The Town of Palm Beach is requesting bids for the supply and installation of eleven Royal Palm trees and five Green Malayan Coconut Palm trees. All plant material must be Florida No. 1 grade or equivalent. The contractor must supply all materials, labor, and tree bracing. Trees are to be installed in the 400 block of Peruvian Avenue. The contractor must warrant the survival of all palms for 1 year, excluding acts of God, hurricanes, freezes, or owner neglect. Bids must be submitted online through euna procurement bonfire. A non-mandatory prebid meeting will be held virtually. Award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. Prices quoted must be valid for 90 days. Questions should be submitted through the software platform. Contact Ryan Canterbury for procurement questions.
The bid notice does not explicitly state a specific delivery deadline for the palm trees. The award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, and prices quoted must be valid for ninety (90) days from the close of the bid.
The bid notice states that Contractor shall warrant the survival of all palms for a period of 1 year from the date of substantial completion. However, it also clarifies that Warranty does not cover acts of god hurricanes, freezes or owner neglect lack of watering.
The bid notice specifies that Award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder whose bid meets the requirements and criteria set forth in this request for bid. It also states, The town reserves the right to award to that bidder who will best serve the interests of the town, and to accept or reject any andor all bids and to award or not award a contract based on this bid proposal.
The bid notice requests bids from qualified contractors and mentions that Respondent is hereby notified that section ****, florida statutes, requires that the town of palm beach may not request documentation of or consider a vendorâs social, political, or ideological interest when determining if the vendor is a responsible vendor.
A non-mandatory prebid meeting will be held virtually via the Microsoft Teams meeting platform. Instructions for joining the meeting are included under files or can be found by copying the URL in the events section into your browser. Attendance is strongly encouraged.
The bid notice does not mention the submission of samples.
The bid notice does not specify a deadline for challenging the bid.