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

The Project consists of: Tree trimming, pruning, and removal. All bids shall be on the form provided by the District. Each bid must conform and be responsive to all pertinent Contract Documents, including, but not limited to, the Instructions to Bidders. To bid on this Project, the Bidder is required to possess one or more of the following State of California Contractor Licenses: C-27 or C-61/D-49 Contractors License and ISA Certified Arborist. The Bidders license(s) must be active and in good standing at the time of the bid opening and must remain so throughout the term of the Contract. As security for its Bid, each Bidder shall provide with its Bid o a bid bond issued by an admitted surety insurer on the form provided by the District, o cash, or a cashier's check or a certified check, drawn to the order of the Downey Unified School District in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid price. This bid security shall be a guarantee that the Bidder shall, within seven (7) calendar days after the date of the Notice of Award, enter into a contract with the District for the performance of the services as stipulated in the bid. The successful Bidder shall be required to furnish a 50% Performance Bond and a 50% Payment Bond if it is awarded the contract for the Project. The successful Bidder may substitute securities for any monies withheld by the District to ensure performance under the Contract, in accordance with the provisions of Public Contract Code 22300. The successful Bidder and its subcontractors shall pay all workers on the Project not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations, State of California, for the type of work performed and the locality in which the work is to be performed within the boundaries of the District, pursuant to Labor Code 1770 et seq. Prevailing wage rates are on file with the District and are available to any interested party on request. All questions about the meaning or intent of the Invitation To Bid are to be directed via email to the buyer, Danny Jimenez at djimenez@dusd.net with a copy to the Director Maintenance, Operations, and Transportation, John Shook at jshook@dusd.net. Questions received prior to 4:00 p.m. on June 4, 2024 will be addressed in written addenda. Only questions answered by formal written addenda will be binding. Any claim by a Bidder of error in its bid must be made in compliance with Public Contract Code 5100, et seq. Any bid that is submitted after this time shall be non-responsive and returned to the Bidder. The District is not responsible for Bids that are received after the deadline noted above. All bids shall be on the forms provided by the District, attached hereto. Each bid must conform and be responsive to all pertinent sections within the Invitation To Bid, including, but not limited to, the INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS. Please bid your lowest prices for the item on the attached Bid Form. Before bidding, please read and thoroughly acquaint yourself with every section within this Invitation to Bid. The District shall award the contract, if it awards it at all, to the lowest responsive and responsible Bidder. The District's Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids and/or waive any irregularity in any bid received. If the District awards the Contract, the security of unsuccessful Bidder(s) shall be returned within sixty (60) days from the time the award is made. Unless otherwise required by law, no Bidder may withdraw its bid for ninety (90) days after the date of the bid opening.