Two (2) Year Contract for The Veterans Blvd CPZ Landscape & Chemical

Agency:	State Government of Louisiana
State:	Louisiana
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	68 - Chemicals and Chemical Products Q - Medical Services S - Utilities and Training Services Y - Construction of Structures and Facilities
Posted:	Apr 22, 2024
Due:	May 9, 2024
Solicitation No:	JPP-50-00144900
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BID NUMBER- 50–00144900

Two (2) Year Contract for The Veterans Blvd CPZ Landscape &

Chemical Maintenance for The Jefferson Parish

Department of Parkways

BID DUE: May 9, 2024 AT 2:00 PM

ATTENTION VENDORS!!!

Please review all pages and respond accordingly, complying with all provisions

in the technical specifications and Jefferson Parish Instructions for Bidders and

General Terms and Conditions. All bids must be received on the Purchasing

Department’s eProcurement site, www.jeffparishbids.net, by the bid due date

and time. Late bids will not be accepted.

Jefferson Parish Purchasing Department

200 Derbigny Street

General Government Building, Suite 4400

Gretna, LA 70053

Purchasing Specialist II Name: SHANNA FOLSE

Purchasing Specialist II Email: sfolse@jeffparish.net

Purchasing Specialist II Phone: 504-364-2680

Bid Bond

An Electronic Bid Bond must be submitted with this bid, through one of the respective clearing

houses at www.jeffparish.net or www.centralbidding.com. To access the bonding companies on

Central Bidding, hover over the “Central Bidding” link at the top of the page and select the “Bid

Bonds” link.

The electronic bid bond number is to be placed in the required section listed on the standard

envelope. Scanned copies of bid bonds will not be accepted with your submission.

VETERANS BLVD CPZ LANDSCAPE MAINTENACE

FOR THE JEFFERSON PARISH PUBLIC WORKS-PARKWAYS DEPARTMENT

Bid #50-00144900

NON-MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE

All prospective bidders are invited to attend the non-mandatory pre-bid conference which will be held

Location: Yenni Building, 1221 Elmwood Park Blvd., Suite 303, Jefferson, La 70123

Date: April 18, 2024

Time: 9:00 a.m.

PRE-BID INSPECTION OF THE SITE

All prospective bidders are encouraged to visit the site prior to submitting a bid. While the entire site

consists of the center median of Veterans Blvd from the City of Kenner line to the 17th Street canal,

specific locations are defined as either Improved Locations or Unimproved Locations.

SCOPE OF WORK

The Jefferson Parish Department of Public Works – Parkways Department (Parkways) is soliciting

qualified Contractors for a two (2) year contract for turnkey landscape and chemical maintenance

operations to include, but not be limited to, grass cutting, weed control, weed eating, edging,

blowing, trash and debris removal, mulch placement, changing of annuals, sweeping, automatic

irrigation maintenance, chemical applications and associated maintenance for the center median of

Veterans Boulevard from the City of Kenner line to the 17th Street canal. The contract start date for

this two (2) year maintenance contract shall be August 1, 2024. The contract end date shall be July

31, 2026. The scope of work shall include all scheduled tasks outlined in these specifications. This

shall include turnkey maintenance of the designated areas to include all specified aspects of

landscape maintenance. All pricing shall include the necessary equipment, incidentals, licenses,

insurance, labor, fuel and transportation to perform the work. The Contractor shall refer to

Resolution No. 136353, as amended, which provides a uniform set of “General Conditions and

Agreement for all contractors engaged in performing work or services for the Parish of Jefferson”.

BONDS

• BID BOND- An Electronic bid bond in the amount of 5% of the total bid price is due with the bid

submission.

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• PERFORMANCE BOND-A performance bond in the amount of 50% of the total bid price is

required at the signing of the formal contract. The proposer acknowledges and agrees that the

Performance Bond may be forfeited for the successful proposer’s failure to fully and faithfully

perform its obligations in accordance with the negotiated and executed agreement.

• PAYMENT BOND-A payment bond in the amount of 50% of the total bid price is required at the

signing of the formal contract.

