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Home My WebLink AboutRESPONSE - BID - 6127 STREETSCAPE MAINTENANCE SERVICES (3)Financial Ser-lees Purchasing Di -vision 215 N. Mason St. 2"d Floor PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 970.221.6775 970.221.6707 fcgov. comlpu rchasiug ADDENDUM No. 1 SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS Description of 6127: Streetscape Maintenance Services OPENING DATE: 3:30 P.M. (Our Clock) December 12, 2008 To all prospective bidders under the specifications and contract documents described above, the following changes are hereby made. CHANGE: 1. The bid opening time has been changed to 3:30 P.M. 2:- Hourly man hour cost: Irrigation Technician hourly cost: To be applied for irrigation technical work such as adjusting irrigation controller, trouble shooting irrigation system problems, technical repairs such as wiring at controller and valves, replacing and repairs of controller and valves and system modifications. Other like jobs. Labor hourly cost: To be applied to manual labor jobs and routine irrigation duties. Examples: Digging, pipe repairs, nozzle and head replacement , turf repair and other routine turf and irrigation maintenance. Other like duties. 3. Pesticide License requirement: Contractor should possess and maintain appropriate applicators license as required by the Colorado Department of Agriculture. 4. Soil sample requirement If recommended fertilizers are not achieving desirable results, it will be the responsibility of the contractor (at the request of the contract manager) to have a soil sample taken from the problem area. Multiple samples shall be removed from the targeted area to be tested. Testing should be performed by a credited research facility such as Colorado State University. Cost for testing will be the responsibility of the contractor. Recommend fertilizer blends for spring and fall are as followed: Spring N20 P5 K10 with 3% Fe 10%S and 50% Sulfur Coated Urea as the Nitrogen form. Fall N24 PO K12 with 3% Fe 12%S and 50% Sulfur Coated Urea as the Nitrogen form. One Ibs of nitrogen per 1000 sq ft shall be applied per application. Sidewalks and other hard surfaced areas are to be cleaned after fertilizer has been applied to avoid staining from the iron. 5. Nose caps of landscaped, turf, mulched, rocked or anything other then concrete fall under a part of the continued median or streetscape to be maintained. 6. Medians and Streetscape link: http:>/www.fcgov.com/gis/maps.php 7. Revised bid schedule attached. Please contact John D. Stephen, CPPO, Senior Buyer at (970) 221-6777 with any questions regarding this addendum. RECEIPT OF THIS ADDENDUM MUST BE ACKNOWLEDGED BY A WRITTEN STATEMENT ENCLOSED WITH THE BID/QUOTE STATING THAT THIS ADDENDUM HAS BEEN RECEIVED. City of Financial Services F6rt dgpftb ® AV 1W ff Purchasing Division 215 N. Mason St. 2"" Floor PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 �Pu h a s i n g 970.221.6775 970.221.6707 fcgo v. com/purchasing INVITATION TO BID 6127 Streetscape Maintenance Services BID OPENING:3:00 P.M. (our clock), December 12, 2008 The City Of Fort Collins is requesting bids for annual mowing, trimming, irrigation repair, weed control and other work as needed in City owned medians and streetscapes. Sealed bids will be received and publicly opened at the office of the Director of Purchasing and Risk Management, PO Box 580, 215 North Mason St., 2nd floor, Fort Collins, Colorado 80522, at the time and date noted on the bid�roposal and/or contract documents. If delivered, they are to be sent to 215 North Mason Street, 2" Floor, Fort Collins, Colorado 80524. If mailed, the address is P.O. Box 580, Fort Collins, 80522-0580. Bids must be received at the Purchasing Office prior to 3:00 p.m. (our clock), December 12,2008 Technical questions concerning the scope of the bid should be directed to Project Manager Steve Lukowski (970) 416-2063 or slukowski@fcgov.com. Questions regarding bid submittal or process should be directed to John Stephen, CPPO, Senior Buyer (970) 221-6777 or jsteghen@fcgov.com. A pre -bid meeting is scheduled for 10:00 am December 2, 2008 at 215 N. Mason, Conference Room 2A, Fort Collins, CO. A copy of the Bid may be obtained as follows: Download the Bid from the Purchasing Webpage, Current Bids page, at: http://fcgov.com/eprocurement 2. Come by Purchasing at 215 North Mason St., 2nd floor, Fort