031026_Mar_16_26_solicitation_doc.pdf

This is an Invitation to Bid (ITB) solicitation document issued by the Town of Branford, Connecticut for seven separate landscape maintenance contracts covering various municipal locations. The Town is soliciting sealed bids for landscape maintenance services to be performed at the Town Green, General Government Buildings, Branford East parks and library facilities, Branford West parks, Town Gardens, Damascus Cemetery, and Foote Park & Branford Point. Required services include mowing, trimming, removal of branches/leaves/debris/trash, spring and fall cleaning with leaf pickup, weeding, weed killing, pruning, mulching, and fertilizing of gardens, with properties to be maintained and cut weekly and gardens and curbs maintained monthly or as required. The bid period runs from March 10, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. EDT through April 2, 2026 at 11:30 a.m. EDT, with sealed bids due by 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 2, 2026 (with a separate 11:00 a.m. deadline for Damascus Cemetery). Public bid opening will occur immediately following the submission deadline in the Town Hall basement conference room. Bidders are required to conduct site visits and consult with supervisors prior to submission to familiarize themselves with site conditions. The three-year contracts will run from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029.

Pricing must be quoted separately for each of the three contract years with quotes remaining valid for 60 days. No bid bonds or performance bonds are required. Bidders must submit a Non-Collusion Affidavit with each proposal and provide evidence of required insurance coverage, including General Liability ($1,000,000 each occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate), Excess/Umbrella Liability ($1,000,000), Professional Liability ($1,000,000), and Workers' Compensation at statutory limits, with the Town named as additional insured. Key qualification requirements include proven experience in landscape maintenance within Connecticut on projects of equal or greater size and submission of references. The solicitation does not identify any set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise requirements, or incumbent vendors, indicating that all vendors are eligible to respond. The estimated total contract value is not specified in the available documentation. Interested parties should contact Dale B. Izzo, Director of Parks, Recreation & Senior Services, at dizzo@branford-ct.gov or (203) 488-8304, and individual contract specification packets may be obtained from the Finance Department at Town Hall or on the Town's website at www.branford-ct.gov.