Clackamas County is seeking Proposals from vendors to provide routine and on-call grounds maintenance services to Clackamas County owned and leased. Services include irrigation management and repair, integrated soil amendment, fertilizer, and pest control management, softscape and hardscape grooming, as well as on-call services including but not limited to: snow and ice removal, storm clean-up, and soil analysis. Protest of Specifications Deadline.............................. October 5, 2023, 5:00 PM, Pacific Time Deadline to Submit Clarifying Questions.................. October 26, 2023, 5:00 PM, Pacific Time Walkthrough October 11, 2023, 10:00 AM, Pacific Time Deadline to Submit Protest of Award...........................Seven (7) days from the Intent to Award Anticipated Contract Start Date.................................January 1, 2024 The term of the contract shall be from the effective date through June 30, 2029. Procurement Process and Technical Questions: Ryan Rice, rrice@clackamas.us The Board of County Commissioners reserves the right to reject any and all Proposals not in compliance with all prescribed public bidding procedures and requirements, and may reject for good cause any and all Proposals upon the finding that it is in the public interest to do so and to waive any and all informalities in the public interest. In the award of the contract, the Board of County Commissioners will consider the element of time, will accept the Proposal or Proposals which in their estimation will best serve the interests of Clackamas County and will reserve the right to award the contract to the contractor whose Proposal shall be best for the public good. Clackamas County encourages proposals from Minority, Women, Veteran and Emerging Small Businesses. Clackamas County ("County") reserves the right to reject any and all Proposals received as a result of this RFP. County Local Contract Review Board Rules ("LCRB") govern the procurement process for the County. County reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals or to withdraw any item from the award, if such rejection or withdrawal would be in the public interest, as determined by County. Proposers may submit questions regarding the specifications of the RFP. Questions must be received in writing on or before 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time), on the date indicated in the Schedule, at the Procurement Division address as listed in Section 1 of this RFP. Requests for changes must include the reason for the change and any proposed changes to the requirements. The purpose of this requirement is to permit County to correct, prior to the opening of Proposals, RFP terms or technical requirements that may be unlawful, improvident or which unjustifiably restrict competition. County will consider all requested changes and, if appropriate, amend the RFP. No oral or written instructions or information concerning this RFP from County managers, employees or agents to prospective Proposers shall bind County unless included in an Addendum to the RFP.
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