RFP for Landscape Maintenance Services NEW!

The City of Merced (City), Public Works Department, invites your proposal to perform landscape maintenance services on identified Maintenance Districts. The selected vendor shall perform the tasks specified in the “Scope of Services” attached to the Request for Proposal (RFP).
For all proposals over $15,000, the proposer is required to abide by all applicable provisions of the Labor Code, including payment of the minimum prevailing wage rate as determined by the State Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). No contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a proposal or be awarded a contract for public work unless registered with the DIR pursuant to the Labor Code. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR.
A Class C-27 landscaping contractor’s license is required at the time your proposal is submitted. The contract agreement will be for a period of thirty-three (33) months, commencing on October 1, 2023 and ending on June 30, 2026. The City has the option to extend the terms of the agreement for one-to-three additional periods of one-year, ending on June 30, 2029.
There will be a mandatory job walk of the Maintenance Districts to be held on Monday, August 7, 2023, beginning at 8:00 a.m. at Carol Gabriault Park located at 1601 Willowbrook Drive. Any Consultant submitting a proposal must attend the full job walk in order to have their proposal considered.

Proposal Submission: Three (3) copies of the completed proposal must be submitted no later than 12:00 p.m. on Friday, August 18, 2023.

To download the RFP package, please click here .