City of Newark · Solicitation 2026-23

Third Party Elevator Inspections

Newark, NJ City Posted Oct 26, 2026 Last verified Nov 13, 8:20 PM
Elevator 10 days remaining

What this bid is

The City of Newark, New Jersey is asking for proposals for third party elevator inspections under solicitation 2026-23, filed under the Elevator trade. The notice lists the commodity categories as elevator installation, maintenance, repair and inspection, but the notice text itself does not describe the scope, locations or number of units in detail. The full solicitation is on the city's OpenGov portal.

Questions are due 4 November 2026 at 12:00 PM EST. Proposals are due 24 November 2026 at 2:00 PM EST and must be submitted electronically through the OpenGov portal, which requires a free vendor account. The city says proposals will be opened and read aloud publicly after the deadline. Late submissions will not be accepted, and the city warns that the portal closes on the countdown timer, so submit early.

Contact buyer Desire Simmons at simmonsd@ci.newark.nj.us or (973) 733-3810. The city decides which proposal, if any, it accepts.

Who should bid

Elevator contractors - the work is Newark, NJ.

Deadline

24 November 2026, 2:00 PM EST (10 days remaining - last confirmed 13 Nov)

How to submit

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As the agency published it

City of Newark - Division of Central Purchasing has issued request for proposals, solicitation 2026-23.

The City of Newark, NJ will receive RFP responses via the City's e-Procurement Portal for 2026-23, Third Party Elevator Inspections. RFP responses will be received until 2:00 PM on November 24, 2026 and then publicly opened and read aloud. Any proposal received after 2:00 PM shall not be accepted in the OpenGov system. Only electronic proposals shall be accepted. NOTE: It is important to note that this process should be completed well in advance of the bid deadline / bid opening. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE. The City's electronic procurement portal will not allow electronic bids to be submitted once the deadline has passed, even if you've already started the process. The deadline is based on the countdown timer found on the OpenGov bid submission page.

Responses are due November 24, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST.

Questions must be submitted by November 4, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST.

Commodity categories: Elevator Installation, Maintenance, Repair and Inspection.

Contact: Desire Simmons, Buyer (simmonsd@ci.newark.nj.us, (973) 733-3810).

6 documents are attached to the notice: Letter of Qualification and Letter of Intent; Vendor Submission Forms (2025); W-9 (March2024); Disclosure of Iran Investments; DisclosureofProhibitedActivitesinRussiaBelarus (2); Federal Debarment Form.

The full solicitation document, addenda and the question-and-answer thread are on the agency's OpenGov portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/newarknj/projects/319189. Responses are submitted electronically there, and a free vendor account is required before you can upload one.

Reproduced from the official notice via OpenGov Procurement - New Jersey. The agency's page is the one that counts.

What the notice says

Questions due
4 Nov 2026

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  • Questions close on 4 November, before the bid deadline.

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Bid deadline10 days remaining - last confirmed 13 Nov 24 November 2026, 2:00 PM EST check 10 days

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Where this came from

Collected from OpenGov Procurement - New Jersey, first seen 27 October 2026, last confirmed 13 November 2026.

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