Collins, and request a copy of the Bid. Special Instructions All bids must be properly signed by an authorized representative of the company with the legal capacity to bind the company to the agreement. Bids may be withdrawn up to the date and hour set for closing. Once bids have been accepted by the City and closing has occurred, failure to enter into contract or honor the purchase order will be cause for removal of supplier's name from the City of Fort Collins' bidders list for a period of twelve months from the date of the opening. The City may also pursue any remedies available at law or in equity. Bid prices must be held firm for a period of forty-five (45) days after bid openings. Submission of a bid is deemed as acceptance of all terms, conditions and specifications contained in the City's specifications initially provided to the bidder. Any proposed modification must be accepted in writing by the City prior to award of the bid. Rev 10/20/07 Only bids properly received by the Purchasing Office will be accepted. All bids should be clearly identified by the bid number and bid name contained in the bid proposal. No proposal will be accepted from, or any purchase order awarded, to any person, firm or corporation in default on any obligation to the City. Bids must be furnished exclusive of any federal excise tax, wherever applicable. Bidders must be properly licensed and secure necessary permits wherever applicable. Bidders not responding to this bid will be removed from our automated vendor listing for the subject commodities. The City may elect where applicable, to award bids on an individual item/group basis or on a total bid basis, whichever is most beneficial to the City. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids, and to waive any irregularities or informalities. Sales prohibited/conflict of interest: no officer, employee, or member of City Council, shall have a financial interest in the sale to the City of any real or personal property, equipment, material, supplies or services where such officer or employee exercises directly or indirectly any decision - making authority concerning such sale or any supervisory authority over the services to be rendered. This rule also applies to subcontracts with the City. Soliciting or accepting any gift, gratuity, favor, entertainment, kickback or any items of monetary value from any person who has or is seeking to do business with the City of Fort Collins is prohibited. Freight terms: unless otherwise noted, all freight is F.O.B. Destination, Freight Prepaid. All freight charges must be included in prices submitted on proposal. Discounts: any discounts allowed for prompt payment, etc., must be reflected in bid figures and not entered as separate pricing on the proposal form. Purchasing restrictions: your authorized signature of this bid assures your firm's compliance with the City's purchasing restrictions. A copy of the resolutions is available for review in the Purchasing Office or the City Clerk's Office. Request Resolution 91-121 for cement restrictions. Collusive or sham bids: any bid deemed to be collusive or a sham bid will be rejected and reported to authorities as such. Your authorized signature of this bid assures that such bid is genuine and is not a collusive or sham bid. Bid results: for information regarding results for individual bids send a self-addressed, self -stamped envelope and a bid tally will be mailed to you. Bid results will be posted in our office 7 days after the bid opening. James B. O'Neill II, CPPO, FNIGP Director of Purchasing and Risk Management where renewal I a Way' d ll' BID #6127 STREETSCAPE MAINTENANCE SERVICES BID OPENING: December 12, 2008, 3:00p.m., (our clock) WE HEREBY ENTER OUR BID FOR THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS REQUIREMENTS FOR STREETSCAPE MAINTENANCE SERVICES PER THE BID INVITATION AND ANY REFERENCED SPECIFICATIONS: The City Of Fort Collins is requesting bids for annual mowing, trimming, irrigation repair, weed control and other work as needed in City owned medians and streetscapes. This is a one year agreement and at the option of the City, the Agreement may be extended for additional one year periods not to exceed four (4) additional one year periods. BID SCHEDULE ADDENDUM 1 Contract will be awarded on totals of Section A-F plus irrigation and labor cost. 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