Landscaping Services

The Kenton County Fiscal Court is requesting bids for Lawn Services at County Parks and County Facilities. Section II of this request for bid needs to have separate pricing for each location. The Kenton County Fiscal Court has the right to select a different bidder for each location; however, it is preferred to have one contractor. LIABILITY INSURANCE Unless otherwise provided herein, Liability Insurance in the amount of $1,000,000.00 must be maintained through out the life of the contract. A Certificate of Insurance naming Kenton County as co-insured must be submitted prior to execution of the Contract. The policy must provide that Kenton County (as co-insured) shall be given at least a 10 day advance written notice of any proposed cancellation or termination of the policy. PERFORMANCE BOND A Performance Surety Bond amounting to one hundred (100%) percent of the Contract price must be provided prior to execution of the contract assuring Kenton County that the project will be pursued with due diligence and completed according to the plans and specifications. This requirement may also be met by a letter of credit. BID BOND A Bid Bond amounting to five (5%) percent of the proposed bid/proposal price must be provided with the response. The Bid Bond may be in the form of a surety bond, cashier check or other form of surety satisfactory to the county attorney. If the contract is awarded to the bonded bidder, the bidder will accept the contract as bid, or else the surety will pay the Fiscal Court a specific amount because of default on part of the bidder. This document describes work to be completed for lawn services (mowing and trimming) at the following thirteen (13) locations. Please refer to attached maps for acreage and mowing areas. The Kenton County Fiscal Court reserves the right to add or exclude any location as we see fit. The contract period will be for two (2) years from the date that this contract is executed. The Contract may be extended for three one (1) year periods upon request by the Contractor and with approval of the Kenton County Fiscal Court. After the contract period if the Contractor desires to extend the Contract and wishes to change prices, the request for extension and any price changes must be submitted to the County in writing for analysis and recommendation to the Court sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of the contract. Any questions regarding this Request for Proposal should be directed to the Purchasing Agent in writing by email to: ` Email: Holly.hill@kentoncounty.org All questions must be received by 2:00PM on February 16, 2023. Inquiries received after 2:00PM on February 16, 2023 will not receive responses.

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