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

The City of Sikeston is soliciting bids for the mowing of City owned parks, several right-of-ways, medians, Sikeston Industrial Park, City Cemetery, Sikeston Municipal Airport, and emergency mowing situations. Work Required: The contractor will mow the lawn and trim around the playground equipment, picnic tables, curbs, fences, sidewalks, markers, shelters, and any other fixture or amenity within the defined property boundaries. Trimming must be completed at the time of mowing. Following mowing and trimming, the Contractor is responsible for removing, with a blower or other means, any and all grass clippings from sidewalks, trails, parking areas, streets, and gutter lines. For those properties with curbs, the Contractor will trim grass off the curbs in a defined edge, and then may spray herbicide to reduce trimming not to exceed a 4- inch spray pattern (exceptions to the use of herbicide are noted below for Veterans' Park, Airport, and Legion Park). The Contractor will also be responsible for trimming and/or spraying vegetation where the edge of the concrete curb/gutter meets the pavement. The City of Sikeston reserves the right to withhold payment from any contractor who fails to completely mow and trim any contracted property. When mowing and trimming around trees and shrubs, the Contractor will avoid damaging trees and shrubs with trimmers and mowers. (Contractors are encouraged to use a selective herbicide around trees and shrubs with a spray pattern not to exceed the boundaries of the mulch ring.) The Contractor will be responsible for the damage to trees and shrubs as the result of careless trimming and mowing practices. The Contractor shall pick up trash and litter before each mowing as a part of his work. The Contractor will work closely with the Parks and Recreation Maintenance Supervisor to schedule a time for application of weed sterilant by Park Division personnel one time to help control the growth of weeds in the cemetery. Contractors bidding on Veteran's Park/ Airport and Malone Right-of-Way West (Legion Park) are requested to bid trimming the edges of walkways, trails, and curb lines instead of edging with herbicide sprays. The contractor shall remove any and all large limbs. The City of Sikeston reserves the right to accept or reject any and all proposals, as deemed, in its sole discretion, to be in the best interest of the City. The City reserves the right to reject any proposal if the vendor is delinquent in the payment of any taxes, fees or licenses owed to the City. In the event a vendor is delinquent in any payment to the City, the City may offset the delinquent amount due against sums owed the vendor. Should you have any questions regarding these terms or to arrange a site visit, please contact me at (573) 475-3731. Questions regarding the park boundaries should be directed to Matt Patterson at 573-620-1728. All Mowing Contracts for bids #24-28 through #24-53 will be awarded at the March 4, 2024 (tentative date) City Council meeting and will become effective April 1, 2024 through November 1, 2025.