This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Aurora, Illinois. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Description of Work Name: Native Plantings Landscaping Maintenance Various Locations in Aurora, IL Scope of Services: To establish and/or provide maintenance of native planting areas at various locations throughout the City. The locations of the areas under this scope of services, many of which surround manmade lakes and drainage areas, includes Cherry Hill Lake, Greenfield Lake, Orchard Lake, Aurora Police Department, Fire Station 7, Indian Trail and Farnsworth, and Riverwalk behind River Street Plaza. The scope of services may include selective cutting, conservation mowing, spot and boom spray herbicide application, prescribed burn, and native seeding. A summary of existing conditions and recommendations at each site was provided by the City's previous consultant Cardno, Inc. and is included with this RFB. This City of Aurora is seeking a one-year contract, with two additional one-year extensions mutually agreeable to both parties. The unit prices listed in the schedule of prices shall remain the same if an extension(s) is executed. Please note that due to budgetary limitations, the full scope of services requested will likely not be performed in its entirety and some locations may be excluded all together. There will be no pre-bid meeting for this project. Any questions regarding this bid opportunity shall be submitted to the Director of Purchasing via email at purchasingDL@aurora.il.us by no later than 8:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 25, 2021. Any questions received after this date will not be addressed via Addendum and will not be reflected in the project scope. Bidders shall provide references for three similar projects performed in the past 5 years on the form included in this bid. All Bidders, as a condition of and prior to entry into a contract, agree that a complete background investigation of the principals of the Bidder and all employees who will work on the project may be made. Bidders agree to cooperate with the City to supply all information necessary to complete these investigations. The City, in its complete discretion, may disqualify any Bidder, including low Bidder, and may void any contract previously entered into based on its background investigation. The City reserves the right to waive technicalities and to reject any or all proposals as provided in Standard Provisions for Bidding Requirements and Conditions for Contract Proposals contained in the "Supplemental Specifications and Recurring Special Provisions". The City reserves the right to award or exclude from the award, any individual line item for which costs are requested in the Schedule of Prices to be presented with this bid. Any bidder who owes the City money may be disqualified at the City's discretion. The City encourages minority business firms to submit proposals and encourages the successful contract bidder to utilize minority businesses as subcontractors for supplies, equipment, services, and construction. Submission of a bid shall be conclusive assurance and warranty the bidder has examined the plans and understands all requirements for the performance of work. The bidder will be responsible for all errors in the proposal resulting from failure or neglect to conduct an in-depth examination. The Awarding Authority will, in no case be responsible for any costs, expenses, losses or changes in anticipated profits resulting from such failure or neglect of the bidder. The City of Aurora has a local preference ordinance that would apply to this contract.