18 - Landscaping and Gardening Services

The Altadena Library District (ALD) is currently seeking proposals from interested, highly qualified and experienced Landscape & Gardening Services firms to provide professional gardening maintenance services.

Altadena Library District (the District) is a small public agency organized under the Education Code of the State of California. The District is a public library system that operates two libraries serving the approximately 43,000 residents of Altadena. The District collaborates with its community to create environments for learning and inspiration, serves as a community center, and brings residents together to share the unique history of Altadena and the San Gabriel Valley.

The Altadena Library District takes great pride in the overall look, health and general condition of the landscaping at the Altadena Library facilities. As such, great care must be given to managing, maintaining and inspecting sites, identifying areas in need of care; having proper knowledge of irrigation systems maintenance and water conservation, scheduling maintenance activities, and execution and implementation of those schedules. The proposal should specifically describe the professional qualifications the firm may have in providing these types of services as indicated in this RFP.

Contractor will be required to have qualified staff that have demonstrated experience with landscaping work. The firm’s assigned personnel should also have the ability to troubleshoot and diagnose problems with the Library’s irrigation operation systems.

ALD expects Contractor to provide sufficient staff as necessary to provide regular and preventative maintenance, and to respond to unscheduled/emergency work (“Extra Work”) after regular working hours (10:00 AM to 8:00 PM, Monday and Tuesday - 10:00AM to 6:00PM, Wednesday thru Friday - 10:00AM to 4:00PM, Saturday).