided to committee members to facilitate their scoring of individual projects. Criteria Maximum Points Artistic Merit 50 Project Impact 30 Feasibility 10 Cost/Value 10 5 Section 2 Business Overview Questionnaire 6 Legal Name (Required: Maximum 1000 characters allowed) 7 Address Line 1 (Required: Maximum 1000 characters allowed) 8 Address Line 2 (Optional: Maximum 1000 characters allowed) 9 City (Optional: Maximum 1000 characters allowed) Deadline: 6/17/2026 05:00 PM (CT)9083Page 5 of 13 pages 1 0 State (Required: Maximum 1000 characters allowed) 1 1 Zip Code (Required: Maximum 15 characters allowed) 1 2 Historically Underutilized Business Yes, We are a registered HUB. (Optional: Check if applicable) 1 3 Resident/Non-Resident Bidder Determination Texas Government Code Section 2252.002: Non-resident bidders. Texas law prohibits cities and other governmental units from awarding contracts to a non-resident firm unless the amount of such a bid is lower than the lowest bid by a Texas resident by the amount the Texas resident would be required to underbid in the non-resident bidders state. In order to make this determination, please provide the name, address and phone number of: Responding firms principle place of business Company's majority owner principal place of business Ultimate Parent Company's principle place of business (Optional: Maximum 4000 characters allowed) Deadline: 6/17/2026 05:00 PM (CT)9083Page 6 of 13 pages 1 4 Prohibition on Contracts with Companies Boycotting Israel Pursuant to Section 2270.002 of the Texas Government Code, Respondent certifies that either (i) it meets an exemption criteria under Section 2270.002; or (ii) it does not boycott Israel and will not boycott Israel during the term of the contract resulting from this solicitation. Respondent shall state any facts and provide documentation that make it exempt from the boycott certification in its Response. Exemption criteria includes the following: 1. Company is a sole proprietorship; 2. Company employs less than 10 full-time employees; 3. Value of the contract is less than $100,000 “Boycott Israel” is defined to mean refusing to deal with, terminating business activities with, or otherwise taking any action that is intended to penalize, inflict economic harm on, or limit commercial relations specifically with Israel, or with a person or entity doing business in Israel or in an Israeli-controlled territory, but does not include an action made for ordinary business purposes. “Company” is defined to mean a for-profit sole proprietorship, organization, association, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, or limited liability company, including a wholly owned subsidiary, majority-owned subsidiary, parent company, or affiliate of those entities or business associations that exists to make a profit. Sole proprietorship Employs less than 10 Full time employees Value of the contract is less than $100,000 Does not Boycott Israel (Required: Check only one) 1 5 Section 4 Terms and Conditions 1 6 General Provisions 1. SILENCE OF SPECIFICATIONS The apparent silence of these specifications as to any detail or the apparent omission from it of a detailed description concerning any point, shall be regarded as a meaning that the only best commercial practices are to prevail. All interpretations of these specifications shall be made on the basis of this statement. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. RESPONDENTS COST TO DEVELOP SUBMITTAL Respondents to this solicitation are responsible for all costs of submittal preparation, delivery and any oral presentations required as part of the selection process. All materials submitted in response to the solicitation become property of the City of Denton and will be returned only at the option of the City. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. MINIMUM RESPONSE Submittals that do not, at a minimum, contain the Attachments and Exhibit 1 Pricing Sheet will be subject to disqualification at the sole discretion of the City of Denton. If any firm submitting a proposal is a corporation, it must be registered to conduct business in the State of Texas. Proof of this registration must be included as part of the submittal. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. VALIDITY PERIOD The information included in the solicitation response(s), and any cost information obtained from a negotiation process, remain valid for 120 days from the response due date or until the contract is approved by the governing body. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. REJECTION OF SUBMITTAL ANY PROPOSAL SUBMITTED AFTER THE DUE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED WITHIN SECTION III, SHALL BE REJECTED. THE CITY SHALL REJECT RESPONSES SUBMITTED BY FIRMS THAT DO NOT MEET MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS. The City of Denton reserves the right to reject any and all submittals received in response to the solicitation and to waive any minor technicalities or irregularities as determined to be in the best interest of the City. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Deadline: 6/17/2026 05:00 PM (CT)9083Page 7 of 13 pages 6. PROPRIETARY INFORMATION If a respondent does not desire proprietary information in the submission to be disclosed, the respondent shall identify all proprietary information in the submission. This identification will be accomplished by individually marking each page or line item detail with the words “Proprietary Information”. If the respondent fails to identify proprietary information, the respondent agrees that by submission of its response, that those sections shall be deemed non- proprietary and made available upon public request. Respondents are advised that the City, to the extent permitted by law, will protect the confidentiality of all submissions. Respondent shall consider the implications of the Texas Public Information Act, particularly after the solicitation process has ceased and the contract has been awarded. While there are provisions in the Texas Public Information Act to protect proprietary information, where the respondent can meet certain evidentiary standards, please be advised that a determination on whether those standards have been met will not be decided by the City of Denton, but by the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Texas. In the event a request for public information is made, the City will notify the respondent, who may then request an opinion from the Attorney General pursuant to 552.305, Texas Government Code. The City will not make a request of the Attorney General. