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Notice Text PASEO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Landscape & Irrigation Maintenance Services Lee County, Florida Paseo Community Development District (the "District") hereby requests proposals to provide services relating to the exterior landscaping & irrigation maintenance services for Paseo Community Development District, all as more specifically set forth in the Project Manual. Failure to purchase the Project Manual as specified herein will preclude the District's consideration of a proposal submitted by the proposer. Each Project Manual will include, but not be limited to, the Request for Proposals, proposal, contract documents, project scope, technical specifications and site plan. Please make checks payable to Rizzetta & Company, Inc. NO CASH OR CREDIT CARD ACCEPTED. The Field Services Manager shall be the contact person regarding the Project Manual. Mr. Bryan Schaub can be reached by email at bschaub@rizzetta.com or via phone at (813) 533-2950. Failure to attend will preclude the District's consideration of a proposal submitted by a non-attending proposer. The Project Manual will not be available for sale at the mandatory pre-proposal meeting, but will be available at the Rizzetta & Co., Inc. office at the address stated above until February 18, 2022, at 12:00 p.m. The District is a special-purpose taxing District created by Chapter 190 Florida Statutes. The entities submitting proposals must be able to provide for the level of service as outlined in the Project Manual and meet the following qualifications: (i) fully licensed and insured, (ii) 5 years minimum continuous operation (iii) experience with at least three other communities of a similar nature, size and amenity level to the Paseo CDD project, with verifiable references on those projects, (iv) Proposer must be in good financial standing with no history of bankruptcy or financial reorganization, (v) Proposer will be encouraged to have made a site visit prior to submitting the proposal and will be responsible for 100% of their own area takeoffs, and (vi) Proposer must submit total price along with an option for two (2) one (1) year renewals with price. The District has the right to reject any, and all proposals, make modifications to the work, and waive any minor informalities and irregularities in proposals as it deems appropriate, if it determines in its discretion that it is in the best interest of the District to do so. Any person who wishes to protest the Project Manual, or any component thereof, shall file with the District a written notice of protest within seventy-two (72) calendar hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and state holidays) after the Project Manual is made available, and shall file a formal written protest with the District within seven (7) calendar days (including Saturdays, Sundays, and state holidays) after the date of timely filing the initial notice of protest. Filing will be perfected and deemed to have occurred upon receipt by the District Manager, Rizzetta and Company, Inc., 9530 Marketplace Road #206, Fort Myers, Florida 33912. Failure to timely file a notice of protest or failure to timely file a formal written protest shall constitute a waiver of any right to object to or protest the contents of the District's Project Manual. The formal written protest shall state with particularity the facts and law upon which the protest is based. Ranking of proposals will be made by the Board of Supervisors on the basis of qualifications according to the evaluation criteria contained within the Project Manual and will meet on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. at The Paseo Village Center Theater, 11611 Paseo Grande Boulevard, Fort Myers, Florida 33912 to conduct said ranking. The meeting is hereby publicly advertised. Any and all questions relative to this project shall be directed in writing, by e-mail only, to Bryan Schaub at bschaub@rizzetta.com , no later than Monday, February 21, 2022, by 4:00 p.m. (EST). Answers will be provided to all eligible proposers by 5:00 p.m. (EST), February 22, 2022. Any proposal not completed as specified or missing the required proposal documents as provided in the Project Manual may be disqualified. No official action of the District's Board will be taken at this meeting, it is held for the limited purpose of opening the bids. The meeting is open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law. Any person requiring special accommodations at this meeting because of a disability or physical impairment should contact the District Office at (239) 936-0913 at least five calendar days prior to the meeting. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service at 711 or 1-800-955-8770, for aid in contacting the District Office. A copy of the agenda for this meeting may be obtained from the District Manager, Rizzetta and Company, Inc., 9530 Marketplace Road #206, Fort Myers, Florida 33912. This meeting may be continued to a date, time, and place to be specified on the record at the meeting. Paseo Community Development District Belinda Blandon, District Manager bblandon@rizzetta.com