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

The Jefferson Parish Department of Public Works - Parkways Department (Parkways) is soliciting qualified Contractors for a two (2) year contract for turnkey landscape and chemical maintenance operations to include, but not be limited to, grass cutting, weed control, weed eating, edging, blowing, trash and debris removal, mulch placement, changing of annuals, sweeping, automatic irrigation maintenance, chemical applications and associated maintenance for the center median of Veterans Boulevard from the City of Kenner line to the 17th Street canal. The scope of work shall include all scheduled tasks outlined in these specifications. This shall include turnkey maintenance of the designated areas to include all specified aspects of landscape maintenance. All pricing shall include the necessary equipment, incidentals, licenses, insurance, labor, fuel and transportation to perform the work. The Contractor shall refer to Resolution No. 136353, as amended, which provides a uniform set of "General Conditions and Agreement for all contractors engaged in performing work or services for the Parish of Jefferson". All required licenses shall be in the name of the company bidding and performing the work. Any license held individually, such as Landscape Horticulturalist, shall list the bidding company as the individual's place of business within the Department of Agriculture and Forestry's licensing records. All required licenses and certifications shall be valid through the term of the contract. In the case of individually held licenses, such as Landscape Horticulturalist, any changes in the individual holding the license shall be submitted to Jefferson Parish. The Contractor is solely responsible for abiding by all applicable laws and regulations relating to each required license. Subcontractors may be utilized to assist the Contractor with this project. However, all proposed subcontractors must be licensed in accordance with the type of work they will be performing. In addition, the Contractor must submit, in writing, all proposed subcontractors to Jefferson Parish for approval prior to any subcontracted work taking place. For example, mulch placement may be subcontracted to a Landscape Horticulturalist, or palm trimming may be subcontracted to a licensed Arborist.