Ground Maintenance Services

The Contractor shall furnish all labor, material, tools, equipment, transportation, insurance, incidentals, and other facilities to perform all work for the said Landscaping and Grounds Maintenance Services for Columbia Housing. Services to be rendered include but are not limited to the following: a) Maintenance of grass, lawns and groundcover areas, mowing and edging b) Removal of litter and debris from turf, planter beds, fence lines, and street curbs c) Pruning of trees and shrubs d) Application of chemical agents for control of weeds, plant disease, and insects that are harmful to plant growth and/or pedestrians e) Monthly inspection and maintenance of irrigation systems by a licensed irrigator (provide evidence of such licensure) f) Replacement of plant material g) Other work as assigned by Columbia Housing Columbia Housing intends to award one or more contracts to the highest-rated firms based on the criteria set forth in this solicitation. The contract period will be from October 1, 2023 September 30, 2028. Question Deadline: 08/23/2023. All questions and requests for information must be addressed in writing to rmapp@columbiahousingsc.org A seven-person Board of Commissioners authorized by laws of the State of South Carolina and appointed by the Mayor of Columbia is responsible for the development of housing policy and the authorization of expenditures. Reject any or all proposals; waive any informality in the RFP process; or terminate the RFP process at any time if deemed by Columbia ``Housing to be in its best interests Reject and not consider any proposal that does not meet the requirements of this RFP, including but not necessarily limited to incomplete proposals and/or proposals offering alternate or non-requested services. By receiving this document, each prospective proposer agrees to abide by all terms and conditions listed within this document and further agrees that he/she will inform Columbia Housing in writing within 5 days of the discovery of any item listed herein or of any item that is issued thereafter by the Columbia Housing that he/she feels needs to be addressed. Failure to abide by this time frame shall relieve Columbia Housing, but not the prospective proposer, of any responsibility for such an issue. Columbia Housing requires all contracts to meet a 30% minimum W/M/DBE requirement. All contracts awarded under this solicitation must meet this requirement.

Division 01 -	General Requirements.
Division 10 -	Specialties.
Division 11 -	Equipment.