Grass Cutting of Medians, Boulevards, Traffic Islands, Walkways and Detention Ponds - Various Sites

Number:

1220-040-2017-042

Title:

Grass Cutting of Medians, Boulevards, Traffic Islands, Walkways and Detention Ponds - Various Sites

Description:

Request for Quotations

The City of Surrey is seeking a Quotation from professional landscape maintenance firms to provide a firm fixed price for grass cutting of medians, boulevards, traffic islands, walkways and detention ponds - various sites.  Services are to be performed for the City's Engineering Department - Operations Division.

General Requirements
The work involves approximately 725,430 square metres of grass cutting and related services during the March to September growing season.  The project areas in Schedules "A-1" through "A-3" are estimated and prospective Contractors will determine actual square metres for service and for quotation purposes.

Description of Services
(a)  Grass Cutting:  Maintenance and appearance of the grass areas.
(b)  Clean-Up of Walkways and Roadways:  Necessary labour to provide grounds clean up during each grass cutting service.

Time Schedule
The Contractor shall maintain work schedules.  Mowing of all assigned locations shall be completed on a 14 day (Bi-weekly) schedule.  The 2017 regular scheduled mowing shall commence on April 3, 2017.

The Contractor is to provide all necessary traffic barricading and signing when performing services in the City right-of-way of streets and shall conform to the latest edition of the Ministry of Transportation & Highways/Traffic Control Manual for Work on Roadways.
 
RFQ document for download:
Grass Cutting (.pdf)
Schedule B - Form of Quotation (.doc)

Addendum No. 1 (.pdf)
Issue Date:  March 23, 2017

 Addenda
If the City determines that an amendment is required to this RFQ, the City’s Representative will issue a written addendum by posting it on the BC Bid Website at www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca (the "BC Bid Website") and the City Website at www.surrey.ca (the "City Website") that will form a part of this RFQ. It is the responsibility of Contractor to check the BC Bid Website and the City Website for addenda. The only way this RFQ may be added to, or amended in any way, is by a formal written addendum. No other communication, whether written or oral, from any person will affect or modify the terms of this RFQ or may be relied upon by any Contractor. By delivery of a Quotation, the Contractor is deemed to have received, accepted and understood the entire RFQ, including any and all addenda.

All inquiries related to this Request for Quotation ("RFQ") should be directed in writing to the contact person named below.

Closing Date:

Prefer to receive Quotations on or before March 27, 2017.

Contact:

Richard D. Oppelt
Purchasing Manager
Finance & Technology Department
Tel: (604) 590-7274
Email: purchasing@surrey.ca

Status:

Awarded to:

LM Gardening Inc.