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

NO LATE BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Mandatory Qualifications for Bidder and Designated Subcontractors: A Bid may be rejected as non-responsive if the Bid fails to document that Bidder meets the essential requirements for qualification. As part of the Bidder's Statement of Qualifications, each Bid must provide satisfactory evidence that: Bidder satisfactorily completed as a prime contractor or subcontractor at least three (3) prevailing wage public contracts in California; each comparable in scope and scale to this Project, within five (5) years prior to the Bid Deadline and with a dollar value in excess of the Bid submitted for this Project. General Scope of Work: Contractor shall furnish labor, materials, equipment, services, and specialized skills to perform work involved in the Project. The services the City seeks to maintain its right-of-ways free of weeds and aesthetically pleasing, include: 1. Weed control in all City streets and sidewalks, in asphalt/concrete medians, in City alleys, within tree wells not maintained by the adjacent property owner, within 10 feet of the road in undeveloped hillside areas, and within open parkways within the public right-of-way. Weed control within City tree wells adjacent to private property are not part of this scope. City right-of-ways should be maintained on no less than a quarterly basis. 2. Monitoring and control of weeds in the North San Fernando Road Corridor Landscape Maintenance District on no less than a bimonthly (twice per month) basis. Locations include all City streets and sidewalks, in asphalt/concrete medians, in City alleys, within all tree wells, and within open parkways within the public right-of-way. 3. Specific retreatment of vegetation as needed, upon request. 4. Abatement and removal of treated plant material in the City of Glendale as soon as possible. 5. Bimonthly (twice per month) reporting to the Urban Forester regarding schedule, work locations, and work progress. 6. Monthly reporting to the Urban Forester with invoices that include schedule, work locations, and spray totals, and look-ahead schedules as described in Special Conditions. The City intends to award a Contract with a three-year term, with a potential for two (2) one year extensions, based on satisfactory performance during the prior year and mutual agreement of the parties for a total term of five (5) years, which may thereafter be extended on a month-to-month basis upon mutual agreement of the parties.. Bid Forms and Bid Security: Each Bid must be made on the Bid Forms. Each Bid shall be accompanied by a cashier's check or certified check drawn on a solvent bank, payable to "City of Glendale," for an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total maximum amount of the Bid. Alternatively, a satisfactory corporate surety Bid Bond for an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total maximum amount of the Bid may accompany the Bid. Said security shall serve as a guarantee that the successful Bidder, within fourteen (14) calendar days after the City's Notice of Award of the Contract, will enter into a valid contract with the City for said Work in accordance with the Contract Documents. The City reserves the right to reject any or all Bids and to waive any or all information or technical defects, as the interest of the City may require. Award of Contract or rejection of Bids will be made by the City within ninety (90) calendar days following the Bid Deadline. City Council meetings are regularly scheduled on Tuesday evenings.