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

For Downtown Mowing and Landscape Maintenance The City of Aurora invites you to bid on an anticipated mowing and landscape maintenance agreement with a contractor for the City's Central Business District for the Downtown Maintenance Division. The City of Aurora has a local preference ordinance that would apply to this contract. The contract will be for one year with the option for two (2) one-year extensions based on mutual agreement between the contractor and the City of Aurora All bid proposals are to be submitted on the bid proposal form provided entitled: "Bid Proposal 23- 10 for Downtown Mowing and Landscape Maintenance". Each bid must be placed in an envelope, sealed, and clearly marked on the outside: "Bid Proposal 23- 10 for Downtown Mowing and Landscape Maintenance". All inquiries and/or questions pertaining to the provisions and specifications of this bid package shall be directed to the Director of Purchasing, in writing at PurchasingDL@aurora.il.us. Questions will be accepted until 8:00 am, Tuesday, February 14, 2023. Questions will be answered via addendum and posted to the City's website by 5:00 pm, Thursday, February 16, 2023. NO questions will be accepted or answered verbally. No questions will be accepted or answered after February 14, 2023 8:00 am cut-off date/time. It is the responsibility of the interested bidder to check our website and assure they have received addendum, if any issued, and acknowledge such receipt where indicated. A bid bond in the amount of $1,000 is required with the bid presented. A 50% performance and a 100% payment bond may be required from the successful bidder. The City of Aurora encourages minority business firms to submit bids and encourages the successful firm to utilize minority businesses as applicable. The City of Aurora reserves the right at any time and for any reason to cancel this Invitation to Bid, to accept or reject any or all Bids or portion thereof, or accept an alternate bid. The City reserves the right to waive any immaterial defect in any bid, or technicality, informality or irregularity in the bids received, and to disregard all nonconforming or conditional bids or counter-proposals. Unless otherwise specified by the bidder or the City, the City reserves the right to hold the best bids for ninety (90) days from the opening date set forth above. The City may seek clarification from any bidder at any time and failure to respond promptly is cause for rejection. The City further reserves the right to award the bid to the lowest responsible Bidder whose offer best responds in quality, fitness and capacity to the requirements of the proposed work or usage and therefore is in the best interest of the City