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. NON-ENDORSEMENT If a submission is accepted, the successful respondent shall not issue any news releases or other statements pertaining to the award or servicing of the agreement that state or imply the City of Denton’s endorsement of the successful respondent’s services. _________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. ASSIGNMENT The successful contractor shall not sell, assign, transfer or convey this contract in whole, or part, without the prior written consent of the Purchasing Manager. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. UNAUTHORIZED COMMUNICATIONS After release of this solicitation, respondent contact regarding this solicitation with members of the evaluation, interview or selection panels, employees of the City or officials of the City other than the Purchasing Manager, or authorized City of Denton purchasing staff, or as otherwise indicated is prohibited and may result in disqualification from this procurement process. No officer, employee, agent or representative of the respondent shall have any contact or discussion, verbal or written, with any members of the City Council, members of the evaluation, interview, or selection panels, City staff or City’s consultants, or directly or indirectly through others, seeking to influence any City Council member, City staff, or City’s consultants regarding any matters pertaining to this solicitation, except as herein provided. If a representative of any respondent violates the foregoing prohibition by contacting any of the above listed parties with who contact is not authorized, such contact may result in the respondent being disqualified from the procurement process. Any oral communications are considered unofficial and non-binding with regard to this solicitation. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. DISQUALIFICATIONS Any terms and conditions attached to a solicitation will not be considered unless specifically referred to on a solicitation and may result in disqualification. Any submissions that do not clearly outline all qualifications may be disqualified. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 11. INTELLECTUALLY PROPERTY INDEMNIFICATION The contractor will indemnify, defend and hold harmless the City of Denton, and its authorized users, against any action or claim brought against the City of Denton, or its authorized users that is based on a claim that software infringes any patent rights, copyright rights or incorporated misappropriated trade secrets. Contractor will pay any damages attributable to such claim that are awarded against the City of Denton or its authorized users, in a judgment or settlement. If the City of Denton or its authorized users’ utilization of the software becomes subject to a claim, or is likely to become subject to a claim, in the sole opinion of the City of Denton, or its authorized users, the Contractor shall, at its sole expense: (1) procure for City of Denton or its authorized users, the right to continue using such software under the terms of this Contract; or (2) replace or modify the software so that it is non-infringing. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Deadline: 6/17/2026 05:00 PM (CT)9083Page 8 of 13 pages 12. RIGHTS TO DATA, DOCUMENTS, AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE (GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY OWNERSHIP) Any software, research, reports studies, data, photographs, negatives or other documents, drawings or materials prepared by contractor in the performance of its obligations under this contract shall be the exclusive property of the City of Denton and all such materials shall be delivered to the City by the contractor upon completion, termination, or cancellation of this contract. Contractor may, at its own expense, keep copies of all its writings for its personal files. Contractor shall not use, willingly allow, or cause to have such materials used for any purpose other than the performance of contractor’s obligations under this contract without the prior written consent of the City; provided, however, that contractor shall be allowed to use non-confidential materials for writing samples in pursuit of the work. The ownership rights described herein shall include, but not be limited to, the right to copy, publish, display, transfer, prepare derivative works, or otherwise use the works. __________________________________________________________________________________________ 13. PATENT RIGHTS The contractor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the City from any claim involving patent right infringement or copyrights on goods supplied. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 14. AWARD The City reserves the right to award a contract or contracts to various respondents by line item, section(s), or by entire proposal; whichever is most advantageous, or provides the “best value” to the City, unless denied by the respondent. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 15. CONTRACTS The successful awarded vendor(s) will be required to sign an original contract. A sample contract is attached. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 16. INSURANCE The City requires standard insurance for services performed on site. The successful awarded vendor will be required to provide a certificate of insurance as outlined in the contract. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 17. CHANGES DURING CONTRACT TERM The awarded contractor shall not change specifications during the contract term without prior approval. Any deviation in the specifications or change in the products must be approved in advance by the City of Denton. Notice of a change shall be submitted in writing to purchasing@cityofdenton.com, with the solicitation number in the subject line, for review. Products/Services found to have changed specifications without notification, and acceptance, will be returned at the supplier’s expense. Products that have been installed will be replaced at the contractor’s expense. