Sealed bids are requested for grounds maintenance services for the Mission/Pickard Street DDA district for the period **** are due by 1:30 PM local time on July 28, 2026. Services include turf and tree care, brickwork maintenance, and entry wall flowerbed maintenance. Proposals are solicited on a lump sum basis. A bid bond or certified check for 5% of the bid price is required. The city reserves the right to accept or reject any bids. Bidders must be fully capable financially and with experience. The contract may be renewed annually. The contractor must comply with all relevant laws and regulations, including the Michigan Pesticide Act and the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Act. The contractor must maintain insurance of at least $1,000,000 for general liability and provide proof of workers' compensation insurance.
Bids must be received by the City Clerk no later than 1:30 PM local time on July 28, 2026. all bids shall be submitted in a sealed envelope, plainly marked **** missionpickard corridor grounds maintenance july 28, 2026.
The city will make monthly payments upon submittal of detailed invoices by the contractor to the City of Mt. Pleasant Parks Department. The city will make monthly payments upon submittal of detailed invoices by the contractor to the city of mt. pleasant parks department
The city reserves the right to select the bid considered most advantageous to the city. he city of mt. pleasant reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, to waive any irregularities in the bids, and to select the bid considered most advantageous to the city.
Bidders must be fully capable, both financially and with regard to experience, to perform and complete all work in a satisfactory and timely manner. it is the intent of the owner to award the contract to a bidder fully capable, both financially and with regard to experience, to perform and complete all work in a satisfactory and timely manner.
A liquidated damage clause provides that the contractor shall pay the owner the amount indicated in the special provisions for each calendar day the contractor is in default of substantial completion. a liquidated damage clause, as given in the contract form, provides that the contractor shall pay the owner as liquidated damages, and not as a penalty, the amount indicated in the special provisions for each and every calendar day that the contractor maybe in default of substantial completion of the work required under said contract.
Failure to enter into the agreement within ten days of notice of award may result in forfeiture of the bid deposit. in the event the successful bidder fails to comply with this provision, heshe may be considered by the owner to have abandoned all hisher rights and interests in the award and hisher certified check or amount of the bid bond may be declared to be forfeited to the owner
