The City of Rochester requests bids for yard maintenance of privately-owned properties. The contract will be used if property owners fail to comply with city yard maintenance code requirements. Bids must be submitted in hard copy by September 17, 2026, at 11:00 a. m. A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for September 10, 2026. The award is based on the lowest best value offer, with a 5% price advantage for MWBE bidders. Bidders must provide specific insurance, bid bonds, and demonstrate capacity. Work orders must be completed within three days of issuance.
The contractor shall complete the yard maintenance within three days of the issuance of a work order. the contractor shall complete the yard maintenance within three 3 days of the issuance of a work order.
Payment is approved after the contractor submits a pre and post-inspection report by 5:00 p. m. the following Thursday after work is completed. all paperwork and photo documentation must be submitted by 5: 00 p. m. the following thursday after work is completed in order for payment to be approved.
The city intends to award this contract to the responsive and responsible bidders whose bid is the lowest best value offer to the city on the basis of cost per yard price. the city intends to award this contract to the responsive and responsiblebidders whose bid is the lowest best value offer to the city on the basis of costper yard price.
Bidders must demonstrate sufficient experience, equipment, and employees, and submit a list of all owners and principals. contractor must submit with their bid a list of all owners and principals involved with their company.
Repeated instances of failure to complete work orders in the timeframe may result in a finding of default of contract. repeated instances of failureto complete the work orders in the timeframe approved by the contract managermay result in a finding of default of contract.
A bidder may be disqualified as nonresponsible if they cannot provide required documentation or sufficient good equipment. should a biddernot be able to provide the city with the required documentation or provethe bidder has sufficient good equipment to perform the services of thiscontract, the city reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify thatbidder as being nonresponsible
