Summary of Specifications:
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Sealed proposals for:
LAWN MAINTENANCE CONTRACT – 2014-2018 SEASONS
will be received by the City Clerk-Treasurer in the City Hall at 120 East First Street, Loranger Square, Monroe, Michigan 48161, until10:00 A.M., LOCAL TIME, Friday, the 21st day of February , 20 14 . The bids will be publicly opened and read aloud by the City Clerk at 10:00 A.M., LOCALTIME, the same day, in the City Clerk-Treasurer's Office.
BID WORK ITEMS INCLUDE: Work Group A: Munson Park and Custer Airport (Weekly Maintenance) Work Group B: Woodland Cemetery and Memorial Place (Weekly Maintenance) Work Group C: Riverfront Parking Lot (Weekly Maintenance) Work Group D: Other City-owned properties (Weekly Maintenance) Work Group E: Riverbank Vegetation Removal (Periodic Maintenance) Work Group F: Ordinance Mowing (As Needed and Directed)
The Proposal and Contract Documents, including specifications, may be obtained only from the Michigan Intergovernmental Trade Network (MITN) at http://www.mitn.info.
There is a MANDATORY pre-bid meeting that will be held on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 starting at 9:00 A.M. at the First Floor Conference Room at Monroe City Hall, 120 East First Street (check in at Engineering or Public Services Department). Bids will be rejected from bidders not represented at this meeting. Bidders should familiarize themselves with these specifications and the work locations and activities prior to submission of bids, and if there are any questions, they should be raised at the pre-bid meeting. Should it be necessary, a contract addendum will be posted on MITN no later than 4:30 P.M., Friday, February 14, 2014. Deadline for all questions is Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 4:30 P.M. No questions regarding this contract will be answered verbally, and any should be directed to Patrick M. Lewis, P.E., at Patrick.lewis@monroemi.gov. The City of Monroe reserves the right to accept any proposal, to reject any proposal or to waive defects in proposals, and given that the work is split into multiple work groups, may award by work group or combination thereof in its sole best interest.
See attached documents for addtional information and instructions.
