Christmas Tree Government Bids & RFPs

The bid notice states that the lighting display will be completed and in working order a minimum of five 5 days prior to our annual holiday lighting on the square which occurs the third 3rd Thursday of November each year. All lighting shall be removed on or about the second 2nd weekend in January.

The city reserves the right to award a contract by individual line items, by group, all or none, or any other combination most advantageous to the city.

The bid notice states that the contractors personnel shall have the qualifications, knowledge, and experience to properly and reliably perform the services described herein.

The deadline to submit a question is 3:00 p. m. local time Wednesday, April 15, 2026.

The bid proposals are due prior to the published closing date and time, which is April 29, 2026, at 12:00:00 AM CT. The City of Plano cannot guarantee that offers sent via US Mail will be picked up and delivered by the closing date and time, so it is recommended that critical deliveries be made electronically or in person.

Offerors that do not have their attendance documented by the City at a site visit will be deemed nonresponsive.

A mandatory site visit is required. To be eligible for award, offerors must attend one of the scheduled site visits and record their attendance on the sign-in sheet. The site visits are scheduled for April 20, 2026, at 10:00:00 AM CT and April 20, 2026, at 1:00:00 PM CT at Haggard Park, 901 E 15th St, Plano, TX ****.

Questions must be submitted electronically through ionwave at planotx. ionwave. net. No questions will be answered over the phone or through email. The question cut off date is April 20, 2026, at 11:30:00 AM CT.

The budget for this scope of work is approximately $60,000 to $75,000.

The bid notice does not explicitly state a delivery deadline for the services. The close date for submissions is April 9th, 2026.

The bid notice mentions best value bid in the supporting documentation, suggesting the award will be based on the best overall value, not solely the lowest price.

The bid notice requires bidders to submit a proposal file and implies that registration on the Bonfire platform is necessary for submission.

The bid notice specifies a questions due date of April 2nd, 2026, which may be related to the challenge period for inquiries.

The bid notice states jefferson parish reserves the right to award contracts or place orders on a lump sum or individual item basis, or such combination, as shall in its judgment be in the best interest of jefferson parish.

The bid notice states once work is installed and verified to be operational, the contractor may submit and invoice in the amount of each purchase order.

The bid notice states every contract or order shall be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, taking into consideration the conformity with the specifications and the delivery andor completion date.

The bid notice states licensing louisiana state contractors commercial license with the subclassification of limited specialty services this license number is required to be on the electronic envelope andor louisiana state contractors commercial license with the classification of electrical this license number is required to be on the electronic envelope andor louisiana state contractors commercial license with the classification of building construction this license number is required to be on the electronic envelope.

The bid notice states it is the bidders responsibility to visit the job site and evaluate the job before submitting a bid.

The bid notice states written protest must be received within 48 hours of the release of the bid tabulation by the purchasing department.