24-132 Landscape Cleanup and Maintenance Services for the Fresno DMV Field Office

You are invited to review and respond to this Small Business Bid Solicitation (SB Bid) entitled: 24-132 Landscape cleanup and maintenance services at the Fresno DMV Field Office Term: Thirty-six (36) months. Estimated cost: $30,800.00 Purpose and Description of Services: Landscape cleanup and maintenance services at the Fresno DMV Field Office. Term: Thirty-Six (36) months. (see Schedule of Events for proposed start date of contract). See Exhibit A, Scope of Work, for a complete description of services. Note: Due to severe drought conditions, California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued the Governor¿s State of Emergency Proclamation on January 17, 2014 and an Executive Order on April 25, 2014. As a result, the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has implemented watering restrictions for all DMV offices throughout the State of California. Therefore, until further notice, the DMV will not be enforcing some of the provisions in Exhibit A, Scope of Work. Exhibit A, Scope of Work provisions are affected as follows: (1) Existing shrubs and trees should be trimmed to prevent any safety and security hazards; however, pruning to promote growth should be avoided; (2) DMV will not be installing any new landscaping during the declared drought; (3) Irrigation systems have been altered to adhere to the Executive Order and should not be changed until DMV advises otherwise; (4) As fertilizer promotes water consumption, use only the minimum amount necessary on plants and trees and do not use on lawn or grass areas; (5) DMV is aware that limited watering may result in loss of turf and plants; however, the department will not enforce the plant replacement provision until further notice. Bidder Qualifications: On March 4, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-6-22 regarding Economic Sanctions against Russia and Russian entities and individuals. ¿Economic Sanctions¿ refers to sanctions imposed by the U.S. government in response to Russia¿s actions in Ukraine, as well as any sanctions imposed under state law. By submitting a bid, the bidder represents that it is not a target of Economic Sanctions. Should the State determine, at any time prior to the execution of a contract, that the bidder is a target of Economic Sanctions or is conducting prohibited transactions with sanctioned individuals or entities, that shall be grounds for rejection of the bidder¿s bid by the DMV. Bidder must be certified by the State of California, Department of General Services (DGS), Office of Small Business and Disabled Veteran Enterprise Services (OSDS), as a Certified Small Business. The bidder shall possess a valid C27 contractor license issued by the California Department of Consumer Affairs, Contractors State License Board (CSLB). All subcontractors that the bidder intends to utilize to perform landscape maintenance services under the contract shall possess a valid C27 contractor license issued by the CSLB. The bidder¿s contractor license number shall be indicated on the Bid/Bidder Certification Sheet (Attachment 1). The names of all subcontractors that the bidder intends to utilize and their contractor license number shall be indicated on the Bidder Declaration & Subcontractor/Supplier List (Attachment 4). All bidder and subcontractor contractor licenses shall be in good standing from the time of the bid opening through the term of the contract. Schedule of Events Event Date Time SB Bid available to prospective bidders: 8/8/2024 N/A Written questions regarding SB Bid are due by: 8/15/2024 10:00 A.M. Written responses to SB Bid questions released by: 8/22/2024 5:00 P.M. Final date for bid submission: 8/28/2024 10:00 A.M.