Four Seasons Boulevard Pollinator Bed Project

Any questions regarding this request should be directed to Tom Wooten at twooten@hvlnc.gov. Written requests for clarifications to this RFQ will be accepted until 3:00 PM on Thursday, December 1, 2022. If necessary, the City will issue a written addendum on the City website to clarify any issues raised. Proposal Review -December15 - 18, 2022 o Firm Selection - December 19, 2022 o Contract Negotiation -December 19-20, 2022 o City Council Approval - Jan 5, 2023 o Construction Notice to Proceed - January 6, 2022 o Final Completion - 4/20/2023 The City of Hendersonville accepts no responsibility for any expense related to preparation or delivery of qualification statements. All materials and documents submitted by the firm or design team in response to this RFQ or any additional requests for materials and documents made by the City for evaluation pursuant to this RFQ will become the property of the City and will not be returned. The selected firm(s) shall be responsible for all costs incurred during negotiations. It is the policy of the City of Hendersonville that all original documents, reports, studies, and other data produced as a direct result of the services performed under the contract shall become the property of the City of Hendersonville. Any copyrighting of material produced, and data compiled because of the services performed by the successful firm(s)shall be in the City of Hendersonville's name. Where licensed material is incorporated as an integral component of the services provided the firm shall register the City as a licensed user and shall provide the City with one complete copy of the licensed material. Selection of a firm shall include the use of good faith efforts by the public entity to notify minority firms of the opportunity to submit qualifications for consideration by the public entity. It is the practice of the City to make a good faith effort to procure the submission of proposals by historically underutilized businesses as part of the selection process. The City seeks to provide all persons and businesses a fair and equal opportunity to participate in all aspects of its contracting and procurement programs and to prohibit all discrimination against persons or businesses in pursuit of these opportunities. The City of Hendersonville is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The proposed project is a pollinator bed. The scope of work includes herbicide application, disctilling, adding mulch and compost, erosion control, adding fertilizer and/or lime, testing soil, watering, planting perennials, shrubs, grasses, trees, and weeding. The pollinator bed is located at the point of the triangle island that is encompassed by Four Seasons Blvd (HWY 64 W), 7th Avenue, and Duncan Hill Road in Hendersonville, NC, hereinafter "Project." The area consists of several commercial businesses and public roads

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