This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Raleigh, North Carolina. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

For Lawn and Ground Services East District 4 The intent of this Invitation for Bid (IFB) is to obtain pricing for and select a qualified Vendor to provide Lawn and Ground services for the NC Department of Transportation, Support Services Unit. The contract shall consist of an all-inclusive lawn and ground service including all reasonable and necessary labor, supervision, materials, equipment and supplies to keep the subject State lawn and grounds properly maintained. The intent of this solicitation is to award an Agency Term Contract. Bids shall be submitted in accordance with the terms and conditions of this IFB and any addenda issued hereto Direct all inquiries concerning this IFB to: Carolyn Pittman Procurement Specialist II Email: cdpittman1@ncdot.gov Phone: 919-707-2631 Offer shall be valid for at least 180 days from date of bid opening The Contract shall have an initial term of one (1) year, beginning on the date of final Contract execution (the Effective Date). The Vendor shall begin work under the Contract within five (5) business days of the Effective Date. At the end of the Contracts initial term, the State shall have the option, in its sole discretion, to renew the Contract on the same terms and conditions for up to two (2) additional one (1) year terms. The State will give the Vendor written notice of its intent to exercise each option no later than fifteen (15) days before the end of the Contracts then-current term. In addition to any optional renewal terms, and with the Vendors concurrence, the State reserves the right to extend the Contract after the last active term Submit Written Questions - Vendor - December 13, 2022 @ 12:00 PM ET Written questions shall be emailed to cdpittman@ncdot.gov by the date and time specified above. Vendors should enter IFB # 54-CP-12021432: Questions as the subject for the email. Question submittals should include a reference to the applicable IFB section and be submitted in the format Failure to attend the mandatory site visit shall result in vendors bid being deemed non-responsive and not considered for award The purpose of this site visit is for all prospective Vendors to apprise themselves of the conditions and requirements which will affect the performance of the work called for by this IFB. Vendors must stay for the duration of the pre-bid. No allowances will be made for unreported conditions that a prudent Vendor would recognize as affecting the work called for or implied by this IFB. Mailing address for delivery of bid via US Postal Service: BID NUMBER: 54-CP-12021432 Attn: Carolyn Pittman North Carolina Department of Transportation Purchasing Section, Room 334B 1510 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 26799-1510 Office Address of delivery by any other method (special delivery, overnight, or any other carrier).: BID NUMBER: 54-CP-12021432 Attn: Carolyn Pittman North Carolina Department of Transportation Purchasing Section, Room 334B 1 South Wilmington St. Raleigh, NC 27601 For bids submitted via U.S. mail, please note that the U.S. Postal Service generally does not deliver mail to a specified street address but to the States Mail Service Center. Vendors are cautioned that bids sent via U.S. Mail, including Express Mail, may not be delivered by the Mail Service Center to the agencys purchasing office on the due date in time to meet the bid deadline. All Vendors are urged to take the possibility of delay into account when submitting bids by U.S. Postal Service, courier, or other delivery service Submit a signed, original executed bid response, and one (1) photocopy, of your bid simultaneously to the address identified in the table above. Submit your bid in a sealed package. Clearly mark each package with: (1) Vendor name; (2) the IFB number; and (3) the due date. Address the package(s) for delivery as shown in the table above. If Vendor is submitting more than one (1) bid, each bid shall be submitted in separate sealed envelopes and marked accordingly. For delivery purposes, separate sealed envelopes from a single Vendor may be included in the same outer package. Bids are subject to rejection unless submitted with the information above included on the outside of the sealed bid package. Failure to submit a bid in strict accordance with these instructions shall constitute sufficient cause to reject a Vendors bids(s). Vendors are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to upload bids. North Carolina G.S. 143-52 provides a general list of criteria the State shall use to award contracts, as supplemented by the additional criteria herein. The Goods or Services being procured shall dictate the application and order of criteria; however, all award decisions shall be in the States best interest. All responsive bids will be reviewed, and an award or awards will be based on the responsive bid(s) offering the lowest price that meets the specifications provided herein. While the intent of this IFB is to award a Contract(s) to a single Vendor, the State reserves the right to make separate awards to different Vendors for one or more line items, to not award one or more line items, or to cancel this IFB in its entirety without awarding a Contract, if it is considered to be most advantageous to the State to do so. The State reserves the right to waive any minor informality or technicality in bids received. The parties agree that calculation of actual damages resulting from failure to meet the following performance standards is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to calculate accurately, and the parties also agree that the compensation identified for such failures are a reasonable estimate of damages resulting from a failure to meet the performance standard described. Therefore, the parties agree that the Vendor shall be subject to amounts due as liquidated damages but not as a penalty. The Vendor shall schedule a contract kick-off meeting within seven (7) business days of contract award with the Site Coordinator.