Grass and Landscaping
| Location: | Pennsylvania |
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| Posted: | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Due: | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Agency: | Lansdale borough |
| Type of Government: | State & Local |
| Category: |
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| Bid Title: |
Grass and Landscaping
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| Category: | General Bids |
| Status: | Open |
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INVITATION FOR BID
Bids will be received by the Borough of Lansdale, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania at
the Lansdale Borough Municipal Building, One Vine Street, Lansdale, PA 19446
until 10:00 AM local time on Thursday, January 29th, 2026 for:
1) Landscaping – Beds, Shrubs, Pavements & Tree Pits
2) Grass Cutting and Trimming
MAPS ARE AVAILABLE AT WWW.LANSDALE.ORG OR GO TO http://arcg.is/2ebVTBa
Bidders may obtain documents from the Office of the Borough Manager, Borough of
Lansdale, One Vine Street, Lansdale, PA 19446 or at www.lansdale.org. Bids must be
enclosed in a sealed envelope bearing the name and address of the bidder and marked
with the item/items to be bid and the date of the bid opening and addressed to the
Borough Manager, Borough of Lansdale, One Vine Street, Lansdale, PA 19446.
Bids are to be received at the Borough of Lansdale, One Vine Street, Lansdale, PA
19446 on or before 10:00 AM local time on Thursday, January 29th, 2026. Bids
shall be publicly opened and read aloud immediately following at One Vine Street,
Lansdale, PA 19446.
A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 6th, 2026 at 10:00 AM at
the Borough of Lansdale Municipal Building, One Vine Street, Lansdale, PA 19446.
Bids are to be accompanied by cash, money order, certified check, cashier’s check, or
bid bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the bid in accordance with the Laws of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Bids are irrevocable for a period of sixty (60) days after the date of the bid opening. The
Borough of Lansdale reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids and to waive
technicalities on any bid for the best interest of the Borough of Lansdale.
BOROUGH OF LANSDALE
John J. Ernst
Borough Manager
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
1. Name of Owner and Reception of Bids:
The Borough of Lansdale (herein called the Owner) invites bids in the forms attached
hereto, all blanks of which must be filled in. Bids will be received by the owner in
the office of the Borough Manager, Borough of Lansdale, One Vine Street, Lansdale,
Pennsylvania. The bid proposals will be due in said office by 10:00 AM local time
on Thursday, January 29th, 2026. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud
immediately following.
2. Envelopes Containing Bids:
Envelopes containing bids must be sealed, addressed to the Borough Manager
Borough of Lansdale, One Vine Street, Lansdale, Pennsylvania, and designated as
"Landscaping – Beds, Shrubs, Pavements & Tree Pits” and/or “Grass Cutting and
Trimming”
3. Waiver of Informalities:
The Owner may consider informal any bid not prepared and submitted in accordance
with the provisions hereof and may waive any informalities or reject any and all bids.
Any bid may be withdrawn prior to the scheduled time for the opening of the bids or
authorized postponement thereof. Any bid received after the time and date specified
above will not be considered. No bidder may withdraw his bid within sixty (60) days
after the actual date of the opening thereof.
4. Bid Documents:
Bid documents are available on the Borough website - www.lansdale.org or can be
picked up at the office of the Borough Manager, One Vine Street, Lansdale, PA.
Each bid must be submitted on the forms provided in the specifications. All blank
spaces for bid prices must be filled in ink or typewritten, in both words and figures.
5. Examination of Site:
It is mandatory that each bidder shall visit the site of the proposed work and fully
acquaint himself with conditions as they exist so that he may fully understand the
facilities, difficulties and restrictions attending the execution of the work under his
contract. Knowledge of the conditions on the site shall be the responsibility of the
contractor.
The failure or omission of any bidder to receive or examine any form, instrument or
document or to visit the site and acquaint himself with the conditions there existing,
shall in no way relieve any bidder who shall agree and warrant that he has examined
the site and specifications. MAPS ARE AVAILABLE AT WWW.LANSDALE.ORG OR GO
TO http://arcg.is/2ebVTBa (web address is case sensitive).
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS – PAGE 1 OF 5
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS CONT'D
6. Rejection of Informal Bids:
A bid which has been unsigned, is incomplete, obscure, conditioned or unbalanced or
which contains additions not called for or irregularities of any kind including
alterations or erasures may be rejected by the Owner as informal. A bid which is not
accompanied by the required bid security for the execution of the contract will be
rejected. No person shall assign his proposal or bid or any of his rights or interests
thereunder without written consent of the Owner. Any such assignment without
written consent shall be deemed void.
