Board rescinds cleaning award, schedules new bid deadlines and opens multiple project bids; recycling bins bid awarded

At its Jan. 24, 2025 session, the Albany City Board of Contract & Supply took a series of routine procurement actions: it moved to rescind a previously awarded citywide commercial cleaning contract, set new bid deadlines for several solicitations and opened bids for multiple construction, mechanical and electrical packages. The board also recorded a motion to accept a bid for recycling bins from Dynasty Industrial LLC.

Purchasing staff, represented in the transcript by a presenter identified as Joel Stetson and other procurement staff, offered a resolution to "rescind the previous bid award dated 01/07/2025 and reject all bids received by the Board of Contract & Supply on 12/17/2024 for procurement of citywide commercial cleaning services." The board directed the secretary to advertise a new solicitation; the new advertisement notice sets proposals to be received at the board’s regular meeting on Feb. 4, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. for citywide commercial cleaning services. The transcript also records the secretary being authorized to advertise for maintenance, oil change, printing and other services, with multiple bid‑opening dates listed (Feb. 4, 2025 and Feb. 21, 2025) and bid deposit requirements (up to 5% for some solicitations).

The board opened and read aloud numerous bids for public‑works and building projects, including base bids for general construction at 520 Livingston Avenue and for electrical, mechanical and plumbing packages at the same address. Several individual bid amounts were read into the record (examples include base bids listed at or near $12.7 million, $13.0 million and other bids in the $12–13 million range for general construction; electrical base bids read in the six‑figure range, e.g., $1,119,819; and mechanical/plumbing base bids in the hundreds of thousands). The transcript contains many line‑item bid amounts and bidder names; the full certified bid tabulation will be posted to the city’s procurement record.

Procurement staff also reported bids on water and sewer supply groups and park service connection projects with group totals read aloud (examples: wide range pipe couplings at $93,910.01; ductile iron pipe groups at $23,968.00 and $181,551.20; valve boxes, caps and risers at $62,927.00). For smaller equipment, a bid for roll tape copper was read as $2,530.00.

Finally, the transcript records a motion offered by a staff member identified as "Mister Deoli" to accept the bid and award a contract for recycling bins and associated containers to Dynasty Industrial LLC; the motion was seconded on the floor. The transcript excerpt ends shortly afterward; the official procurement record should be checked for the posted contract award and executed agreement.

Why it matters: rescinding and reissuing solicitations resets competition for a major city services contract and the bid openings reveal the price landscape for multiple capital and maintenance projects the city plans to contract over the coming months. The board’s actions set firm submission deadlines and bond/deposit requirements that will govern bidder participation.

Where to find more: the city’s purchasing office posts certified bid tabulations, eventual contract awards and related documents on the official procurement portal; the transcript and meeting minutes can be consulted for full details.