LICENSING

• Louisiana State Contractors’ Commercial license with the classification of SPECIALTY:

LANDSCAPE, GRADING AND BEAUTIFICATION (This license number is required to be on the

electronic envelope)

Bidders shall be licensed per LSA-R.S. 37:2150-2163 and shall furnish copies of the front and back (as

applicable) of each required license and certification. Failure to submit these copies will deem the bid

non-responsive. Bidders shall possess the following licenses:

• Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry State Landscape Horticulturalist License;

• Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry Ground Owner Operator License;

• Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry Category 6: Right-of-Way & Industrial

Certification;

• Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry Category 3: Turf and Ornamental Certification;

• Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry Irrigation Contractors’ License;

• Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry Arborist License.

All required licenses shall be in the name of the company bidding and performing the work. Any

license held individually, such as Landscape Horticulturalist, shall list the bidding company as the

individual’s place of business within the Department of Agriculture and Forestry’s licensing records.

All required licenses and certifications shall be valid through the term of the contract. In the case of

individually held licenses, such as Landscape Horticulturalist, any changes in the individual holding the

license shall be submitted to Jefferson Parish.

The Contractor is solely responsible for abiding by all applicable laws and regulations relating to each

required license.

Subcontractors may be utilized to assist the Contractor with this project. However, all proposed

subcontractors must be licensed in accordance with the type of work they will be performing. In

addition, the Contractor must submit, in writing, all proposed subcontractors to Jefferson Parish for

approval prior to any subcontracted work taking place. For example, mulch placement may be

subcontracted to a Landscape Horticulturalist, or palm trimming may be subcontracted to a licensed

Arborist.

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Improved Locations

Improved locations shall refer to various locations along the Site containing a combination of

landscape planting beds, irrigation systems, sculptures, landscape walls and other decorative

features. Improved locations shall require a more intense maintenance program than unimproved

locations. The additional maintenance shall include, but not be limited to, weed pulling, shrub

pruning, annual color change outs, in depth chemical and fertilization programs and additional

monitoring. The attached landscape and chemical application specifications shall define the work

required. The improved locations shall be as follows:

1. Veterans Boulevard from the Kenner city limits line to the open canal located just to the

east of Club Drive. Approximately 1.7 miles in length.

2. Veterans Boulevard intersection with Clearview Parkway beginning approximately 450

linear feet west of the intersection and extending approximately 400 linear feet east of the

intersection.

3. Veterans Boulevard intersection with Houma Boulevard.

4. Veterans Boulevard intersection with Independence Street and extending approximately

450 linear feet to the east. This location shall also include the right-of-way greenspace on

the north and south sides of Veterans Boulevard along the drainage canal. Each location is

approximately 100’ in length and an average of 25’ in width.

5. Veterans Boulevard intersection with Cleary Avenue.

6. Veterans Boulevard intersection with Severn Avenue beginning approximately 150 linear

feet west of the intersection and extending approximately 2,150 linear feet to the east.

7. Veterans Boulevard intersection with Bonnabel Boulevard beginning approximately 200

linear feet west of the intersection and extending approximately 3,000 linear feet to the

west. This site includes the center planted island of Veterans Boulevard at Bonnabel

Boulevard.

8. Veterans Boulevard intersection with Lake Avenue and extending approximately 300 linear

feet to the east.

Unimproved Locations

Unimproved locations refer to the remaining areas along the site that do not contain decorative

landscape items. The majority of these locations will include the canal flats located on either side of

an open drainage canal. However, these locations do include turf medians as well as additional trees

planted within these turf areas.

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bid number	description	date issued	bid open date/time	help
JPP-50-00144900	Two (2) Year Contract for The Veterans Blvd CPZ Landscape & Chemical Maintenance for The Jefferson Parish Department of Parkways Original: JPP-50-00144900	04/03/2024	05/09/2024 2:00:00 PM CT	JPP
JPP-50-00144900	Add #1-Revised bid form Addendum 1: JPP-50-00144900-1	04/22/2024	05/09/2024 2:00:00 PM CT	JPP