7. Bid Proposals:
When a proposal is made by a corporation, its name and principal post office address
shall be stated and the proposal shall be signed by the President, attested by the
Secretary of the Corporation and the corporate seal must be affixed thereto.
Bid proposals must include all labor and materials.
Before award is made to a bidder not a resident of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, the bidder shall designate a proper agent in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania on whom service can be made in the event of litigation.
All bids must be itemized for each location. The Borough reserves the right to choose
all, none or any combinations of the location bids.
While it is the Borough’s intention to award a single contract to a single contractor,
the Borough may elect to award separate contracts for :
A) Landscaping – Beds, Shrubs, Pavements & Tree Pits
B) Grass Cutting & Trimming
8. Bid Security:
Each bid must be accompanied by a cash, money order, certified check of the bidder,
cashier's check, Treasurer's check drawn to the order of the Borough of Lansdale in
an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the bid. In lieu of the above checks, a bid
bond with proper corporate surety will be acceptable, if it is prepared and submitted
on the form of bid bond attached to these documents, duly executed by the bidder as
principal with surety duly approved for the writing of surety bonds by the Insurance
Commissioner and licensed to do business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS – PAGE 2 OF 5
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS CONT’D
A power of attorney to sign said bonds for the surety company and a financial
statement of the surety company must be attached to the bid bond. Upon return of the
duly executed contract documents by the lowest bidder, remaining bid security will
be returned within ten (10) days thereafter. All bid bonds must be approved by the
Borough of Lansdale.
9. Award of Contract:
It is anticipated that the contract award will be made within sixty (60) days after the
bids are opened as aforesaid. Upon receipt of such notice, the apparent successful
bidder shall within ten (10) days thereafter provide the Owner the executed originals
of the following: Performance Bond; Payment Bond and Agreement in the forms
herewith provided; and, all Certificates of Insurance as required by the Agreement
and/or these specifications.
Mowing schedule to be submitted and approved by the Borough subsequent to
contract award.
10. Liquidated Damages for Failure to enter into Contract:
The successful bidder, upon his failure or refusal to execute and deliver the contract,
bonds and/or insurance certificates required within the time set forth above, shall
forfeit to the Owner as liquidated damages for such failure or refusal, the security
deposit with his bid.
11. Performance Bonds/Payment Bonds:
The apparent successful bidder to whom notice of intent is submitted shall furnish
and deliver to the Owner, as set forth in paragraph 9, Performance and Payment
Bonds on the forms herewith included as follows:
A. For faithful performance of the contract as designated in the Bond,
100 percent of the amount for the year and renewed annually for
the life of the contract.
B. For payment of labor and materials as designated in the Bond,
100 percent of the amount for the year and renewed annually for
the life of the contract.
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS – PAGE 3 OF 5
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS CONT’D
12. Laws and Regulations:
The bidder's attention is directed to the fact that all applicable State laws, municipal
ordinances, and the rules and regulations of all authorities having jurisdiction over
construction of the project shall apply to the contract throughout, and they will be
deemed to be included in the contract the same as though herewith written out in full.
13. Notice of Requirement for Certification of Nonsegregated Facilities:
Bidders are cautioned as follows: By signing this proposal, the bidder will deemed to
have certified that he does not maintain or provide for his employees facilities that are
segregated on a basis of race, creed, color or national origin, whether such facilities
are segregated by directive or on a de facto basis, and that he will not maintain such
segregated facilities. Failure of a bidder to agree to this requirement will render his
bid nonresponsive to the terms of the contract.
14. Changes While Bidding:
During the bidding period, bidders may be furnished addenda for additions to or
alterations of the specifications, if any, which shall be included in the work covered
by the proposals and become a part of the contract document. Owner will send such
material to all bidders by fax or e-mail. Bidders will be required to list number of
addenda on proposal acknowledging receipt thereof.
15. Time of Completion:
The successful bidder must agree to commence work immediately following the date
specified by Borough of Lansdale and continue working as per bid specifications
through time period of contract.
16. Qualifications of Bidder:
Bidders must provide with bid proposals, information in support of their ability to
perform the contract, a list of at least three projects successfully completed whose
magnitude equals or exceeds this project and a disclosure of any and all current
lawsuits. If requested by the Borough, the apparent lowest responsible bidder may be
asked to provide an audited financial statement prior to bid award.
Bidders must provide disclosure of officers within the corporation.
The municipality reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS – PAGE 4 OF 5
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