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 18. ADDING NEW PRODUCTS OR SERVICES TO THE CONTRACT AFTER AWARD Following the Contract award, additional services or products of the same general category that could have been encompassed in the award of this contract, and that are not already on the contract, may be added. A formal written request may be sent to successful Contractor (s) to provide a proposal on the additional services and shall submit proposals to the City of Denton as instructed. All prices are subject to negotiation with a Best and Final Offer (“BAFO”). The City of Denton may accept or reject any or all pricing proposals, and may issue a separate solicitation for the services/products after rejecting some or all of the proposals. The commodities and services covered under this provision shall conform to the statement of work, specifications, and requirements as outlined in the request. Contract changes shall be made in accordance with Local Government Code 252.048 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 19. SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS The City does not warrant or guarantee against the possibility that safety or environmental hazards or potential hazards (including premises and special defects) may exist at the City’s facilities. The Contractor shall be responsible for identifying any hazardous conditions and notifying the City of these conditions in writing no later than 30 days after contract award and prior to initiation of service delivery on the property. This will be accomplished by the Contractor conducting an environmental assessment and an occupational health, and safety inspection of the service bay or field service areas by competent, qualified and appropriately licensed practitioners. The costs of these inspections and any subsequent corrective action will be negotiated between the City and the Contractor. Deadline: 6/17/2026 05:00 PM (CT)9083Page 9 of 13 pages All contractors to the City of Denton are required to ensure absolute safety standards are applied and enforced. The City of Denton will not be responsible for individual contractor safety, and the awarded contractor shall not hold the City of Denton responsible. Known hazards shall immediately be reported and all safety precautions shall be taken to prevent potential safety issues from occurring. __________________________________________________________________________________________ 20. CONTRACTOR STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE Monthly Time Standards - Contractors shall fully understand that the City relies on the product or service of the solicitation to provide vital municipal services, and the availability and reliability of the equipment is of the essence. With this in mind, the Contractor shall meet the following performance standards at all times. Labor disputes, strikes, and other events, except those beyond the Contractor's control such as acts of God, shall not relieve the Contractor from meeting these standards. For service category, the Contractor must ensure the given level of service is achieved, within the designated number of working hours. Contractor shall deliver goods or services within specified delivery times for 95% of all orders. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 21. ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS AND PROPOSED SOLUTIONS Respondent shall offer written observations, based upon previous experiences in public projects of this magnitude, addressing any anticipated problems and offer proposed solutions to those problems. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 22. ADDITIONAL GENERAL REQUIREMENTS A. Prior to commencement of the services, the City and selected individual or business will conduct an initial meeting to review the overall scope, schedule, deliverables and planning process to implement a successful program. B. The awarded Contractor shall provide to the City of Denton, detailed reports of time and services provided to the City on a monthly basis. C.Staff available to assist the selected provider is limited; the proposals submitted should not anticipate extensive staff assistance during equipment repairs or maintenance. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 23. PAYMENT AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS a. PAYMENT AND INVOICES: Payment processing: The City review, inspection, and processing procedures for invoices ordinarily require thirty (30) days after receipt of invoices, materials, or services. Submissions which call for payment before thirty (30) days from receipt of invoice, or cash discounts given on such payment, will be considered only if, in the opinion of the Purchasing Manager, the review, inspection, and processing procedures can be completed as specified. It is the intention of the City of Denton to make payment within thirty days after receipt of valid invoices for which items or services have been received unless unusual circumstances arise. The 30 day processing period for invoices will begin on the date the invoice is received or the date the items or services are received, whichever is later. Direct deposit for payments: Contractors are encouraged to arrange for receiving payments through direct deposit. Information regarding direct deposit payments is available from the City of Denton Purchasing website: www.dentonpurchasing.com. Invoices shall be sent directly to the City of Denton Accounts Payable Department, 215 E McKinney St, Denton, TX, 76201-4299. A pro-forma invoice shall be sent to the contract administrator as identified in the Notice to Proceed. It is the intention of the City of Denton to make payment on completed orders within thirty days after receipt of invoice or items; whichever is later, unless unusual circumstances arise. Invoices must be fully documented as to labor, materials, and equipment provided, if applicable, and must reference the City of Denton Purchase Order Number in order to be processed. No payments shall be made on invoices not listing a Purchase Order Number. b. PAYMENT TO PERFORMANCE MILESTONES Awarded contractor shall prepare and submit invoices after completion of specific project milestones. The invoice shall detail the major milestones accomplished and detailed cost information for project. These milestones shall be submitted to the City of Denton and the City’s Project Staff shall review such for completion and accuracy, prior to payment authorization. c. TAX EXEMPTION The City of Denton qualifies for sales tax exemption pursuant to the provisions of Article Deadline: 6/17/2026 05:00 PM (CT)9083Page 10 of 13 pages 20.04 (F) of the Texas Limited Sales, Excise and Use Tax Act. Any Contractor performing work under this contract for the City of Denton may purchase materials and supplies and rent or lease equipment sales tax free. This is accomplished by issuing exemption certificates to suppliers. Certificates must comply with State Comptroller’s ruling #95-0.07 and #95-0.09. