The City of Riverside is seeking a qualified entity or individual to provide maintenance for three individual water features along the Main Street Pedestrian Mall between Tenth and Sixth Streets. The City anticipates selecting one firm to perform the services. The City of Riverside ("City") is seeking a qualified entity or individual ("Company") to provide maintenance for three individual water features along the Main Street Pedestrian Mall between Tenth and Sixth Streets. The City anticipates selecting one firm to perform the services. Proposals are requested from Companies that have a demonstrated ability to perform the tasks identified in this Request for Proposal ("RFP"). It is the goal of the City to select and retain a Company by July 1, 2022. The City reserves the right to amend, withdraw and cancel this RFP. The City reserves the right to request or obtain additional information about any and all submittals before making an award. The City also reserves the right to seek clarification from any Proposer about any statement in its proposal that the City finds ambiguous. Please note there will not be a preproposal meeting. The City is located approximately 60 miles east of Los Angeles in western Riverside County, covering some 81 square miles. With nearly 320,000 residents, the City is currently ranked as the twelfth largest city in California and the sixth largest city in Southern California. Riverside is the largest city in, and is at the center of, the region known as the Inland Empire. The City has approximately 450 acres of City maintained landscapes, approximately 150,000 City maintained Street Trees with over 300 different species spread over 81 square miles and has been recognized by the Arbor Day Foundation as a "Tree City USA" since 1987. The City of Riverside is divided into eight (8) landscape service areas which include Downtown, Municipal Parking Facilities, Victoria Avenue, North Quadrant, South Quadrant, Freeway On and Off Ramps, Sycamore Highlands/Canyon Springs and Riverwalk. This allows the City to attain landscaping operational efficiencies and meet the specialized needs of each landscaped area. The City is seeking a qualified Contractor to provide all necessary management skills, labor, equipment, materials, supplies and licenses to properly manage and maintain three individual water features located along the Main Street Pedestrian Mall in Downtown Riverside between Tenth and Sixth Streets. Minimum service requirement shall be three times per week. The selected Company shall provide the services required in Exhibit A, Scope of Services, attached hereto and incorporated herein. Any questions pertaining to this Request for Proposals should be directed to the Q&A tab BEFORE 3:00 p.m. PST on February 10, 2022. The initial term of the Agreement shall be from July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2025 with the option to extend for three (3) additional one-year terms based upon acceptable performance by the Company, acceptable fees and subject to the same terms and conditions of the Agreement. Pricing is to remain firm for the initial contract term. Should the option to renew for additional years be exercised, City and Company may negotiate any and all price modifications.
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