Landscape Maintenance Services for Citywide, Zones of Benefit, and Miscellaneous City Properties

Identification No. PR-2025-2

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Moorpark (“City”), invites sealed bids for the above stated project and will receive such bids in the office of the Parks and Recreation Department, 323 Science Drive, Moorpark, California, 93021 up to the hour of 3:00 p.m. on May 8, 2025.

The Scope of Work for this project consists of providing all labor, services, and furnishing all materials, tools, equipment, supplies and transportation as necessary for the performance of scheduled landscape maintenance services in landscaped parkways, medians, slopes in accordance with contract provisions and specifications attached hereto and made a part of this Notice.

Prospective bidders may obtain copies of the RFP for Landscape Maintenance Services for Citywide, Zones of Benefit, and Miscellaneous City Properties from the City of Moorpark website at www.moorparkca.gov/bids .

A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at the Moorpark Public Services Facility at 627 Fitch Avenue on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. to be followed by an optional site tour.

Bid proposals must be accompanied by a certified or cashier’s check, or bidder’s bond, made payable to the City of Moorpark in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid price for year one (1).  This bond or check will constitute a guarantee that the bidder will, if an award is made to him/her in accordance with the terms of said bidder’s proposal, provide all licenses, insurance and bonds as identified in this Request for Proposal and execute a contract on the City’s standard form.

Prevailing Wages.  In accordance with Labor Code Section 1770 et seq., the Project is a “public work.”  The selected Bidder (Contractor) and any Subcontractors shall pay wages in accordance with the determination of the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) regarding the prevailing rate of per diem wages.  Copies of those rates are on file and are available to any interested party upon request.  The Contractor shall post a copy of the DIR’s determination of the prevailing rate of per diem wages at each job site.  This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR.

If a prospective bidder is in doubt or has any questions as to the true meaning or intent of any part of the Bid package, or discovers discrepancies, errors, or conflicts, or omissions, he/she may submit, to the City, a written request via email for an interpretation or a correction thereof.  Interpretations or corrections shall be made only by addendum duly issued by the City.  A copy of such addendum will be posted on the City bid page and such addendum shall be considered a part of, and incorporated in, the Contract Documents.  Bidders are responsible for ensuring that they have received any and all Addenda.  Questions must be received in writing no later than Friday, May 2, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. in order to provide the City sufficient time to evaluate the question and respond.  Questions received after the aforementioned deadline will be deemed not received.  The City will respond via written addendum no later than 48 hours prior to the bid due date.  See Instructions to Bidders for contact and additional information.

Bids must be prepared on the approved Proposal forms in conformance with the Instructions to Bidders and submitted to the City of Moorpark (323 Science Drive, Moorpark, CA  93021) in a sealed envelope plainly marked on the outside, "RFP for Landscape Maintenance Services - Citywide, Zones of Benefit, and Miscellaneous Properties – Do Not Open With Regular Mail”, and proposer’s name.

All bidders must possess a State of California Contractor’s License, Class C-27, and State of California Pesticide License, and be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR), as defined in the contract documents at the time of bid submission to be eligible for the award of contract.  Said Licenses must be maintained in good standing throughout the term of the contract.  Failure to possess the specified licenses shall render the bid as non-responsive.  No contract will be awarded other than to a contractor properly licensed in accordance with contract documents, and the provisions of Chapter 9, Division 3, of the Business and Professions Code of the State of California, cited as the Contractor’s State License Law.  Each bidder shall submit evidence of DIR Registration, active contractor’s license, and required pesticide license with the bid documents.

All bids must be submitted in conformance with this Notice and with Instructions to Bidders.  The City of Moorpark reserves the right to reject all bids.

This contract is subject to liquidated damages.

The Contract Documents and Specifications will be available for public inspection at the following locations:

City of Moorpark Ventura County Contractor’s Association
www.moorparkca.gov 1830 Lockwood Street, Suite 110
Oxnard, CA 93036

FW Dodge
1333 S. Mayflower Avenue, Suite 300 www.ebidboard.com

For complete and detailed information, refer to the below document, under "Related Documents".