ITB 17-05-01 Landscape Maintenance Services

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City of Sunny Isles Beach | Invitation to Bid No. 17‐05‐01 40 Works Department, and FDOT. The bidder shall include all appropriate traffic control devices that conform to an approved Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) plan. The cost of the MOT shall be taken into consideration and all traffic control costs shall be a part of the unit price bid and shall not be paid for separately. This shall apply throughout this entire ITB. 3.5.1 MOT OF RIGHT-OF-WAYS Maintenance of Traffic shall be in accordance with the current edition of the Florida DOT Design Standards (600 series), the Standard Specification for Road and Bridge Construction, and the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, as a minimum criteria. This note should be included under all proposal items that may include work on both FDOT and all City roadways. All traffic control costs shall be a part of the unit price bid and shall not be paid for separately. 3.5.2 The Contractor is responsible to have required FDOT certification for initiating, installing, and maintaining all temporary traffic control devices within FDOT rights-of-way in accordance with the latest FDOT standard specifications. 3.5.3 Due to construction projects within the City, FDOT may require that tree pruning be completed at night. The Contractor is responsible to perform the work in accordance with FDOT requirements at no additional cost to the City. 3.6 FORCE MAJEURE If weather or other acts of nature prevents the Contractor from conducting the requested services or maintenance on the day specified by the City or otherwise planned by the Contractor, the Contractor shall conduct the services or maintenance requested on the following day at no additional cost to the City (unless otherwise directed by the City). This shall apply throughout this entire ITB. 3.7 IRRIGATION SYSTEM MAINTENANCE The Contractor must be responsible for the complete management, operation and maintenance of all irrigation systems. Within thirty (30) days of Contract execution, the Contractor must complete an assessment to determine what repairs are required at each Project Site to bring each Irrigation System to full operations at no additional cost to the City. This assessment will provide a detailed breakdown by Project Site of the repair work required and cost of repair. Contractor will be responsible for each Irrigation system once it is fully operational. All improved and existing areas must receive sufficient amounts of water to flower beds, turf and landscaping, as necessary to present a uniform green color without browning or barren areas resulting from lack of water. Any dead or under -developing plants shall be immediately replaced by the Contractor at no cost to the City.