This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Saint Cloud, Florida. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Grounds Maintenance for City Ditches. The amount of the check or bond may be retained and forfeited to the City of St. Cloud as liquidated damages if the Bid results in a contract award and the Bidder fails to honor the accepted terms. All questions shall be addressed in writing and sent via the Portal's Questions and Answers tab. The deadline for submitting questions is 5:00 pm, Friday, December 8, 2023. Questions will not be accepted if received after this date and time. Bidder is required to submit a certified check or cashier's check drawn on an acceptable bank, or an acceptable bid bond executed by the Bidder and a surety company authorized to do business in the State of Florida. The value of the bid bond shall be five perfect (5%) of the bid price schedule. The selected Bidder may be required to furnish Payment and Performance Bonds to the City of St. Cloud per Florida Statutes, Section 255.05 equal to 100 percent of the total bid amount as specified in the contract documents. Bond forms will be furnished by the City and only those forms will be used. Per Florida Statute 255.05, upon approval and award of the project, the performance and payment bonds are required to be recorded by the awarded contractor in the public records of Osceola County, Florida. An original or certified copy of the bonds must be returned to the City of St. Cloud Procurement Services Department. A surety company, authorized to do business in the State of Florida and acceptable to the City of St. Cloud, shall sign the bonds. The bonds shall be dated with the actual execution date. With these bonds, the responsible party shall file certified copies of the power of attorney of such attorney-in fact signing the bond on behalf of the surety, and such certificates shall be certified to show that such power of attorney was in effect to and including the date of the actual execution of the bonds. If bonds are required, they shall remain in full force and effect until satisfactory completion of any specified performance guarantee tests, or satisfactory completion of all other contractual requirements, which shall occur last. The City of St. Cloud shall furnish a copy of the selected Bidder's bond to any lienor demanding that bond under the provisions of Florida Statutes. The City of St. Cloud reserves the right to order, in writing, changes in the work/services within the scope of the Contract, such as changes in quantity or delivery schedule. The successful Bidder/Proposer has the right to request an equitable price adjustment in cases where modifications to the Contract under the authority of this clause result in increased costs to the Contractor. Contractor shall provide all supervision, labor, equipment materials and fuel to perform mowing, trimming, and weed control services in accordance with the Scope of Services Summary, above. Contractor shall provide the full cost of a complete mowing cycle to include mowing, trimming, edging, removal of trash/litter, and blowing of sidewalk and roadway areas. The City of St. Cloud reserves the right to reject any and all bids or part thereof and/or to waive any and all irregularities in any bid.