The City of Tulsa Finance Department is soliciting bids for vegetation establishment and maintenance services. The contract is for one year with the possibility of renewal. Bidders must be licensed in Oklahoma for pesticide application and have at least three years of experience in landscape installation and maintenance. Bids must be submitted sealed and delivered or mailed to the City Clerk's Office by 5:00 PM CST on the bid submission date. Bid opening is the day after the due date at 8:30 AM in the City Council Meeting Room. Payment for plantings will be made upon completion, and maintenance will be paid monthly. The city reserves the right to make multiple or partial awards.
Bids must be received no later than 5:00 PM CST on the bid submission date, which is specified on the first page of the IFB.
Payment for plantings will be made at the completion of the project, unless other arrangements are made in writing. Invoices for maintenance will be paid on a monthly basis and will include a detailed and itemized log of all maintenance performed during the previous month along with invoices for any material used. This report and invoice will be due on the first working day of the month following the month that the work was completed.
All plants and planting materials will be installed on a per-hour basis. The seller will be required to provide plants. Planting material will include, but is not limited to plants, stakes, wire, tree wrap, steel edging, mulch, and plant containers. Labor will be bid on a per-hour basis. The city reserves the right to supply the plants. There is to be no markup on any of the materials used when the city of Tulsa supplies the materials. All plants will be planted according to the attached specifications. Plant material that is replaced because of damage shall be warranted for a full year.
Generally speaking, the bid award will go to the lowest secure bidder: the supply or service that can best meet the city's needs at the lowest cost. In addition to price and specifications, the buyer and departmental staff may also evaluate bidder history and experience, delivery time, maintenance requirements, and performance data, among other factors.
Bidders shall provide the following with the bid packet, or the bid shall be rejected: a bidder must have at least three 3 years of experience in landscape installation and maintenance. documentation must be provided to confirm this. bidder must be licensed with the state of Oklahoma to apply pesticides and must be licensed in cat. 3 ornamental and turf, cat. 5 aquatic, and cat. 6 right-of-way. a copy of bidders pesticide application licenses must be provided. a copy of certified applicator license showing the categories in which certified must be provided. supervisory personnel used in the execution of this agreement will have a minimum of three 3 years applying pesticides and be fully licensed under the department of agriculture and be thoroughly familiar with state and federal laws governing the application of pesticides. a list of all employees or subcontractors of the seller that will be working on this project including their name, position, years of landscaping experience, and years of pesticide application experience must be provided. anytime a new employee or subcontractor is added to the project, the city must be given the employees name. bidder must have a minimum of five experienced employees available to work on this agreement. bidder must possess or be able to rent the necessary equipment needed to perform the work under this agreement. a list of the equipment that will be utilized on this agreement must be provided for evaluation.