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

The Town of Weston, Connecticut is seeking bids for the landscaping and grounds keeping of the Morehouse Farm Park & Bisceglie-Scribner Park for the following period of July 1,2024 through June 30, 2027. The Town of Weston is requesting bids on the complete maintenance of MFP & BSP athletic fields and parks. The specifications are broken down into athletic field areas and are to include the following items for each area: l. Mowing and trimming. ( based on 28 cuts with second cuts on Game fields when requested / necessary ) 2. Preseason clean-up of leaves sticks and debris. 3 Post season clean-up of leaves sticks and debris. 4. Weeding of baseball and Softball fields when needed. 5. Core Aeration and seeding of all grass areas. * Proper seed mixtures to be utilized to ensure strong athletic field turf growth. ( Rate of seed 3-5 lbs./1000 sq.ft..)* 6. Minor landscape projects. (top dressing of scar marks and filling holes when needed.) 7. Baseball / Softball infields preparation for each season. 8. Major landscape projects.(complete refurbishment of baseball and softball infields as needed . Top dressing & over seeding work. 9. Major lawn care projects.( applications of appropriate fertilizers and weed control to all athletic field surfaces.) Soil tests to be taken on all areas and analysis stdied. 10. Spring installation and post season removal and storage of the BSP backstop windscreens I l. Once yearly clean-up of the High School Revson and Middle School fields the next day after the 4th of July celebration. a check ofthe neighbors houses on Lords Highway for firework debris, and subsequent clean-up is also requested. * mixture of Perennial Rye and Kentucky Bluegrass to be used based on consultation with the Director of Parks and Recreation. Any questions about the bid shall also be directed to David Ungar, Director of Parks and Recreation, at 203-222-2655. Each bid must be signed by an authorized representative of the company. Work references for similar type projects may be included with your bid. The Town of Weston reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and reject any part of any bid. The Town reserves the right to waive any informality in any and all bids deemed in the best interest of the Town. The Town reserves the right to negotiate with the selected bidder any amendments to the contract. The Town shall be under no obligation to accept the lowest financial bid. The Town may make such investigations as it deems necessary to determine the ability of a bidder to perform the work. SERVICES: During the term of the contract and any extensions, the Contractor shall furnish the services set forth in this document and the attached specification. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, equipment, and supervision necessary to perform such services. The Town may request and the Contractor may perform extra services at such prices and at such times as the parties agree in writing. The Town may decide not to have landscaping and grounds keeping performed on all the areas listed in the specification; if that happens, the Town and Contractor shall negotiate a mutually agreed upon price reduction in the contract. TERM: The contract shall be effective when signed by both parties. The contract shall be for a one (l) year period, effective July 1, 2024 and extending annually at the option of the Town through June 30, 2027. The Town may terminate the contract on thirty (30) days written notice to the other if the other materially fails to perform any of the obligations, provided that upon receipt of such notice of early termination, the party so notified shall have three (3) business days from that date of notice to correct such failure.