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.
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