This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Lake Villa, Illinois. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

All Bidders shall be required to submit a written proposal for the Project. In brief summary, the Project consists of the following: PROJECT: SCOPE OF WORK (Brief Description): The Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, services, and supervision and technical support for Mowing Services. The Contractor will be responsible for Mowing Services at various parks and Village owned locations. The term of the initial Contract shall be from May 1, 2024 through April 30, 2025. The Village may, at its option, award a separate one (1) year Contract for three (3) separate subsequent contract years (pending Village Board approval) for May 1, 2025 through April 30, 2026, May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2027, and May 1, 2027 through April 30, 2028 The Work to be performed under each Contract shall be commenced on May 1 of the initial contract year and thereafter on May 1 of each of the subsequent contract years (hereinafter the "Commencement Date") and shall be completed on April 30 of the following year (hereinafter the "Completion Date") for each respective contract year. Sealed envelopes or packages containing Bid Proposals shall be marked or endorsed sealed Bids for "Mowing Services" and delivered to Ryan Horton, Superintendent of Public Works, Village of Lake Villa, 65 Cedar Avenue, Lake Villa, Illinois, and the envelope should bear on the outside the name of the contractor submitting the bid proposal (including the full, correct name, address, and telephone number of the proposed contractor's corporation) and the contractor's Illinois business license number. No Bid Proposal shall be considered unless it is submitted on the Village's Bid Proposal form, which is part of this Bid Package (unless otherwise specified). Bidders must submit three (3) complete, sealed, signed and attested hard copies of the bid. One (1) hard copy shall be an original unbound version, marked "Original" and must contain original signatures. One (1) hard copy shall be an original bound version, marked "Original" and must contain original signatures. The final hard copy shall be a complete, identical, bound copy of the bid. ELIGIBILITY: All eligible proposed contractors shall have a minimum of five (5) years' experience with projects or work of a similar nature and size. The Village encourages minority, women's, and/or disadvantaged business enterprises to submit bids on the Project and successful contract bidders are encouraged to utilize minority businesses as sub-contractors for supplies, equipment, services, and construction. It is the intent of the Village to make contract award(s) to the lowest responsible bidder whose bid properly addresses and complies with this Request and Invitation for Bid Proposals and the related Contract Documents and is most advantageous to the Village, price and other factors considered. The Village reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, or any portion thereof, and/or may reject any proposal for failure to comply with all requirements of this Notice or any of the Contract Documents; however, the Village may waive any minor defects or informalities at its discretion. The Village may accept, in writing, one of the proposals or reject all of the proposals, within sixty (60) days from the opening of proposals or such longer time as stated in the proposal documents or such time as agreed to by the Village and one or more proposed contractor(s). The Village further reserves the right to award a Contract which, in its judgment, is in the best interest of the Village. The Village may accept, in writing, one of the proposals which it finds to be in the Village's best interests within fifteen (15) days from the opening of proposals or such longer time as stated in the proposal documents or within such time as agreed to by the Village and one or more proposed contractor(s).