Hope Government Bids & RFPs

Planting shall be done within the following dates: October 15 through December 15. The contract period shall be for 90 calendar days from the formal notice to proceed. Installation must begin within sixty 60 days from the date of award.

The county of mercer shall pay the submitted bill not more than 30 calendar days after the receipt of the bill by the county if the vendor has performed in accordance with the contract and the work has been approved and certified by the county. The billing shall be deemed approved and certified 20 calendar days after the owner receives it, unless the county provides, before the end of the 20-day period, a written statement of the amount withheld and the reason for withholding payment.

Plant material that is dead or not showing satisfactory growth, as determined by the park commission, shall be promptly removed and replaced by the contractor within ten 10 working days. The replacement shall be of the same variety, size, and character as specified for the original planting.

Contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder as declared by the county of mercer.

Landscape planting and related work shall be performed by a firm with a minimum of three 3 years of experience specializing in this type of work. Bidders must provide three 3 references indicating past performance on attachment 1.

The county of mercer reserves the right in the event of unsatisfactory service to cancel the contract awarded to the successful bidder and procure the goods or services from other sources and hold the contractor responsible for any excess cost.

An onsite walkthrough is recommended to ensure that the successful contractor has knowledge of scope of project, work zone, layout, vehicular traffic patterns, logistical installation requirements, and scope of preplanting site preparation.

If so requested, the vendor shall provide demonstration. If so requested, the vendor shall submit a sample of the units or merchandise.

Any prospective bidder who wishes to challenge a bid specification shall file such challenges in writing with the contracting agent no less than three business days prior to the opening of the bids.

Failure to submit any of the items on the bidders document checklist is a mandatory cause for rejection of bid. Bids containing any conditions, omissions, unexplained erasures or alterations, items not called for in the bid proposal form, attachment of additive information not required by the specifications, or irregularities of any kind, may be rejected by the county.

Bids are due by 4:00 PM, Alaska time, August 12, 2026. To be considered for award, one 1 original of the bid must be received by the district purchasing department, 139 east park avenue, soldotna, ak, **** no later than 4:00 p. m. , alaska time, august 12, 2026.

The bidder warrants that the product sold or service rendered will conform to the standards and/or regulations promulgated by the U. S. Department of Labor under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of **** and the State of Alaska Occupational Safety Health Act of ****, if awarded a contract, warrants that the product sold or service rendered to the buyer shall conform to the standards and/or regulations promulgated by the u. s. department of labor under the occupational safety and health act of **** 29 u. s. c. 651, ol **** and all amendments thereto and the state of alaska occupational safety health act of **** and all amendments thereto.

The bid will be awarded line by line. This bid will be awarded line by line.

Protests based on any discrepancy, defect, ambiguity or other error in the solicitation will be disallowed if the fault has not been brought to the attention of the district, in writing, at least ten 10 days prior to the date set for submission of bids. Protests based on any discrepancy, defect, ambiguity or other error in the solicitation will be disallowed if the fault has not been brought to the attention of the district, in writing, at least ten 10 days prior to the date set for submission of bids.

Incomplete or incorrect bids may be rejected. Bids that do not comply with all material and substantial terms, conditions, and performance requirements may be rejected. Incomplete or incorrect bids may be rejected as not conforming to the essential requirements of the itb.