The City of Salina is currently soliciting bids for contractor clean-up (abatement) of properties under its Property Maintenance Code Enforcement function. Abatements may include securing buildings (doors and windows) or fence openings to prevent unauthorized entry; installing erosion control devices according to a site plan; utilizing and/or removing, abating, or cleaning up of a variety of items such as tall grass/weeds, yard waste, tree branches, appliances, vehicle parts, graffiti, and miscellaneous trash, rubbish, and debris, as explained in "Exhibit A." Code Enforcement Officers (CEOs) make reasonable efforts to work with property owners and tenants to voluntarily bring their premises into compliance. Unfortunately, this is not always successful and it is in the public's interest to remove the nuisance from the property. In these cases, the City may order corrective work be done at the property owner's expense, be means of a private contractor hired by the City to complete the work within a reasonable amount of time. The property owner is then billed by the City for the cost of abatement, along with an administrative fee of $130.00. In previous years approximately 200 referrals were sent to correct property maintenance code violations. The rate that orders are issued and exact services required varies greatly from week to week and depends partly upon weather conditions. Between 25 and 30 work orders were issued during each of the peak months of May through August, but the need for abatement services continues year round. In order to cover unpredictable needs, Community and Development Services will select contractors with the capacity to respond in a timely manner at an agreed rate. The attached request sets out terms and conditions for submitting your proposal. Proof of current insurance should be included with your bid. Contract period will be on or about April 1, 2024 and expiring on or about March 31, 2025. Labor. Most quote items are "per staff-hour" billed out as follows: For a job that took a two-person crew 1.5 hours to finish at a quoted rate of $5. 2 people x 1.5 hours = 3 staff hours 3 staff hours x $5 = $15 labor Please contact Shawn Homan, Development Services, at (785) 309-5715 or email shawn.homan@salina.org with any questions in regard to the bid. The City of Salina, Kansas, reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive any irregularities therein. City reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any and all informalities, and to disregard all nonconforming, non-responsive or conditional bids. Discrepancies between words and figures will be resolved in favor of words. Discrepancies between the indicated sum of any column of figures and the correct sum thereof will be resolved in favor of the correct sum. The City of Salina reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, to waive informalities or defects in proposals or to accept such proposals as shall be deemed to be in the best interest of the City so to do.
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