Addendum No. 1 - Vendor Q&A and BOD Extension.docx

Office of State Procurement State of Louisiana Division of Administration

JEFF LANDRY

GOVERNOR

TAYLOR F. BARRAS

COMMISSIONER OF ADMINISTRATION

July 29, 2025

ADDENDUM NO. 01

Your reference is directed to RFx Number 3000025162 for the Invitation to Bid (ITB) for the State of Louisiana – Ground & Landscape Maintenance for DMA, which is currently scheduled to open at 10:00 AM CT on 08/05/25.

The following change is to be made to the referenced solicitation:

RFx Currently Reads: Scheduled to open at 10:00 AM on July 29, 2025.

RFx Changed to Read: Scheduled to open at 10:00 AM on August 5, 2025.

Questions from the Vendor and State’s Responses:

Vendor Question 1. Could you please clarify if the frequency of hand weeding visits should be 40 or if these detail visits should match the frequency of mowing visits at 39?

State’s Response: The frequency of the landscape maintenance is correct at 40 visits per year.

Vendor Question 2. Attachment C, Location #7 - Could you please confirm this location does not have any annual flowers needing to be changed out twice per year? Or was this line mistakenly left out? If this line was mistakenly left out, could you please provide the number of 4" flowers to be replaced per changeout?

State’s Response: Location #7 Gate Entrance St. Claude Oval does not require Annual Color to changed out.

Vendor Question 3. Could you please provide a copy of the sign-in sheet or a list of all attendees from the mandatory site visit?

State’s Response: A central list of attendees from the mandatory site visit was not created. Each vendor is responsible for verifying their attendance via the form found on page 8 of Attachment A.

All else remains as on original Invitation to Bid.

THIS ADDENDUM IS HEREBY OFFICIALLY MADE A PART OF THE REFERENCED SOLICITATION.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: If you have already submitted your bid and this Addendum does not cause you to revise your bid, you should acknowledge receipt of this Addendum by identifying your business name and by signing where indicated. You may return this Acknowledgement by mail or delivery by hand or courier to: Office of State Procurement, 1201 N. 3rd Street, Ste. 2-160, Baton Rouge, LA 70802, or by fax to: (225) 342-9756. The State reserves the right to request a completed Acknowledgement at any time. Failure to execute an Acknowledgement shall not relieve the bidder from complying with the terms of its bid.

Addendum Acknowledged/No changes:

For: ________________________ By: __________________________

REVISION: If you have already submitted your bid and this Addendum requires you to revise your bid, you must indicate any change(s) below, identify your business name and sign where shown. Revisions shall be delivered prior to bid opening by mail or delivery by hand or courier to: Office of State Procurement, 1201 N. 3rd Street, Ste. 2-160, Baton Rouge, LA 70802, or by fax to: (225) 342-9756, and indicate the RFx number and the bid opening date and time on the outside of the envelope for proper identification, or by fax to: (225) 342-9756. Electronic transmissions other than by fax are not being accepted at this time

Revisions received after bid opening shall not be considered and you shall be held to your original bid.

Revision:

For: ________________________ By: __________________________

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