City of Visalia seeks bids for landscape maintenance of Quadrant M, approximately **** acres. Services include mowing, pruning, fertilization, weed control, pest control, litter control, and irrigation maintenance. Non-mandatory prebid meeting on November 17, 2026 at 8:00 AM. Questions due November 23, 2026 by 4:00 PM. Bid deadline December 3, 2026 at 1:00 PM. Bid security of 10% required. Contract is for 12 months with up to 4 annual renewals. Prevailing wages apply. Award to lowest responsive and responsible bidder. Local vendor preference applies within 5% of low bid.
Bids must be received by the deadline. The document states: bids must be received prior to the deadline. the city will not accept a postmark as evidence of delivery.
Monthly invoices require supporting reports. The document states: monthly irrigation inspection reports described below, irrigation schedule changes, and contractor signed landscape inspections from the city must be submitted with monthly invoice before payment will be made.
The contract will be awarded to the lowest bidder. The document states: award will be made to the lowest bidder whose proposal is deemed both responsive and responsible and meets the requirements and criteria set forth in this rfb.
Contractors must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations. The document states: all bidders and subcontractors if any must be registered with the dir to be eligible to bid on, be listed as a subcontractor, or perform work under this contract.
Liquidated damages of $100 per incident apply for various violations. The document states: failure of the contractor to abide by these terms and meet addressed concerns of the quadrants residents will result in a 100 liquidated damages assessment or contract termination.
A nonmandatory prebid meeting is scheduled. The document states: a nonmandatory prebid meeting has been scheduled for this project. the meeting will be held in the main conference room lobby of visalia city hall, 707 w. acequia avenue, visalia beginning at 8:00am on tuesday, november 17, 2026.
Questions must be submitted by a specific date. The document states: all questions must be received by 4:00pm on monday, november 23, 2026.
Bids without required security will not be considered. The document states: city will not consider bids which are not accompanied by the required security.