LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE SERVICES AT SPECIFIC AND VARIOUS SITES

New York City Economic Development Corporation (“NYCEDC”) is seeking a contractor to provide landscaping routine/standard maintenance, on-call services, and emergency services at sites owned and/or managed by NYCEDC. Services include tree planting, mulching and mowing lawns, tide pool maintenance, and irrigation sprinkler systems maintenance and repair. The awarded contractor will perform any necessary on-call services and must respond to emergency calls when needed.

NYCEDC plans to select a contractor on the basis of factors stated in the RFP which include, but are not limited to: the quality of the proposal, experience of key staff identified in the proposal, experience and quality of any subcontractors proposed, demonstrated successful experience in performing services similar to those encompassed in the RFP, and the proposed fee.

It is the policy of NYCEDC to comply with all federal, state and City laws and regulations which prohibit unlawful discrimination because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status and other protected category and to take affirmative action in working with contracting parties to ensure certified Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises (“MWBEs”) share in the economic opportunities generated by NYCEDC’s projects and initiatives.

This project has Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise (“M/WBE”) participation goals, and all respondents will be required to submit an M/WBE Participation Proposal with their response. To learn more about NYCEDC’s M/WBE program, visit http://edc.nyc/opportunity-mwdbe. For the list of companies who have been certified with the New York City Department of Small Business Services as M/WBE, please go to the https://sbsconnect.nyc.gov/certification-directory-search/.

NYCEDC established the Contract Financing Loan Fund programs for Minority, Women and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (M/W/DBE) interested in working on public construction projects. Contract Financing Loan Fund facilitates financing for short-term mobilization needs such as insurance, labor, supplies and equipment. Bidders/subcontractors are strongly encouraged to visit the NYCEDC website at http://edc.nyc/opportunity-mwdbe to learn more about the program.

Respondents may submit questions and/or request clarifications from NYCEDC no later than 5:00 PM ET on November 22, 2024. Questions regarding the subject matter of this RFP should be directed to LandscapingRFP@edc.nyc. Answers to all questions will be posted by December 4, 2024, to https://edc.nyc/rfps. Questions regarding the subject matter of this RFP will not be accepted after 5:00 PM ET on November 20, 2024, however, technical questions pertaining to downloading and submitting proposals to this RFP may be directed to RFPRequest@edc.nyc on or before December 11, 2024.

Detailed submission guidelines and requirements are outlined in the RFP, available as of November 15, 2024. To download a copy of the solicitation documents please visit https://edc.nyc/rfps. RESPONSES ARE DUE NO LATER THAN December 11, 2024. Please click the link in the “Submission Requirements” section of this project’s webpage (which can be found on https://edc.nyc/rfps) to electronically upload a proposal for this solicitation.