SEALED BIDS will be received at the office of the Purchasing Division, City Hall West, 707 W. Acequia, Visalia, California 93291, until 11:00am, on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, for landscape maintenance of the above listed Quadrant. This contract is for the maintenance of approximately 570,843 sq. ft. (13.105 acres).
Maintenance of areas must include if applicable, but not be limited to, pruning, shaping and training of trees, shrubs and ground covers; fertilization; weed control; litter control; control of all plant diseases and pests; mowing; maintenance of irrigation system; and all other duties required to keep the area(s) in safe, attractive, usable condition and maintain plant and turf condition with horticulturally acceptable growth and color and as otherwise described herein.
The initial contract term shall be for a 12-month period and shall, at the City’s option and with the consent of the Contractor, be extended annually thereafter for four (4) consecutive one-year periods.
License requirements: Contractor must possess all required State, Federal, and local licenses as it pertains to the scope of work of this RFB. Awarded Bidder must hold:
A C-27 Landscape Contractor’s License,
A Pesticide Applicator’s License (QAL category “B”), and
A valid Maintenance Gardener Pest Control Business License.
A valid Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) Registration Number (as mentioned previously)
A valid City of Visalia Business Tax Certificate (as mentioned in Section E)
Awarded Bidder must also obtain a valid City issued encroachment permit to work in City Right of Way
A NON-Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting has been scheduled for this project at 11:00am on Wednesday, September 13, 2023. Meeting will be held in the City of Visalia Council Chambers: 707 W. Acequia Avenue, Visalia, CA. Bidder attendance is encouraged but not required. Time will be set aside at these meetings for Contractors to ask questions about the project work and contract requirements. It shall be the responsibility of the Contractor to have acquired full knowledge of the job sites, scope of work and any problems or difficulties that may affect the work proposed.
Obtain Contract Specifications/Bid Documents: All documents may be requested from the office of the Purchasing Division, 707 W. Acequia, Visalia, CA 93291 by telephone (559) 713-4334, or by email: purchasing@visalia.city. These documents will be emailed when possible if they do not exceed our email capacity. Documents may also be downloaded from BidNet by registered users (registration information included with this notice).
Public Works Maintenance Contract: This is a public works maintenance contract and therefore subject to State and other requirements, including payment of prevailing wages, registration with the Department of Industrial Relations, Monitoring by the Labor Commissioner, etc. which are outlined in the City of Visalia Labor Compliance Manual (included with Bidding Documents).
Bidders/Contractors/Subcontractors must be registered with the State of California Department of Industrial Relations in compliance with SB854 which states: A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be
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listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work, as defined in this chapter, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5. Awarded Contractor will be required to furnish electronic payroll records for project to the Labor Commissioner.
Business Tax Certificate: All Contractors and/or subcontractors performing work on this project shall be required to obtain a City of Visalia Business Tax Certificate. No payment will be made to any Contractor until such license is obtained.
Questions: Direct Questions in writing to the Purchasing Department, at fax (559) 713-4801 or email: purchasing@visalia.city, Questions must be received by Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at 4:00pm.
THE CITY HEREBY AFFIRMATIVELY ENSURES that Minority Business Enterprises and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) will be afforded full opportunity to submit proposals in response to this notice. Individuals and/or entities submitting bids/proposals to the City of Visalia will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, age, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status in any consideration leading to the award of contract.
Executive Order N-6-22 – Russia Sanctions
On March 4, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-6-22 (the EO) regarding Economic Sanctions against Russia and Russian entities and individuals. “Economic Sanctions” refers to sanctions imposed by the U.S. government in response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine, as well as any sanctions imposed under state law. By submitting a bid or proposal, Contractor represents that it is not a target of Economic Sanctions. Should the State determine Contractor is a target of Economic Sanctions or is conducting prohibited transactions with sanctioned individuals or entities, that shall be grounds for rejection of the Contractor’s bid/proposal any time prior to contract execution, or, if determined after contract execution, shall be grounds for termination by the State.
The City of Visalia reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
