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

The California Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking qualified vendors to contract for Tree Maintenance and Removal Services. The contractor is responsible for meeting all of the licenses and certifications required to perform the scope of services set forth in this solicitation. Please note that no verbal information given will be binding upon CalVet unless such information is issued in writing as an official addendum. If you have questions or should you need any clarifying information, the contact person for this IFB is: Ophelia DeOllas, Contract Analyst California Department of Veterans Affairs 1227 O Street Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 651-2159 Email: ophelia.deollas@calvet.ca.gov Email: Daisy.Kaur@calvet.ca.gov Question Deadline 07/30/2024 at 5:00 PM PT Any questions regarding this IFB must be submitted in writing by, via email to the Contract Analyst Ophelia DeOllas. All questions must be received prior to the deadline for questions. Emails should include the individual's name, firm name, address, and must reference IFB #. All answers will be posted electronically. It is the responsibility of the Bidder to check online when inquiring about an addendum, questions, answers, and any other posts related to this IFB. Deadline for Responses to Questions Date: August 6th, 2024 Time: 5:00 p.m. Awards a) The award of an Agreement, if it is to be awarded, shall be made to the lowest responsible Bidder whose bid complies with all requirements prescribed herein. In the event Bidder submits more than one (1) bid under this bid process, CalVet shall select the lowest bid and reject all other bids from this Bidder. b) Whenever an Agreement is awarded under a procedure which provides for competitive bidding, but the Agreement is not to be awarded to the low bidder, the low bidder shall be notified by electronic mail, facsimile transmission, overnight courier, or personal delivery five (5) working days prior to the award of the Agreement. c) CalVet reserves the right to award up to two (2) Agreements to Bidders that submit complete bids. In the event of a tie, the number of Agreements awarded may increase as a coin toss or lot drawing tiebreaker will not cause a bidder to be excluded from an award. d) Notice of the Intent to Award shall be posted in a public place in the office of the awarding agency at least five (5) working days prior to awarding the Agreement, if requested in writing by any bidder who submitted a bid. e) Upon receipt of a tentative award, the apparent winning Bidder must return all required documents to the contract analyst within thirty (30) days of receipt. Failure to do so will result in the disqualification of the bidder's submission. A tentative award will then be issued to the next lowest responsive responsible bidder. CalVet reserves the right to reject any and all bid submittal packages and/or waive any immaterial deviations in a bid submittal package and/or allow a Bidder to remedy any immaterial deviations in their bid submittal package. CalVet reserves the right to determine what constitutes an immaterial deviation in Bidder's bid submittal package. The State's waiver of an immaterial deviation shall in no way modify the IFB document or excuse Bidder from full compliance with all requirements if awarded an Agreement.