The City of South Gate (City) is requesting bid proposals from qualified contractors to establish a contract for Landscape and Maintenance Services. Description of Work: The work to be performed in the aforementioned areas shall consist of furnishing all labor, materials, and equipment necessary to maintain all landscaped areas described herein including, but not limited to, turf, shrubs, groundcover, vines, and irrigation systems. The work shall also include (a) maintenance and cleaning of bus shelter and bus stops facilities which includes emptying trash receptacles, litter abatement, graffiti removal and steam cleaning as designated herein, (b) emptying trash receptacles at designated locations, (c) maintenance and cleaning of street furniture inclusive of public sitting areas such as benches and bike racks, (d) litter removal of all tree wells, and planters, and (e) maintenance of sidewalks which include steam cleaning, pick up debris, gum, animal feces, grease, paint, graffiti, glass and trash, and (f) maintenance and cleaning of parking lots which includes litter abatement and emptying trash receptacles, planting of annuals and mowing lawns in specified areas inclusive of road medians, and manual and chemical weed abatement. Bid Proposals must include sealed Cost Proposals to be considered responsive. Bid Proposals must be made on the forms provided herein for this purpose. Bid Proposals in the form of telephone calls, facsimiles, or e-mails will not be accepted. Contract Award: The City reserves the right to award multiple contracts based on the lowest Cost Proposals received from responsible and responsive bidders that meets the qualification requirements of this RFP. Rejection of Bid Proposals: The City of South Gate reserves the right to reject any or all Bid Proposals or waive any informality or irregularity in the Bid Proposals or the proposal procedures. The City shall be the sole judge of the responsiveness of the Bid Proposals received and of the responsibility of bidders. All Bid Proposals shall be valid for a period of 120 days after City's Bid Proposal deadline, notwithstanding any award of Contract by the City to another contractor. The term of the contract is for three (3) years. At the conclusion of the three year period, the City at its option may renew this contract for up to two (2) additional years, in one-year increments. Contractor License: Bid Proposals will not be accepted from Contractors who are not adequately licensed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9, Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code of the State of California. The Contractor shall possess a current Class "C-27" Landscaping Contractor's License. The licenses must be held by the Contractor at the time the proposal is submitted, at the time the Contract is awarded, and at all times during the performance of the work under the Contract. If any interested person seeks additional information regarding this Request for Proposal, please contact Juan Preciado, Street and Sewer Superintendent during regular business hours of the City of South Gate, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday at (323) 563-5804 or by email at jpreciado@sogate.org. Public Works Department If any person contemplating the submittal of a bid for the proposed contract is in doubt as to the true meaning of any requirement of the RFP or finds any discrepancies in or omissions from the RFP, he/she may submit to the City a written request for an interpretation or correction thereof. The written request must be received at least 7 calendar days prior to the date fixed for opening of bids. The deadline to submit questions has been extended to September 4, 2024.
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