40015-NUNEZ-GMS2026-3.pdf

This is Addendum 3 to a sealed bid solicitation issued by Nunez Community College in Chalmette, Louisiana (St. Bernard Parish) for comprehensive grounds maintenance services. The addendum announces an additional mandatory site visit scheduled for Thursday, September 17, 2026, which bidders must schedule by contacting Mike Pritchard at 504-228-2136. Bidders are required to complete and retain a Job Site Visit Certification form, which must be submitted with their bid package. The sealed bid opening is scheduled for September 25, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. (CST) in the Administration Conference Room on the first floor of the Administration Building. All additional questions regarding the bid must be submitted by Friday, September 18, 2026, and the addendum will be posted by Monday, September 21, 2026. The underlying contract is a fixed-price agreement for three years with two optional one-year renewal periods.

The scope of work includes basic lawn service (30-40 annual visits), landscape maintenance, landscape bed and ornamental plant and tree chemical applications, irrigation monitoring, pine needle mulch application, and tree pruning on an as-needed basis, with services priced on a per-visit basis. Bidders must carry Workmen's Compensation Insurance, Comprehensive General Liability Insurance with minimum limits of $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate, and Automobile Liability Insurance with limits of at least $1 million. The contractor must identify the number of employees to be assigned and provide a contingency plan for service continuity. No subcontractors may be used without written approval from the college's Facilities Foreman. The contract includes liquidated damages provisions for service breaches and allows termination for failure to provide services for more than two consecutive scheduled working days or for breach of any material term. Evaluation criteria include company references and background history.