Grounds Maintenance

. The Putnam School District will receive responses until 11:00 AM on April 22, 2024, at the Putnam Public Schools Administrative Offices. Interested parties are invited to attend. Responses will be opened publicly and read aloud immediately after the specified closing time. Proposals are to be submitted on the enclosed Form in a sealed envelope and addressed as follows: Putnam Public Schools RFP – Grounds Maintenance 152 Woodstock Avenue Putnam CT 06260 Refer to the “Specifications” of this Request for Proposal for other requirements. No vendor may withdraw their proposal within three (3) calendar days after the actual date of opening thereof without the consent of the Putnam School District. This Request for Proposal may be downloaded from the following website: www.putnamschoolsct.org/district/district/pages/bids or picked up from the Putnam Public Schools Administrative

Offices on or after March 5, 2024 (Saturdays, Sundays and Legal Holidays excluded) between the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM. Contact Nancy Cole by calling 860-963- 6900 Ext 5003 or via e-mail at: colen@putnam.k12.ct.us. A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at Putnam Elementary School, 33 Wicker Street, Putnam, CT on April 5, 2024, at 9:00 AM. Contact Marc Coderre, Director of Special Projects, at 860-963-6925 Ext 2021 or via email at coderrem@putnam.k12.ct.us, if you have any questions. Prospective vendors’ attention is referred to the State requirements pertaining to conditions of employment to be observed, including Workmen’s Compensation and Equal Employment Opportunities. The Putnam School District reserves the right to waive irregularities and to reject any or all responses, wholly or in part, to waive any informalities or defects in any or all responses and to make awards deemed in the best interest of the Putnam Public Schools, which may not be the lowest cost proposal. http://www.putnamschoolsct.org/district/district/pages/bids mailto:colen@putnam.k12.ct.us mailto:coderrem@putnam.k12.ct.us PUTNAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS GROUNDS MAINTENANCE 2 SPECIFICATIONS 1. PURPOSE The purpose of this request for proposal is to solicit prices for Grounds Maintenance at the Putnam School District’s three facilities: Putnam Elementary School Putnam Middle School Putnam High School 33 Wicker Street 35 Wicker Street 152 Woodstock Avenue 2. SCOPE OF WORK Furnish all labor, equipment, and material necessary to complete the maintenance of turf and plantings as specified herein. The work to be completed, but not limited to, is described below. A. SCHEDULED SERVICES Mowing, trimming, edging. The sites shall have approximately 12 mowings per year from May 1st through October 31st based upon growing conditions. Mowings shall be coordinated with the Director of School Facilities. B. MOWING 1. All lawns shall be mowed every 7 to 10 days during peak growing season (spring a