This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Thousand Oaks, California. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The City is seeking proposals from qualified firms to provide on-call landscape services which include but are not limited to: landscape maintenance services, weed abatement and landscaped open space maintenance, and pest control and the application of pesticides. Failure to comply with the terms of this provision will disqualify any proposal. The City reserves the right to reject any Proposal based upon the Proposer's prior history with the City or with any other party, which documents, without limitation, unsatisfactory performance, adversarial or contentious demeanor, significant failures to meet contract milestones or other contractual failures. The work described herein is a "public work", as defined in Labor Code Section 1771, thus obligating Contractor/Consultant and subcontractor to pay prevailing wages under the California Labor Code. Contractor/Consultant and subcontractor agrees to indemnify, defend and hold City harmless from any claim that prevailing wages should have been paid, and shall be liable for the payment of the same and any penalties thereon. It is the responsibility of the Proposer to be familiar with the California Labor Code, and failure or neglect of the Proposer to understand the California Labor Code shall in no way relieve him from any obligations. Proposer shall employ and utilize a Pest Control Advisor and Licensed Pesticide Applicator. Copies of both licenses must be forwarded to the City's Landscape Maintenance Supervisor within seven days upon receipt of the Notice to Proceed and upon license renewal. Upon City's request, this person(s) shall be made available to City for the purpose of meeting, inspecting, conferring, and addressing potential and actual pest control issues. Questions and comments regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing via online before Monday, May 6, 2024 Any response will be answered in the Question and Answer section of the project and/or in a form of an addendum and will be sent as promptly as is practical to all parties registered with the City pursuant to the Registration Section set out below. All such addenda shall become a part of the Request for Proposals (RFP). Any prospective Proposer who obtained the Request for Proposals (RFP) from anyone other than the City is responsible for registering with the City to receive subsequent Addenda. Execute Contract: July 2024 City Council Meeting Select Proposer & Award Agreement: June 2024 The City reserves the right to extend the Submittal Deadline when it is in the best interest of the City.