The City of Dalton is seeking proposals for mowing and landscaping services at three cemeteries (West Hill, Oak Hill, Old Presbyterian) for a one-year period starting January 1, 2027, with options for two additional years. A mandatory preproposal meeting is scheduled for October 8, 2026. Proposals are due on October 29, 2026. Bidders must comply with Georgia security and immigration acts and provide required insurance. Scoring is based on completeness, qualifications, past performance, and price.
The city will pay contractor as set forth in the pay schedule setforth in exhibit b attached hereto and incorporated by reference. payment will be made within 30 days of receipt of each invoice
The scoring criteria utilized are: overall completeness of proposal (20 points), company qualifications/relevant experience (30 points), reference/past performance (20 points), and price (30 points). the following criteria will be utilized by the city of dalton public worksdepartment for scoring of proposal submissions
Contractors must provide company history, service area, qualifications, list of assets, total number of employees, references for contracts exceeding $30,000, and an Everify affidavit. mandatory rfp documents
If the city must enforce the terms of this agreement by filing a civil action against contractor and prevails on said action, then contractor shall pay an amount equal to fifteen percent 15 of the contract sum as reasonable attorney fees. in the event the city must enforce the terms of this agreement by filing a civil action against contractor and prevails on said action, then contractor shall pay an amount equal to fifteen percent 15 of the contract sum as reasonable attorney fees.
Site visits are to be performed by the proposing contractor. site visits to be performed byproposing contractor.
The deadline for receiving questions is October 15th. deadline for receivingquestions will be 5: 00 pm october 15th.
Failure to comply with the Georgia security and immigration compliance act and submit the required affidavit may result in being deemed not a responsive bidder. in order to be considered a responsive bidder, the contractor must be in compliance with thegeorgia security and immigration compliance act and shall submit with their bid, a signed andnotarized affidavit verifying its compliance with ****.