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

Bid is subject to the RFQ -Standard Terms and Conditions. By submittal of a bid, bidder certifies its agreement to these terms and conditions, which cannot be waived. REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONPlease bid to provide the followinglandscapingservicesat Joe L. Evins Appalachian Center forCrafts (Smithville TN) at Tennessee Tech, according to the specification below.Specifications:Project is to include all labor costsinvolved for removeallexisting landscaping; installation of landscape fabric, plants, and rock/ approximately 350 plants will be installed. Landscaping fabric, plants, and rock will be provided by Tennessee Tech.Contractor must provide all hand tools.Plants will include Boxwood's, native grasses, Loropetalum, Liriope, Nandina's, some perennials, Schip Laurels etc. (subject to availability); approximately 3,000 square feet of landscape rock to be installed Tennessee Tech will provide area for disposal of old landscaping. Contractor must thoroughly cleanup at the end of every work day.Project is to be completed five (5) weeks after date of final signatures.Please provide a bid for full project completion Note:Tennessee Tech reserves the right to initiate negotiations with the next ranked Bidder should Tennessee Tech cease doing business with the Bidder selected via this RFQ process. RFQ Communications-Interested parties must direct all communication regarding this RFQ to the RFQ Coordinator, Tina Girdley, who is Tennessee Tech's only official point of contact for this RFQ. Unauthorized contact regarding this RFQ with employees or officials of Tennessee Tech other than the RFQ Coordinator named above may result in disqualification from this procurement process. Insurance-Contractor, at its own expense, must provide and maintain public liability insurance, naming Tennessee Tech as an additional insured and certificate holder. The minimum limits of the policy shall be $1,000,000 for personal injury and $300,000 for property insurance. Insurance shall be written by an insurance company licensed to operate in the State of Tennessee. The Contractorshall furnish Tennessee Tech with a current certificate showing that such insurance is in effect and that the protection afforded under this policy will not be cancelled or reduced until at least ten (10) days prior notice is sent to Tennessee Tech by theinsurance company or agent. Contractor's failure to provide evidence of such insurance coverage is a material breach and grounds for termination of the Contract negotiations and/or Contract.Sales and Use Tax-Before the Contract, resulting from this RFQ, is signed, the apparent successful bidder mustbe registered or exempted from registration with the Department of Revenue for the collection of Tennessee sales and use tax. The State shall not approve a contract unless the Proposer provides proof of such registration or exemption. The foregoing is a mandatory requirement of an award of a contract pursuant to this solicitation.