6-06 - Reference Form.pdf

This is a Reference Form document issued by the City of Lubbock, Texas Purchasing and Contract Management department for the Cash Farm Lease – South Water Treatment Plant Site contract opportunity. The form requires bidders to provide three professional references from current customers who can verify the quality of service the company provides. The City of Lubbock prefers references from customers of similar size and scope of work and explicitly prohibits using the City of Lubbock as a reference. The contract involves preparing, planting, and cultivating approximately 40 acres of tillable land located in the W/2 of Section 72, Block S, Lubbock County, Texas in a farmer-like manner, including keeping down noxious weeds and grasses and preventing their seeding.

Each reference entry requires bidders to provide the company name, address, contact person and title, phone number, email address, description of similar project work, and the year the project was completed. This reference requirement is standard due diligence for the City to evaluate bidder capabilities and track records prior to awarding the farm lease contract.