24-033 One-Time Landscape Cleanup and Landscape Maintenance Services for the Redding DMV Region I Office

You are invited to review and respond to this Small Business Bid Solicitation (SB Bid) entitled 24-033 - One-Time Landscape Cleanup and Landscape Maintenance Services for the Redding DMV Region I Office. Total Estimated Contract Cost $63,280.00 Purpose and Description of Services 1. One-Time Landscape Cleanup and Landscape Maintenance Services for the Redding DMV Region I Office. Term: Thirty-six (36) months (see Schedule of Events for proposed start date of contract). See Exhibit A, Scope of Work, for a complete description of services. 2. Note: Please be aware, due to the possibility of severe drought conditions, the Governor of California may issue an Executive Order to restrict water usage during the term of this Agreement. If an Executive Order to restrict water usage is issued during the term of this Agreement, the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) may choose to not enforce certain provisions of Exhibit A, specifically those referring to plant replacement. DMV will notify the

contractor if any Executive Order is issued that could affect the provisions of this Agreement. Bidder Qualifications 1. On March 4, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-6-22 regarding Economic Sanctions against Russia and Russian entities and individuals. ¿Economic Sanctions¿ refers to sanctions imposed by the U.S. government in response to Russia¿s actions in Ukraine, as well as any sanctions imposed under state law. By submitting a bid, the bidder represents that it is not a target of Economic Sanctions. Should the State determine, at any time prior to the execution of a contract, that the bidder is a target of Economic Sanctions or is conducting prohibited transactions with sanctioned individuals or entities, that shall be grounds for rejection of the bidder¿s bid by the DMV. 2. Bidder must be certified by the State of California, Department of General Services (DGS), Office of Small Business and Disabled Veteran Enterprise Services (OSDS), as a Certified Small Business 3. The bidder shall possess a valid C27 contractor license issued by the California Department of Consumer Affairs, Contractors State License Board (CSLB). All subcontractors that the bidder intends to utilize to perform landscape maintenance services under the contract shall possess a valid C27 contractor license issued by the CSLB. The bidder¿s contractor license number shall be indicated on the Bid/Bidder Certification Sheet (Attachment 1). The names of all subcontractors that the bidder intends to utilize and their contractor license number shall be indicated on the Bidder Declaration & Subcontractor/Supplier List (Attachment 4). All bidder and subcontractor contractor licenses shall be in good standing from the time of the bid opening through the term of the contract. Written questions regarding SB Bid are due by: 10:00 a.m. on 4/3/24 Written responses to SB Bid questions released by 5:00 p.m. on 4/4/24 Final date for bid submission: 10:00 a.m. on 4/10/2024 Proposed start date of contract: 8/1/24 or upon contract approval, whichever occurs later.