Request for Proposals - City of Chandler Airport Landscape Enhancements ; CM2-988-4424

The City of Chandler, Arizona, a municipality within Maricopa County, is soliciting proposals through Request for Proposals (RFP) CM2-988-4424 for landscape enhancements at Chandler Airport. The procurement encompasses two distinct bid lots: Bid Lot One involves Curtis Way median enhancements including granite installation and tree/shrub planting, while Bid Lot Two covers renovation of landscape areas around the main airport building and parking lot islands with irrigation system upgrades, shrub and tree installation, granite spreading, and rip rap installation. Qualified contractors must hold a valid Arizona Registrar of Contractors license, maintain full-time company representation in the Phoenix metropolitan area, and possess demonstrated experience in landscape refurbishment and enhancement services including clearing, grubbing, grading, tree removal, irrigation system installation, and landscape material installation. The project must be completed within 90 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed, with an additional 90-day maintenance period following conditional acceptance, and includes a one-year warranty on all work performed. Evaluation criteria consist of qualifications and experience (40%), method of approach (35%), and price proposal (25%). A mandatory pre-proposal conference is scheduled for December 7, 2021 at 10:00 AM at the City of Chandler Airport Conference Room, with proposals due by December 23, 2021 at 4:00 PM Arizona local time submitted via email to raquel.mcmahon@chandleraz.gov. Addendum #1, issued December 20, 2021, clarifies that contractors shall spread decomposed granite at a depth of 2 inches in specified areas.

The RFP documents do not indicate specific set-aside designations or restrictions targeting disadvantaged enterprises or particular business classifications. Contractors must secure all required permits, obtain Blue Stake utility locating services prior to excavation, and maintain comprehensive insurance coverage including Commercial General Liability ($2,000,000 per occurrence), Automobile Liability ($1,000,000), Workers Compensation, and Builders' Risk/Installation Floater coverage equal to the contract price. No incumbent vendors or existing contractors are identified in the solicitation materials. The City reserves the right to waive immaterial defects, reject any proposals, make multiple awards, or reissue the RFP, and all proposals remain valid for 120 days following proposal opening. The specific contract award value or budget range is not disclosed in the available documentation; interested offerors should refer to the complete RFP for comprehensive pricing requirements and additional salient contract details. The City will not reimburse proposal preparation costs and will consider requests for approved alternate materials and seriously review exceptions to specifications.