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

To be added to the email list to receive addenda please or if you have any questions Dachenae Streeter (Director of Purchasing) at dstreeter@evansville.in.gov. All questions will be answered via public addenda. AWARD OF CONTRACT Award will be made by the Board. The Board reserves the right to reject any one or all proposals, or any part of any proposal, to waive any informality in any proposal, and to award the purchase in the best interest of the City of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Building Commission, and the Board of Public Safety. Furthermore, the Board reserves the right to hold the proposal of the three (3) lowest vendors for a period of ninety (90) calendar days from the time of the due date of proposal. SCOPE It is the intent of this proposal is to establish two (2), three (3) year contracts each with the ability to extend for three (3), one-year periods for the mowing of vacant and unattended lots for various locations within the City of Evansville. If you have any questions or need more information concerning scope of work, please contact Rhonda Zimmer Code Enforcement, City of Evansville Building Commission located at 1 NW Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Room 310, Evansville, Indiana 47708 or phone (812) 436-7820. BOND REQUIREMENTS A. Bid Bond a. A Bid Bond, Certified Check, Cashier's Check or Bank Draft in the amount of $1,000 shall accompany each proposal as a guarantee that all provisions of the specifications shall be met. Bonds and Checks will be returned to the unsuccessful Respondent(s) after award of purchase by the CITY and to the successful Respondent(s) after the performance bond, if required, has been received and accepted. Bonds must be executed by a corporate surety licensed under the laws of Indiana to execute such bonds. The surety must be a corporate surety authorized to do business in Indiana and Power of Attorney must accompany the Bond. B. PROPOSAL BOND a. Proposal Bond, Certified Check, Cashier's Check or Bank Draft in the amount of two thousand, five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) shall accompany each proposal as a guarantee that all provisions of the specifications shall be met. b. Proposal Bonds and Checks will be returned to the unsuccessful Vendor(s) after award of purchase by the Board and to the successful Vendor(s) after the performance bond, if required, has been received and accepted. c. Proposal Bonds must be executed by a corporate surety licensed under the laws of Indiana to execute such bonds. The surety must be a corporate surety authorized to do business in Indiana and Power of Attorney must accompany the Quote Bond. MINORITY AND WOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE UTILIZATION The City of Evansville and Vanderburgh County is committed to achieving significant utilization of Minority and Women Business Enterprises (M/WBE) in the community's purchasing efforts. Goals have been established to provide an atmosphere of equal opportunity for all vendors to participate in procurement opportunities including the purchasing of products, services, and public works contracts. (See Board of Public Safety/City of Evansville Municipal Code 3.90.110-180) MBE and WBE certified vendors can receive an additional two points to their scorecard. Up to two points may be added to a Vendor's total score for the usage of MBE/WBE certified sub-contractors.