Landscape Maintenance Services - 4688787

This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in West New York, New Jersey. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Palisade Palisade Avenue Gardens & 50th Street Parkeast 5806-14 Park Avenue Gardens and Also on the Boulevard East Side of the Buildings Sunshine 515 -54 Street Gardens Pizzuto 590-62nd Street Building Mcgowan 6300 Adams Street Building Otis 5800 Jefferson Street Gardens F.d.r. 6100 Adams Street Building Kennedy 430-62nd Street Tower The bid shall be for a two (2) year period. Attention is called to the provision for equal employment opportunity and bid conditions of Executive Order 11625 regarding provisions and procedures pertaining to the minority business enterprise program in connection with HUD projects, Executive Order 11246 and Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as set forth in Title 24, Part 135. Section 3 required that to the greatest extent feasible opportunities for training be given lower income residents of the project area and contracts for work in connection with the project awarded to business concerns which are located in, or owned in substantial part by persons residing in the area of the project. The Authority solicits and encourages minority business enterprise participation. MBE's will be afforded full consideration of their responses and will not be subject to discrimination. Bidders will be required to comply with the Authority's Minority Interest Enterprise Program goal requirement where applicable. Bidding documents, including specifications may be obtained at the Authority's Main Office between the hours of 9:00 AM. and 12 Noon and 1 P.M. -4 P.M. -Monday through Friday. The Authority reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informalities in the bidding. Contract award will be made to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder whose bid meets the requirements of the Invitation for Bids. A contract will be awarded only to the corporation or other entity under whose name qualifications, pre qualifications (where provided for by the Authority and applicable), bonding documentation and other documentation are submitted. Corporate affiliates, subsidiary or Parent Corporation or related entities are not automatically qualified. All bidders will be required to submit a bid guarantee with their bid, same shall be in the form of a certified or cashier check made payable to the Authority in the amount of One Thousand ($1,000.) or a U.S. Government Bond (s) at par value or a bid bond executed by a surety company qualified to do business in the State of New Jersey. The guarantee shall insure the execution of the Contract and the furnishing of Performance and Payment Bond (s). Consent of Surety must be furnished with any and all forms of bid guarantee, including checks. All bidders will be required to submit with their bid an insurance certificate (s) evidencing the fact that they carry sufficient insurance to protect them and the Housing Authority from any property damage or bodily injury claims arising out the contract work. Required insurance coverage shall include: 1. Workers Compensation Insurance applicable to the laws of the State of New Jersey, and Employer's Liability Insurance as required by applicable State and Federal Law. 2. Comprehensive General Liability Policy including automobile and truck which coverage shall be in accordance with the standard coverage form currently in use in the State of New Jersey; same shall not be circumscribed by any endorsements limiting the breadth of coverage. Limits shall not be less than $1,000,000. single limit coverage for personal liability and $500,000 for property damage liability. The successful bidder will be required to furnish and pay for satisfactory Performance and Payment Bond (s) in the amount equal to 5% of the amount of bid. The Bid Bond, Consent of Surety, Perfonnance and Payment Bond (s) must be obtained from bid Bond/Surety Companies listed on the Federal Register "Department of Treasury" Circular 570. All bids and security must be enclosed in properly sealed envelope bearing on the outside the words "Bid Documents", the name of the bidder, the date and time for receipt of bids, and any project or other identifying number ornarne. No bid shall be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days subsequent to bid opening without the consent of the Authority. In accord with the State of New Jersey of 2004 A-13130, CH57, as of September 1, 2004 all parties doing business with public agencies, in the State of New Jersey, excluding non-profit organizations and other government agencies are required to be registered with the NJ State of Department of Treasury and to provide such agencies with a copy of their Business Registration Certificate before entering into a contractual agreement (fonnal contract, purchase order, etc.) with such agencies for the provision of goods or services at a cost in excess of 15% of the State mandated bid threshold. Respondents are advised of the responsibility to file an annual disclosure statement on political contributions with the State of New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:44-A-20.13 (P.L. 2005, c. 271. s3) if they receive contracts in excess of $50,000.00 from public entities in a calendar year. It is the contractor's responsibility to determine if filing is necessary.