REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR FACILITIES MANAGMENT ...

3 CONTRACTORS CUSTODIAL OBLIGATIONS
The Contractor shall perform all of the services described in the RFP and in the Contract and make any
arrangements that may not be described but that are necessary to perform these services. Contractor will
provide all services throughout the term of this Contract. In addition, Contractor will require all employees to
follow all applicable Board policies.
The Contractor will provide an adequate staff of experienced personnel, capable of and devoted to the
successful accomplishment of the work to be performed under this Contract. The Contractor will use its best
efforts to provide clean Facilities for each school day to begin.
The Base Contract will be staffed according to what the Contractor believes is necessary to complete the
cleaning tasks as well as to take care of all the weekday events and setups and to keep each Facility open
for the hours noted. Safety of students and staff and unimpeded delivery of the instructional programs will
determine the authorized work periods. The Base Contract must also include all cleaning chemicals, paper
products, small hand tools and consumable cleaning equipment.
The Contractor is required to quote and provide staffing and scheduling as required. For the afternoon shift
it is expected that at each Facility, one of the employees must be able to take direction and give direction to
others. As such he/she would be the individual Saginaw Public School personnel would provide daily
information to about setups, teacher concerns etc.
No visitors, spouses or children of the Contractor's employees will be allowed at the Facilities during working
hours unless they are bona fide employees of the Contractor at that Facility or they receive prior approval
from The School District of the City of Saginaw designee.
It is the Contractor’s responsibility to maintain the standard of cleanliness specified in the Contract. It is the
responsibility of the Contractor to provide sufficient personnel to ensure that the requirements are met and
that each Facility is effectively cleaned on a daily basis.
The Contractor will provide, and all of the Contractor’s employees are required to wear, uniforms approved
by The School District of the City of Saginaw on all work days. Logo and names on uniform shirts are
required. Uniforms must be worn by all regular and substitute employees while performing under this
Contract or working in Saginaw Public School Facilities and on the School Districts grounds.
The uniforms must be as follows:
• Collared shirts are required for men and women. The shirts may be short sleeve or long sleeve. Shirt
colors and styles should be the same for all employees.
In addition to uniforms, all contractor personnel are also required to wear a Contractor-issued ID badge,
approved by The School District of the City of Saginaw. The ID badge is to be clearly visible at all times
while performing work at Saginaw Public Schools. ID badges are to be worn above the waist.
The Contractor will be responsible for furniture setup and take-down (when appropriate) for extracurricular
activity needs, sporting events, or rental Contracts that occur at any Saginaw Public School Facility during
the normal week. These events are numerous and may occur after school hours. These functions are part
of the base Contract.
All areas that are identified as “Permit Required” such as asbestos removal - Confined Space, by a sign or
tag, require proper entrance in accordance with The School District of the City of Saginaw confined space
entry program. Entry into these areas is permitted only by persons who meet the following requirements:
• Completed confined space training* Comply with any applicable requirements for confined space
permits
• Wear required personal protection equipment
Periodic special events will require the Contractor to modify the cleaning schedule to accomplish set up and
breakdown of those special events (parent teacher conferences, ice cream socials, a play in the auditorium,
home football game, etc.).