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

Landscape Maintenance Area (LMA) No. 1 Question Deadline 12/12/2024 at 5:00 PM PT The surety insurer shall be California admitted surety insurer, as defined in Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.120. The bid security shall be provided as a guarantee that within ten (10) Days after the city provides the successful Bidder the Notice of Award, the successful Bidder will enter into a Contract and provide the necessary bonds and certificates of insurance. The Bid Guarantee will be declared forfeited if the successful Bidder fails to comply within said time, and the city may enter into a Contract with the next lowest responsive responsible bidder or may call for new Bids. No interest shall be paid on funds deposited with the city. Each Bid shall be accompanied by either: (a) cash; (b) cashier's check made payable to the city; or (c) a Bid Bond secured from a surety company satisfactory to the city, the amount of which shall not be less than ten percent (10%) of the Total Bid Price, made payable to the city to guarantee the Bidder will enter into a Contract with the city. The city accepts two types of Bid Bonds, either an original paper bid bond or an electronic bid bond through Surety2000 via online Procurement. To serve and promote the welfare of its residents, the City intends to procure the Services, as described below. The City of Palm Desert is requesting proposals to provide landscape and supporting maintenance services for the City of Palm Desert medians, parkways, and facilities. Services will be for a term of three (3) years commencing January 1, 2025. The work consists of furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, necessary tools, and machinery, supervision, and all utility and transportation services required to provide landscape and irrigation maintenance services for the City of Palm Desert. The City is a charter city in the State of California. The City is a thriving community of approximately 50,000 full-time and 32,000 seasonal residents. It is located in the Coachella Valley in eastern Riverside County, part of the low desert region of Southern California. The City features big-city resources in a friendly, small-town setting, offering first class educational opportunities, safe and clean streets, as well as plentiful shopping and community events. Palm Desert is considered the geographical, educational and retail center of the Coachella Valley. Notification of Intent to Award: January 23, 2025 The above scheduled dates are tentative and City retains the sole discretion to adjust the above schedule. Nothing set forth herein shall be deemed to bind City to award a contract for the Services and City retains the sole discretion to cancel or modify any part of or all of this RFP at any time. Incorporated in 1973, the City operates under a council-manager form of government with a five-member City Council elected at large. Each council member serves a four-year term. The City Council meets on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month at Palm Desert City Hall, 73-510 Fred Waring Drive. The City is requesting proposals to provide: Landscape Maintenance Services for City of Palm Desert: Medians, Parkways, and Facilities The award of this contract is subject to available budget adequate to carry out the provisions of the proposed Agreement including the identified scope of work. The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals determined not to be in the best interest of the City. The City of Palm Desert is committed to inclusion and diversity and welcomes proposals and bids from contractors, consultants, and vendors of all faiths, creeds, ancestries, and ethnicities without regard to disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, or immigration status. The City condemns and will not tolerate prejudice, racism, bigotry, hatred, bullying, or violence towards any group within or outside of our community.