Slope Mowing at Various Sites, City-Wide

The City of Boston, acting by its Parks and Recreation Commissioner, 1010 Massachusetts Ave, 3rd floor, Roxbury, MA 02118, hereinafter referred to as the Awarding Authority, hereby invites sealed bids for the project listed above, and particularly set forth in the Invitation For Bids, which may be obtained through the City’s Supplier Portal (Purchasing website: boston.gov/departments/procurement) after 9:00AM on Monday, January 27,2020. Reference bid event # EV00007636. 

Sealed bids must be submitted through either (i) the City of Boston’s Supplier Portal or (ii) via delivery of a sealed, clearly labeled envelope to the Boston Parks and Recreation Department, 1010 Massachusetts Avenue 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02118, attention Stephanie McManus. Paper bids must be sealed and envelopes must be labeled “Slope Mowing at Various Sites.” There is no bid deposit required. 

Bids must be submitted no later than 2:00PM on Thursday, February 13,2020 and will be opened forthwith and read aloud by the Awarding Authority at the Parks and Recreation Department. Bids shall be on a form supplied by the Parks and Recreation Department, shall be clearly identified as a bid and signed by the bidder.  All bids for this project are subject to all applicable provisions of law and in accordance with the terms and provisions of the contract documents entitled: SAME AS ABOVE. The Awarding Authority reserves the right to waive any informalities, or to reject any and all bids, if it be in the Public Interest to do so.

SCOPE OF WORK Furnishing all labor, materials and equipment necessary for landscape improvements to maintain identified slopes at each site (mowing, edge trimming, and brush cutting) throughout the City of Boston. The contract term will be for one year beginning on or about April 15, 2020 and ending on or about December 31, 2020 and will include two one-year options to renew at the sole discretion of the Parks and Recreation Department. If exercised, the option for year two and for year three shall be at the same price and subject to the same contract provisions as year one.   

SPECIFICATIONS will be available on Monday January 27,2020, after 9:00 A.M., Boston time via the Supplier Portal. To access details for this specific bid event, or to respond through electronic format, please visit the City of Boston Supplier Portal and access Bid Event EV00007636.

A performance bond of a surety company qualified to do business under the laws of the Commonwealth and satisfactory to the Commissioner and in the sum of 100 percent of the contract price, as well as certain public liability and property damage insurance, will be required of the successful bidder.

Prospective bidders are requested to attend an informational pre-bid conference in the office of the Chief Engineer, 1010 Massachusetts Avenue, Roxbury, MA 02118 on Tuesday, February 4, 2020, at 11:00 A.M. Boston time. Bidders must inspect all field locations included in the Invitation for Bids document before submitting a bid.

The City/Official reserve the right to reject any or all bids of any part of parts thereof and to award the contract as the Official deems to be in the best interests of the City. The maximum time for bid acceptance by the City is 90 days after receipt of bids.    

Ryan Woods, Commissioner