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

The terms of the introduction and project description are incorporated herein. Clarification Deadline: 6/14/2022 4:00 PM All proposals shall be effective for sixty (60) calendar days from the date of the proposal opening, unless an award of the Contract is delayed by the required approval of another governmental agency, the sale of bonds or the award of a grant, in which case all proposals will remain effective for One Hundred Twenty (120) calendar days from the date of the proposal opening. Any consultant awarded a contract under this Request for Proposal shall be required to assure protection against discrimination for employees, applicants for employment, and subcontractors on the grounds of actual or perceived race, color, sex, religion, ancestry, genetic information, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, familial status, marital status, age, mental or physical disability, use of guide or support animals and/or mechanical aids. Proposals provided by any other means will not be accepted. All proposals must be labeled "City of Lancaster Consultant Contract for Comprehensive Parks and Open Space Plan" and submitted in PDF format. Incomplete proposals and those received after the specified date and time will not be considered. Hand delivered, mailed, courrier, faxed and/or e-mailed responses will not be accepted. The City is not required to award any contracts under these proposals, although if it determines to award a contract to a Proposer, it need not submit to the Proposer providing the lowest dollar amount. The City will consider the quality of services supplied, responsiveness of the Proposer, past performance of the Proposer, qualifications and experience of the Proposer, compatability of the Proposer's process with other City services, the Proposer's ability to handle the work proposed and the other terms of the Proposal as required hereunder. The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and re-advertise if the best interest of the City will thereby be promoted. The City also reserves the right to waive technical defects if in its judgment, the interest of the City shall so require. The City further reserves the right to waive any informalities in the proposals received and reject any or all proposals for any reason whatsover. Included in its right to reject proposals, is the right for the City, in its sole discretion, to reject proposals which are deemed by the City to be incomplete, conditional, or obscure, or which contain additions, erasures, alterations, omissions or irregularities of any kind. In reviewing the proposals, the City will review the Proposer's experience, qualifications, necessary facilities and financial resources to furnish the items of this Contract, all as more particularly set forth in the Instructions to Proposers, and the City reserves the right to reject the Proposal of any Proposer not possessing satisfactory qualifications. The City may choose to interview Proposers. The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time.