Purchasing

Bid Opportunities

Purchasing is responsible for the procurement of supplies, material, equipment and services used by the Town general government. These items range from basic supplies to building construction and vehicles. Items are purchased through the use of formal, sealed bids; requests for proposals for professional services; informal written quotations; or verbal quotations, depending on the dollar amount. Purchases over $30,000 require a formal bid. The Town also participates in cooperative purchases with other entities such as the Capitol Region Purchasing Council and the State of Connecticut.

It is the Town of Newington's goal to obtain the proper goods and services in a timely manner for the lowest cost from responsible vendors, in a manner that is fair and open to the public.

Bid Specifications

Bid specifications and request for proposal (RFP) documents are available upon request by taking the following steps: Go to the Town's Home Page and click on the "Get Connected" icon on the lower left. Under "Notify Me" click on "Link to Page". Under "Please sign in to subscribe, unsubscribe, or manage your subscriptions" enter the e-mail address that you want to receive notifications. Then scroll down to "Bid Postings" and select (click on the envelope icon adjacent to each) category or categories of bids you wish to be notified of (Building Construction, Non-Building Construction, and Non-Construction), along with any other Town communications. Next to "To Confirm Account" click on "OK".  The e-mail address you entered to Sign-In should receive an e-mail to confirm. To open, click on the document in that e-mail.  To exit the Town's "Notify Me" page, click on "Sign Out".

For questions regarding bids please contact Assistant Town Manager, Lauren Rhines, at 860-665-8513, by fax at 860-665-8507, or by emailing Lauren Rhines. Office hours for the Town Manager's Office (unless otherwise indicated in the bid notice) are: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Tuesday 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM and Friday 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM.

In order to be considered, Bids must be received in hard copy to the Town Manager's office no later than the date and time specified in the posting. The Town of Newington does not accept bids by either email or fax.

View a list of bids/RFPs/request for quotations (RFQs) currently available.

Blue Button with links to current bids, RPFs and FRQ.

Disclaimer

The Town of Newington provides bid information over the Internet for the purpose of availability and expediency. The Town of Newington makes no guarantee as to the completeness or accuracy of downloaded bid specifications or Requests for Proposals. The Town of Newington also cannot guarantee the equipment involved in this technology will be available to provide information or to receive requests. It is the responsibility of the receiver of downloaded bid specifications or requests for proposals to ensure that they have the current information, that it is complete, and that any bid submitted is also complete and received at the designated location on time.