The Town of Hurley is requesting bids to mow park, public Town properties, and public right-of-way. The Town desires contractors/individuals to supply mowing service for this Town land and right-of-way.The selected contractor/individual will be responsible for mowing services to the Town of Hurley for the 2022 calendar year from April 15 through October 31. Please refer to "Locations to be Mowed" for the complete list of locations to be mowed.Scope of WorkThe work to be completed will include weekly mowing of all established grasses and vegetation within each reported area in a neat and professional manner. Vegetation in and around structures, walks, trees,parking areas, sidewalks, or other similar items shall be mowed to a neat appearance as well as string trimmed. The contractor/individual shall neatly mow grass and vegetation to a height of three (3") inches. All trash and debris in the mowing area shall be removed from the area before and after mowing. Grass and vegetation clippings shall be blown or swept off of walkways, driveways, trails, sidewalks, etc. Vegetation clippings shall not be blown or deposited on the Town streets or walkways.The chosen contractor/individual must be able to respond to and comply with allelements listed in this section. Failure to comply can and will result in termination of a bid proposal or service contract. Elements include: Mowing height is three inches (3") Grass clippings will not be mowed or blown into the streets or roads Mowing over garbage is prohibited All garbage must be picked up and disposed of Damage to trees, light posts, signposts, gutters or drainage systems, electric conduit or boxes bymowers or string trimmers is prohibitedEquipment operators must wear, at all times, high visibility reflective safety vests,jackets, or shirts while operating equipment in road ROW Selection ProcessThe Town will take into account such matters it considers appropriate in selecting the successful contractor. The Town reserves the right to contract with one or more vendors for maintenance and mowing and to reject, for any reason, any and all bids.Evaluation criteria will include: The contractor's understanding of the assignment and ability to follow bidding instructions The contractor's proposed fee for individual maintenance areas and one lump sum for all areas The experience and qualifications of the contractor References (provide a minimum of three account references)Bidder Qualifications To be considered, each contractor/individual must submit a completed proposal bid form, certificate of liability insurance, and any additional information requested in the RFP with their proposal packet. The proposal bid form must be signed.Responses to this RFP will be evaluated based on a selection process consisting of: A review by the Town of the contractor/individual's response to the RFP, todetermine if the proposal meets all criteria for consideration. Relevant experiences, project understanding, project requirements, strength of the proposal proposed fees.Every effort will be made to adhere to the following schedule
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