3-B-Grounds Maintenance Cost Proposal Form (3 year), 1.21.26.xlsx

This is a Grounds Maintenance Cost Proposal Form for a three-year contract issued by the State of Utah Division of Facilities Construction and Management (DFCM) for grounds maintenance services at the Price Department of Natural Resources and Public Safety facility. The solicitation requests bids for comprehensive grounds maintenance services including spring and fall clean-up and preparation, routine grounds maintenance and year-round services, fertilization, annual flower planting, flowers with cost-plus fees, and sprinkler repair services. Contractors must submit pricing proposals for all three contract years, with detailed cost breakdowns provided in the designated yellow cells of the form. The contract term is three years with evaluation and award pending completion of the competitive bidding process.

Pricing proposals must be submitted using either hourly rates, lump sum fees, or percentage-based fees, depending on the specific service line item. Contractors may propose hourly rates with total hours, weekly fees, lump sum fees per application, or percentage markups on material costs, with flexibility to select the most appropriate pricing method for each service category. The evaluation methodology awards points based on comparative cost rankings across all bidding contractors, with the lowest-cost bidder receiving maximum points for each service line item and subsequent bidders receiving proportional points on a 10% spread scale. Service line items are assigned specific point values ranging from 4 to 20 points, with past performance and spring and fall clean-up services receiving the highest point allocations of 20 points each. Contractors must complete all required fields on the cost proposal form to be considered for evaluation and award.