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

Provision of mowing and landscape maintenance services. This contract shall be in affect for a one (1) year period from the date of award, with an option to renew for four (4) additional one (1) year periods upon mutual written agreement between the Contractor and the municipality. The Village of Skokie reserves the right to cancel the awarded Contract with thirty (30) days written notice. Pre-bid Meeting: None Bid Deposit: 5% of First Year Contract Amount Performance Bond: None Should bidders require additional information, please email questions to rp,ichae!.a!eksic(%skokie.org no later than seven (7) days prior to the bid due date. Questions may also be faxed to Village of Skokie Purchasing at (847)568-8839 When required on the cover sheet, a bid deposit in the amount specified shall accompany all bids. Bid deposits shall be in the form of cash, bond, a certified check or cashier's check drawn on a responsible bank doing business in the United States and shall be made payable to the Village of Skokie. AH bids not accompanied by a bid deposit, when required, will be rejected, Bid deposits of the two lowest bidders will be returned after the contract is awarded. Bid deposits of all others will be returned immediately. The bid deposit of the accepted bidder will be returned upon receipt of a satisfactory performance bond where such bond is required for completion of contract. hen required by the specifications herein, the successful bidder shall furnish a performance bond within fourteen (14) calendar days after notification of contract award. Failure to furnish the required bond within the time specified may be cause for rejection of the bid and any bid deposit may be retained as liquidated damages and not as a penalty. IT BEING NOW AGREED that said sum is a fair estimate of the amount of damages sustained due to the bidder's failure to furnish said bond. The Purchasing Agent reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to disregard any infomiality on the bids and bidding. No bid will be accepted from or contract awarded to any person, firm or corporation that is in any way in default with the Village of Skokie and/or the City ofEvanston. The bidder, if requested, must present within 48 hours, evidence satisfactory to the Purchasing Agent of performance ability and possession of necessary facilities, resources and adequate insurance to comply with the terms of these specifications and contract documents.