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

The project scope includes general lawn and plant maintenance. Work associated with the scope includes mowing, trimming, edging, fence line growth and weed removal, pruning, power blowing, trash/debris removal, leaf removal, and supplemental watering in accordance with Attachment A: Specifications. The general lawn and plant maintenance schedule is every 14 days each month, except for February. February requires only one visit that will be planned with PWC. Enclosed please find the Instructions to Bidders, Specification, and Bid Pricing Form for more information. Bids shall be submitted on the forms provided herein, or exact copies thereof, and the bidder shall return one copy of the entire bid packet along with the completed Bid Pricing Form and any other information specified in the bid documents. Questions regarding this bid must be submitted in writing to the attention of Carla Wint, at procurement@faypwc.com no later than 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 12, 2023, in order to be considered for a response. You are requested to submit your bid on the enclosed Bid Pricing Form. The bid outcome will result in an initial five (5) month Service Agreement with the option to renew for five (5) additional one-year terms. Direct all inquiries concerning this RFB to: Carla Wint Procurement Advisor procurement@faypwc.com LATE ARRIVALS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO SIGN IN, OR PARTICIPATE IN THE SITE VISIT, NOR SHALL THEIR PROPOSAL BE CONSIDERED. Once the sign-in process is complete, all other persons wishing to attend may do so to the extent that space and circumstances allow. The purpose of this meeting/visit is for all prospective bidders to apprise themselves of the conditions and requirements that will affect the performance of the work called for by this Request for Bid. Bidders must stay for the duration of the pre-bid/site visit. No allowances will be made for unreported conditions that a prudent bidder would recognize as affecting the work called for or implied by this proposal. Bidders are cautioned that any information released to attendees during the pre-bid/site visit, other than that involving the physical aspects of the facility referenced above, and which conflicts with, supersedes, or adds to requirements in this Request for Bid, must be confirmed by written addendum before it can be considered to be a part of this Bid. In accordance with PWCs MWDBE Program, the goal shall be to award nineteen percent (19%) of the total contract dollars to MBE firms and three percent (3%) to WBE firms. A complete copy of PWCs MWDBE Program is available for inspection at PWC Procurement Department. Written questions shall be e-mailed to procurement@faypwc.com by the date and time specified in the RFB schedule. Firms will enter RFB PWC 2324050 - Questions as the subject of the email. Questions received prior to the submission deadline date, the Procurement Advisors response, and any additional information deemed necessary by PWC will be posted in the form of an addendum to the PWC and shall become an Addendum to this RFB. No information, instruction, or advice provided orally or informally by any PWC personnel, whether made in response to a question or otherwise concerning this RFB, shall be considered authoritative or binding. Firms shall rely only on written material contained in an Addendum to this RFB. Inquiries should be submitted no later than the date and time noted in the RFB schedule. Questions answered verbally will be followed up by written addenda as deemed necessary; oral interpretations shall have no effect. Submit Written Questions Bidders Tuesday, December 12, 2023, 5:00 p.m. Provide Response to Questions PWC Friday, December 15, 2023, 5:00 p.m. Award RFB PWC :TBD Service Agreement Target Start Date PWC & Bidder: February 1, 2024 Fayetteville Public Works Commission reserves the right to reject any or all bids for any reason determined by PWC to be in its best interest, or to award the bid to the lowest responsible bidder or bidders, taking into consideration quality, performance, and the time specified in the bids for the performance of the contract.