ITB 17-05-01 Landscape Maintenance Services

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City of Sunny Isles Beach | Invitation to Bid No. 17‐05‐01 19 No contract will be awarded to, any person who is in arrears to the City of Sunny Isles Beach, upon any debt or contract, or who has defaulted, as surety or otherwise, upon any obligation to any public agency, or who is deemed irresponsible or unreliable by the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, in its sole discretion. 2.6 MULTIPLE AWARD The City may award multiple Bidders (primary, secondary and tertiary) as available, by line item, by group, or in its entirety. The City will endeavor to utilize Bidders in order of award. The lowest Bidder for each group shall be considered the primary awardee and should receive the largest volume of work, upon meeting the required qualifications and acceptance to the City’s terms. However, the City may utilize other Bidders in the event that: 1) a contract Bidder is not or is unable to be in compliance with any contract or delivery requirement; 2) it is in the best interest of the City to do so regardless of reason. In the event that one of the successful bidders (primary, secondary or tertiary) are deemed to be performing unsatisfactorily as determined by the City, the City may opt to award their designated bid group to the Bidder performing to City’s approval. 2.7 CONTRACTOR’S EMPLOYEES AND REQUIRED IDENTIFICATION Contractor is responsible for performing criminal background checks and employee verification on all individuals that will be assigned to this contract. Employees of the Contractor must be 18 years or older. Contractor’s employees shall be considered to be at all times the sole employees of the Contractor under the Contractor’s sole discretion and not an employee or agent of the City. The Contractor shall supply competent and physically capable employees, and the City may require the Contractor to immediately remove an employee it deems careless, incompetent, insubordinate, or otherwise objectionable and whose continued employment is not in the best interest of the City. Prior to working in the City, all managers and employees of Contractor, any independent contractors, and any subcontractors shall be required to undergo background checks. A thorough State and national background check that identifies an individual’s entire criminal history shall be conducted in accordance with Section 435.03, Florida Statutes (level 1 screening) and all other applicable law. A background check shall be conducted on new employees prior to employment and on each employee at least once every three years. Prior to the beginning of the contract term and upon agreed renewals the contractor shall submit written certification to the City that Contractor has complied with the City’s requirement regarding background checks on all employees. The Contractor shall submit to the Project Manager within fourteen (14) days of the execution of the Contract a list of all personnel proposed to work under the Contract and who have passed the background check. The list shall be updated immediately when changes occur. The certifying document shall be signed by the authorized officer of the corporation. Failure to perform a state and national criminal background check in accordance with the rules above shall be cause for termination of the Agreement. The Successful Bidder(s) shall bear all cost associated with the criminal background check.