13496-20240812133941 TCMS TREE.pdf

Request for Proposals/Qualifications Tree removal and tree crowning for downtown green strip

MS Main Street Revitalization Grant Program Team Cleveland Main Street

Team Cleveland Main Street is soliciting responses to this request for qualifications for grant compliance services regarding Mississippi Main Street Revitalization Grant Program funds from the Department of Finance and Administration from an allocation received by the State of Mississippi under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. All responses to this request should be submitted by email or hand delivered to the Chamber of Commerce, 101 S. Bayou Avenue Cleveland, MS:

Crista Cooper Director of Main Street & Community Development crista@clevelandmschamber.com no later than close of business on September 13, 2024. Services and/or goods may include but may not be limited to the following:

1. Remove and grind the stumps of 5 trees on the east side of the green strip approximate heights are:

35 foot Oak 45 foot Oak 75 foot Oak 40 foot Bradford Pear 60 foot Bradford Pear

2. Remove 3 Zelkovas from the bulb out beds on Sharpe Street approximately 40 feet each

3. Seven trees on the green strip need tree crown lifting/tree canopy raising

4. Grind 4 stumps on the south end of the green strip

5. Work will need to be done on Sundays when our merchants are closed

Services

As these services are not expected to exceed regulatory threshold pursuant to 2 C.F.R. §200.1, the following information shall be deemed sufficient to allow Team Cleveland Main Street to make its selection.

Submittals, at a minimum, shall contain:

mailto:crista@clevelandmschamber.com

1. Name, address, and contact information for the entity, including identification of the key individual and important qualifications of the submitting firm.

2. Years of existence of the firm.

3. Qualifications of all persons offered or expected to perform services under this contract.

Include experience and other relevant information.

4. Rates for each individual identified above, including other costs and expenses that may be incurred during the performance of the services.

Selection shall be based upon both qualifications and price. All submittals shall be in printed and electronic format.

Conflicts of Interest Prohibited

No employee, officer, or agent may participate in the selection, award, or administration of a contract supported by a Federal award if he or she has a real or apparent conflict of interest.

Such a conflict of interest would arise when the employee, officer, or agent, any member of his or her immediate family, his or her partner, or an organization which employs or is about to employ any of the parties indicated herein, has a financial or other interest in or a tangible personal benefit from a firm considered for a contract. The officers, employees, and agents of Team Cleveland Main Street may neither solicit nor accept gratuities, favors, or anything of monetary value from contractors or parties to subcontracts. However, Team Cleveland Main Street may set standards-for situations in which the financial interest is not substantial, or the gift is an unsolicited item of nominal value.

Miscellaneous

1. Required Contract Terms. All contracts awarded pursuant to these procedures shall contain the applicable required contract terms described in Code Federal Regulations, Title 2, Part 200, Appendix II. (Attachment "A" hereto.)

2. Compliance with Applicable Requirements. All contracts awarded pursuant to these procedures shall comply with the other applicable requirements contained in the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards.