Landscape Design and Installation

The Garden City Fire Department (GCFD) is requesting proposals from qualified landscape design and installation firms for the development and implementation of a landscaping plan for the grounds of Station 3. The selected firm will provide a comprehensive landscape design and perform all necessary installation services.

1. All bids submitted shall be valid for a minimum of 1 year, unless otherwise specified.
2. The equipment furnished under these specifications shall be the latest improved model in current, as offered to commercial trade, and shall be of quality workmanship and material. The bidder represents that all equipment offered under this specification shall be new. USED, SHOPWORN DEMONSTRATOR, PROTPTYPE OR DISCONTINUED MODELS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE, UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED OTHERWISE IN THE SPECIFICATIONS.
3. The City reserves the right to cancel or make null and void, any purchase order, if delivery cannot be made on the specified delivery date.
4. In case of default by the contractor, the City may procure the articles or services from other sources and hold the contractor responsible for any excess cost occasioned thereby.
5. The bidder shall satisfy the purchasing official that they maintain a store or branch staffed with qualified servicemen and with provisions for securing parts from the manufacturer within a reasonable length of time.
6. Bid awards are not official until a purchase order is issued or the Fire Department is notified of the successful vendor in writing. Awards will be made to the best responsible bidder. The quality of the articles to be supplied, their conformity with the specifications, their suitability to requirements, deliver terms and guarantee clauses shall all be taken into consideration.
7. The purchaser reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informality to bids, to accept in whole or in part such bid or bids as may be deemed in the best interest of the purchaser.
8. The City, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and 49 CFR Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises as defined at 49 CFR Part 26 will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex in consideration for an award.
9. LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND INSTALLATION