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 24. SUBMISSION ERRORS Prices offered shall be used for submission analysis and for agreement pricing. In case of errors in the pricing extension or totals, the unit pricing offered by the respondent will govern. 25. RIGHT TO PROTEST Any interested party who is aggrieved in connection with a solicitation or award of a contract above the formal threshold may protest to the Procurement Director. Protests based upon alleged improprieties in a solicitation that are apparent before the solicitation due date shall be filed not less than five (5) working days before the solicitation due date. In all other cases, protests shall be filed within five (5) days of notice of intent to award or in the absence of a notice of intent to award, prior to the award date. Filing of a protest must be in accordance with Article 12 of the Procurement Policy Manual found on the City of Denton webpage, Materials Management department page, under the Standard Terms, Conditions, and Policies section. 1 7 Bid Acceptance I have read and understand the Terms and Conditions, Specifications, and Insurance requirements, contained herein, and further agree to abide and accept said Terms, Conditions and Specifications. Yes Yes - with exceptions (Please Select) (Required: Check only one) 1 8 Bid Acceptance Exceptions If you answered yes - with exceptions to the above question please list the exceptions. (Additional exceptions will not be allowed during the negotiation process) (Optional: Maximum 4000 characters allowed) 1 9 Additional Agreement Any additional agreement that the supplier wishes to have considered as part of the resulting contract shall be attached and submitted with the response to this solicitation. Any agreement that is submitted after the closing date of the solicitation shall not be considered. Please note that agreements in direct conflict with the terms and conditions of this solicitation may result in rejection of your response to the solicitation. Acknowledged (Required: Check if applicable) Deadline: 6/17/2026 05:00 PM (CT)9083Page 11 of 13 pages 2 0 Acknowledgement The undersigned agrees this submission becomes the property of the City of Denton after the official opening. The undersigned affirms he has familiarized himself with the specification, drawings, exhibits and other documents; the local conditions under which the work is to be performed; satisfied himself of the conditions of delivery, handling and storage of materials and equipment; and all other matters that will be required for the work before submitting a response. The undersigned agrees, if this submission is accepted, to furnish any and all items/services upon which prices are offered, at the price(s) and upon the terms and conditions contained in the specification. The period for acceptance of this submission will be 120 calendar days unless a different period is noted. The undersigned affirms that they are duly authorized to execute this contract, that this submission has not been prepared in collusion with any other respondent, nor any employee of the City of Denton, and that the contents of this submission have not been communicated to any other respondent or to any employee of the City of Denton prior to the acceptance of this submission. Respondent hereby assigns to the City any and all claims for overcharges associated with this contract which arise under the antitrust laws of the United States, 15 USCA Section 1 et seq., and which arise under the antitrust laws of the State of Texas, Tex. Bus. & Com. Code, Section 15.01, et seq. The undersigned affirms that they have read and do understand the specifications, all exhibits and attachments contained in this solicitation package. The undersigned agrees that the solicitation package posted on the website are the official specifications and shall not alter the electronic copy of the specifications and/or pricing sheet, without clearly identifying changes. The undersigned understands they will be responsible for monitoring the City of Denton Purchasing Website at: https://www.cityofdenton.com/en-us/business/solicitations-contracting to ensure they have downloaded all addendum(s). I certify that I have made no willful misrepresentations in this submission, nor have I withheld information in my statements and answers to questions. I am aware that the information given by me in this submission will be investigated, with my full permission, and that any misrepresentations or omissions may cause my submission to be rejected. Acknowledge (Required: Check if applicable) Bid Lines 1 Estimated Project Cost Total Price:$Total:$ No bid Deadline: 6/17/2026 05:00 PM (CT)9083Page 12 of 13 pages Supplier Information Company Name: Contact Name: Address: Phone: Fax: Email: Supplier Notes The undersigned agrees this submission becomes the property of the City of Denton after the official opening. The undersigned affirms he has familiarized himself with the specification, drawings, exhibits and other documents; the local conditions under which the work is to be performed; satisfied himself of the conditions of delivery, handling and storage of materials and equipment; and all other matters that will be required for the work before submitting a response. The undersigned affirms that they are duly authorized to execute this contract, that this submission has not been prepared in collusion with any other respondent, nor any employee of the City of Denton, and that the contents of this submission have not been communicated to any other respondent or to any employee of the City of Denton prior to the acceptance of this submission. The undersigned affirms that they have read and do understand the specifications, all exhibits and attachments contained in this solicitation Print Name Signature Deadline: 6/17/2026 05:00 PM (CT)9083Page 13 of 13 pages