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

The City of Rock Island is seeking proposals for a Landscaping Maintenance Contract for three facilities and several traffic medians/entryway signs. This proposal provides for the maintenance care, and housekeeping of all exterior landscaped areas. The type of maintenance, care and housekeeping is defined in the following and is designed to promote healthy growth and create the landscape environment specified. It should be noted that unforeseen and unpredictable items such as, storm damage and certain insect and disease problems occur, and must be responded to. Because of their unpredictable nature we have omitted them from this proposal but would respond to them upon the request of the Owner in a timely manner. Period of Coverage: 1. This proposal is to provide the landscaping care for the maintenance services beginning approximately late June of the 2022 season. Beginning in 2023 approximately April 1, through October 31 through 2025. For the 2022 season only the facilities will be maintained. Beginning 2023 all locations on the list shall be maintained. 2. Weather permitting services may begin prior to April 1; the Contractor may do so without changing the billing agreement set. For questions on this contract please contact Luke VanLandegen - Municipal Services Superintendent 309-732-2261 The Contractor will be responsible for complying with all local, state, and federal regulations pertaining to this project. The City of Rock Island is committed to preserving equal rights for all of its citizens during the construction of its public works projects and encourages minority contractors to submit bids for this work. The City also encourages bidders to consider hiring subcontractors and employees of all racial and ethnic backgrounds. It is the intent of the City of Rock Island to award a contract to the lowest responsible bidder provided the bid has been submitted in accordance with the bidding requirements. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities or technicalities. Each Bidder shall accompany the Bid with a Bid security, in a separate envelope, as security that the successful bidder will enter into a contract for the work bid upon. The bidders security shall be in an amount equivalent to five percent (5%) of the bid amount, and shall be in the form of a cashiers or certified check drawn on a bank in Illinois or a bank chartered under the laws of the United States of America, or a certified bank share draft drawn on a credit union in Iowa or chartered under the laws of the United States of America or a bid bond with corporate surety satisfactory to the Owner.