Dubuque County Facilities Maintenance Department is requesting quotations for the Window Cleaning of the Dubuque County Courthouse, 720 Central Avenue; Historic Jail, 36 E 8th Street; West Campus, 1225 Seippel Road, to be completed July/August 2023 and July/August 2024.
Quotations to be delivered to the Dubuque County Facilities Maintenance Department, Dubuque County Courthouse 5th Floor at 720 Central Avenue, Dubuque, IA 52001 in person or via Email to Chris.Soeder@DubuqueCountyIowa.gov by 3:00pm on Friday June 16th, 2023.
Before submitting a quote, each contractor shall make all investigations and examinations necessary to ascertain all site conditions and requirements affecting the full performance of the contract and to verify any representations made by the County of Dubuque upon which the company will rely. If the contractor receives an award as a result of its quote submission, failure to have made such investigations and examinations will in no way relieve the contractor from its obligation to comply in every detail with all provisions and requirements of the contract documents, nor will a plea of ignorance of such conditions and requirements be accepted as a basis for any claim whatsoever by the contractor for additional compensation.
The Contractor will be required to furnish all necessary labor, equipment, tools and materials for cleaning all windows, exterior and interior glass doors in the County of Dubuque's buildings or locations listed in these specifications. Washing shall be both inside, outside, and in between storm and interior windows. They shall be left clean. Glass is clean when all window surfaces are without streaks, film, deposits and stain and have a uniform bright appearance. Windows shall be cleaned in such a manner as to cause a minimum amount of inconvenience and/or disturbance to building occupants. Work shall be subject to inspection and approval of the Dubuque County Facilities Maintenance Superintendent or his designated agents.
The Dubuque County Courthouse is approximately 7 stories with the highest windows in the Gold Dome and Lantern area. The historic Jail is 2 stories and the West Campus is 2 stories.
Glass washing shall be done with clean water and necessary equipment to remove all dirt, grease or stains, and shall be left dry. The use of ammonia or other cleaning agents is allowed in solution with the water, but only such materials will be allowed that are not injurious to painted, varnished or building surfaces. All work shall be done in a competent manner. Premises in the vicinity of the work shall be left clean. Vendor is to clean excess cleaning solution off window ledge and sills.