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

The general scope of services includes: To provide all labor, tools, equipment, materials and supplies necessary to complete all the work in a timely manner that will meet the City's requirements. The initial term of the Agreement will be two years, with three possible one-year extensions. Increased compensation may be negotiated for such extension. CONTRACTOR shall be required to perform the following landscape maintenance activities at various sites throughout the City as follows: Tree removal including stump and roots 1. Tree planting per City Guidelines 2. Lawn mowing/edging maintenance 3. Irrigation system (all systems) maintenance 4. Weed abatement 5. Clean up and disposal and/or recycling of generated green waste 6. Root pruning and root barrier installation 7. Shrub trimming 8. Groundcover maintenance 9. Fertilizing 10 Emergency on-call services general landscape services, tree-trimming and removal, and emergency on-call services at various parks and public facilities within the City of El Centro. Bids received after the due time and date will not be considered The site of the WORK is located in the City of El Centro City limits at various city parks and facilities as outlined in the bid schedule. COMPLETION OF WORK: The term of the contract will be for an initial three (3) year period, and will include (2) two options for (1) year extensions up to a total contract of five (5) years BIDS TO REMAIN OPEN: The successful CONTRACTOR shall guarantee the total bid price for a period of 120 calendar days from the date of bid opening. CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE CLASSIFICATION: In accordance with the provisions of California law, the CITY has determined that the successful CONTRACTOR shall possess a valid business license from the City of El Centro and a C-27 Landscaping license from the State of California at the time that the bid is submitted and maintain during the period of the contract. Failure to possess the specified licenses shall render the bid non-responsive and shall act as a bar to award of the contract to any CONTRACTOR not possessing said licenses. Failure of the successful CONTRACTOR to possess said licenses during the contract period will be considered a breach of the contract. Question Deadline 09/27/2024 at 5:00 PM PT Questions on bids received may be submitted to the City's Parks Supervisor, Javier Villaverde. Questions may be answered in writing posted on website or emailed to all those who picked up bid packets. CALIFORNIA WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS: In accordance with the provisions of California Labor Code sections 1770 et seq. as amended, the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations has determined the general prevailing rate of per diem wages in accordance with the standards set forth in such sections for the locality in which the WORK is to be 4 performed. A copy of said wage rates is on file at the office of CITY. It shall be mandatory for CONTRACTOR to whom the WORK is awarded, and upon any Subcontractor under CONTRACTOR, to pay not less than said specified rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the WORK No bid will be received unless it is made on the prescribed bid form furnished by the City. No emailed or faxed bids. Each bid must be accompanied by a guaranty of cash, certified check, cashier's check or bid bond made payable to the City of El Centro for an amount equal to at least ten percent (10%) of the bid. Such guaranty will be forfeited should the bidder to whom the contract is awarded fail to enter the contract. All guaranties are to be returned after the contract is awarded. See Section 17 of the Instructions to Bidders below. The CITY reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informality in a bid and to make awards to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder as it may best serve the interest of the CITY. All communications relative to this WORK shall be directed, in writing, to the CITY's Community Services Director prior to the opening of bids. City of El Centro Parks & Recreation Division 1249 Main Street El Centro, CA 92243 Attn: Adriana Nava Community Services Director Telephone: (760) 337-4543 Email - anava@cityofelcentro.org Type of Award: Lump Sum Bid Bond: 10.00% Payment Bond: 100.00% Performance Bond : 100.00% Doc Notes: The contract documents are entitled "General Landscaping Services, Tree Removal and Irrigation Repair and Emergency Landscaping Services at Various City Parks and Facilities." The Contract Documents may be downloaded free from Planet Bids by visiting the City of El Centro website at online and selecting "Public Works (Planet Bids)" from the "DOING BUSINESS" drop down.