2020 BV Original Bid Forms 1 - Option B

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"Y OF SUN 0°" SECTION 1 Performance Standards & Technical Specifications 1. SCOPE OF SERVICES The City of Sunny Isles Beach (the "City') will review bids for this Option B (Parks and Row) to secure the services of a qualified landscape contractor for Landscape Maintenance Services to be rendered throughout the City Right -of -Ways. It is the intent of this bid document that all work shall result in compliance with the Performance Standards and Technical Specifications and all regulatory requirements applicable to such project. Bidder shall provide proof that the company has been in continuous operation for a minimum of five (5) years.* This experience shall consist of performing similar work for a government agency during those entire 5 years. *A Bidder that has joined to create a new company, has been purchased or undergone a name change, must have been in business a minimum of 6 (six) months. The City reserves the right to accept a combination of experience amongst owners from said previous companies in order to meet minimum requirements. The Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, tools, qualified and certified supervision, and other items and services both necessary and incidental to ensure that the Landscape Maintenance Services are performed in a manner that will maintain a healthy landscape and present a neat, clean, and professional appearance of all rights-of-way, bus shelter locations, parking lots and government facilities. The Work shall include, but not be limited to, weeding, mowing, turf maintenance, edging, pruning, hedge trimming, raking, sweeping, blowing and vacuuming sidewalks, herbicide applications including preventive and corrective applications, fertilization and pest management services using Integrated Pest Management principles, irrigation system maintenance, monitoring and repair, maintaining and replacing, if necessary, any plants lost due to negligence of the Contractor, seasonal color replacement, removing graffiti within one (1) day of inspection with City's approval, daily removal of all litter including dead animals, shopping cart removal and litter pick up seven days per week, or as defined by the City. The Contractor shall adhere to the City Noise Ordinance. The intent of the following descriptions in this ITB is to convey the requirement that the various areas listed in this ITB shall be maintained to a superior level such that they are viewed by the public as the best maintained and most beautiful in all of southern Florida. It is this standard that will be required of the Bidders. If the Contractor intends to use sub -contractors to perform any work on this contract, these contractors are subject to approval by the City, at its sole discretion. 1.1.1 In addition, the City will award to the lowest responsive responsible bidder as a tertiary (third in order) bidder for services relating to disaster debris removal, in the event that the City's primary and secondary debris removal contractor has defaulted. Disasters include natural events such as hurricanes, tornadoes, windstorms, floods, and fires, as well as man-made events or emergencies such as civil unrest and terrorist attacks. After a disaster occurs, a designated City employee will City of Sunny Isles Beach I ITB 20-08-01 Right -of -Ways and Facilities Landscape Maintenance Services