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

The Employment Development Department invites you to submit your bid for the above service in accordance with the attached specifications. Inspection of Premises You may arrange to inspect the site by calling Carrie Chung at (562) 760-0932 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. You should carefully and thoroughly inspect the site. If you submit a quote, it shall be presumed that you have carefully and thoroughly inspected the site and are satisfied as to the conditions to be encountered. Special Accommodations For individuals who need assistance due to a physical impairment, the EDD will provide a reasonable accommodation upon request for the mandatory walkthrough or site inspection. An individual who needs a reasonable accommodation must call Carrie Chung at (562) 760-0932 to arrange for a reasonable accommodation no later than the fifth working day prior to the scheduled date and time of the mandatory walkthrough or site inspection. If you wish to bid, see Instructions to Bidders. If you make any additions or modifications to the IFB package, it may result in the rejection of your bid. The EDD reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Participation and Incentive requirements are waived for this IFB. Bids must be received and date stamped in the Contracts Services If you have any questions, please contact me at Jenny.Lo@edd.ca.gov Submission of Bids a. Failure to read these instructions, the Specifications, and the Terms and Conditions included in this bid package will be at the bidder's risk. Written instruction(s) regarding the submission of bids shall take precedence over any verbal instruction(s). b. Bidders shall complete, sign, and return all of the following documents listed below: The exterior of your envelope must clearly be noted: "INVITATION FOR BID, DO NOT OPEN IN MAIL ROOM, IFB NO. 101966." Exhibit F Cost Proposal with Calculations Worksheet Exhibit G Bidder Declaration Exhibit H Contractor Certification Clauses (CCC 04/2017) Exhibit I Certification Regarding Debarment, 1 signed copy Exhibit J Darfur Contracting Act Certification Exhibit K Payee Data Record, STD 204 Exhibit L Payee Data Record Supplement, STD 205, if applicable Copy of valid Business License/Tax Certificate Copy of valid C-27 State Contractor's Licenses Copy of valid Maintenance Gardener Pest Control Business License OR Agricultural Pest Control Business License Secretary of State Certification of Status, is required if your company is a Corporation, Limited Liability Company (LLC), or Limited Partnership (LP). (Refer to Registered To Do Business in California of these Instructions For Bidders). c. Documents must be signed by an authorized representative of the bidder's firm. The forms must be completed in ink or typewritten. If errors are made, they must be crossed out and corrections printed in ink or typewritten adjacent to error. Corrections must be initialed in ink by person signing the bid forms. d. The EDD reserves the right to reject any or all bids and may waive any immaterial deviation or defect in the bid. The EDD's waiver of any immaterial deviation or defect shall in no way modify the solicitation documents, or excuse the bidder from full compliance with the solicitation specification if awarded the contract. The EDD is not required to award an agreement. Online Small Business (SB) and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) Certification Process California's SB and DVBE firms can now file their applications and get certified online via the Department of General Services website. Small Businesses and DVBEs can access the numerous benefits that come along with certification in a more timely and efficient manner. Replacement of Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Subcontractors If for this Agreement, the Contractor made a commitment to achieve Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) participation, then the Contractor must within 60 days of receiving final payment under this Agreement (or within such other time period as may be specified elsewhere in this Agreement) certify in a report to the awarding department: (1) the total amount the prime Contractor received under the Agreement; (2) the name and address of the DVBE(s) that participated in the performance of the Agreement; (3) the amount each DVBE received from the prime Contractor; (4) that all payments under the Agreement have been made to the DVBE(s), and (5) the actual percentage of DVBE participation that was achieved. A person or entity that knowingly provides false information shall be subject to a civil penalty for each violation (Military & Veterans Code section 999.5(d)). The Contractor understands and agrees that should award of this Agreement be based in part on their commitment to use the DVBE subcontractor(s) identified in their bid or offer, per Military and Veterans Code section 999.5(e), a DVBE subcontractor may only be replaced by another DVBE subcontractor and must be approved by the Department of General Services (DGS). Changes to the scope of work that impact the DVBE subcontractor(s) identified in the bid or offer and approved DVBE substitutions will be documented by contract amendment. Failure of the Contractor to seek substitution and adhere to the DVBE participation level identified in the bid or offer may be cause for contract termination, recovery of damages under rights and remedies due to the State and penalties as outlined in Military and Veterans Code section 999.9; Public Contract Code section 10115.10 or P.C.C. 4110 (applies to public works only). . This Agreement is entered into by and between the Employment Development Department, hereinafter referred to as the EDD, and TBD, hereinafter referred to as the Contractor, for the purpose of providing Monthly Landscaping and "As Needed" Repair Services for the EDD facility located at 1550 W. Main Street, El Centro, CA 92243 in accordance with Invitation for Bid No. 101966.