Green Infrastructure Maintenance

The City of Pittsburgh Office of Management and Budget, on behalf of the Department of Public Works, is soliciting bids for Green Infrastructure Maintenance through Invitation for Bid (IFB) No. 2023-IFB-157. The procurement focuses on comprehensive maintenance services for two specific sites: the Lower Hill area at the former Civic Arena tree pits and Liberty Green in Homewood. The contract period spans from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2025, with options for two additional one-year renewals. Bidders must provide detailed pricing for site-specific post-storm protocols, annual maintenance, hourly labor rates, and materials cost markup percentage. Key deliverables include maintaining bioretention soil composition, addressing drainage issues, and following comprehensive green infrastructure maintenance protocols. Electronic responses must be submitted by June 29, 2023, at 2:00 pm, with all questions to be submitted via the OpenGov Q&A feature by June 20, 2023. Evaluation criteria emphasize preference for vendors employing National Green Infrastructure Certification Program (NGICP) certified individuals.

The solicitation provides opportunities for various contractors while emphasizing compliance with federal funding requirements and equal opportunity guidelines. No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises are explicitly mentioned, but the bid encourages diverse participation. Contractors must meet specific insurance requirements, provide necessary documentation, and comply with City of Pittsburgh code provisions and federal funding regulations. While no incumbent vendors are identified, the detailed as-built drawings suggest significant prior infrastructure work in the targeted areas, including street and landscape redesign projects completed by engineering firms like Baker Engineering and Michael Baker International. Though a specific budget range is not provided, the comprehensive nature of the maintenance contract and the inclusion of two distinct sites indicates a potentially substantial investment in green infrastructure preservation. Successful bidders will need to demonstrate technical expertise in green infrastructure maintenance, possess appropriate certifications, and show capability to manage complex urban environmental maintenance projects.