REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ)

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK REQUIRED

The City of Claremont is seeking the services of a qualified professional lawn care/ landscape business to provide the following year-round maintenance services for the rest of 2023 through December 2025.

Summer

Visitors Center located at 14 North Street:

• initial spring clean up
• regular maintenance of grounds surrounding Visitor’s Center
• necessary fall clean up
• miscellaneous landscaping and maintenance

Winter

• Shoveling main walkways, sidewalks, and secondary egresses (side doors) to the Visitor Center and the Fiske Free Library during winter months during hours of operation
• Salting or sanding as needed on the walkways and/or stairways

Note:

• Hourly rates shall include all material labor and equipment necessary to complete the work as described.
• Price for mulch, plants and miscellaneous requested landscaping items shall be negotiated at time of request.
• Rock Salt for winter maintenance activities shall be available free of charge for pick up at the City DPW yard.
• Snow removal operations shall be completed prior to 7:00 A.M. when practical.
• During normal business hours, snow removal should commence once an estimated 3 inches of snow has accumulated.

Submission

1. Fee for Service Form
2. Fee Schedule
3. Certificate of Insurance

Bids will be received no later than 12:00 P.M. on Thursday September 28, 2023 where they will be publically opened and read aloud.