Specifications for Contractual Lawn Mowing Services for Fulton County Fulton County Board of Commissioners 152 S. Fulton Street, Suite 270 Wauseon, Ohio 43567 1
Table of Contents Request for Proposals... 3 Instructions... 4 Description of Contractual Service... 5 "Exhibit A"-Locations... 6 Proposal... 7 Affidavits & Acknowledgments.. 8-13 2
Fulton County Board of Commissioners Request for Proposals Lawn Mowing The Fulton County Board of Commissioners has elected to receive proposals for lawn mowing for various county lots. Proposals must be received in the office of the Clerk of the Board by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, March 21, 2014. If interested, specifications and proposal forms can be downloaded from fultoncountyoh.com, or obtained in the office of the Clerk of the Board at 152 S. Fulton Street, Suite 270, Wauseon, Ohio 43567, 419-337-9255 ext. 1612. BY ORDER OF THE FULTON BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Fulton County Expositor: Please publish: March 4, 2014 Perry Rupp Bill Rufenacht Paul Barnaby Teri S. Suarez, Clerk 3
SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CONTRACTUAL SERVICE OF PROVIDING LAWN MOWING SERVICES FOR FULTON COUNTY OHIO INSTRUCTIONS I. All proposals must be received by March 21, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. and must be in a sealed envelope, clearly marked 2014 LAWN MOWING PROPOSAL on the outside, along with the name and address of the proposer; II. Each proposal must be submitted on the forms provided and must have any and all blank spaces filled in, in ink; III. Any and all proposals received after 4:00 p.m. on March 21, 2014 will be considered late and will be rejected; IV. The Contracting Authority ( County ) reserves the right to waive any irregularities and the right to reject any and all proposals; V. All affidavits & acknowledgments contained in the proposal and shall be submitted at the time of proposal: Non-Collusion Affidavit, Non-Discrimination Affidavit, No Findings for Recovery Affidavit, Personal Property Taxes Affidavit & OPERS Independent Contractor/Worker Acknowledgment; VI. Prior to entering into contract, the awarded service provider ( Contractor ) must submit a Certificate of Insurance, and proof of coverage by Workers Compensation Insurance; VII. The Contractor shall be employed as an independent contractor and not as an employee of Fulton County, Ohio, for any purpose whatsoever, including civil service laws, to perform the duty of lawn maintenance, as needed for the locations described in Exhibit A attached hereto; VIII. The County will pay the Contractor on a per lot basis for services rendered in accord with the per lot price proposal submitted for each item awarded as full compensation for the actual work performed; IX. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, material, tools and equipment to perform and complete the lawn maintenance as described herein; X. All documents contained herein shall be considered part of the awarded contract; XI. The Contractor shall complete all work and services, as described herein on a weekly basis, unless otherwise instructed by a County Representative. Any additional services will require prior authorization; XII. The awarded contract shall be in effect from April 15, 2014 through October 15, 2014, unless otherwise amended by formal proceedings of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners; XIII. A Mandatory Pre-Proposal meeting will be held on March 14, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. to provide further details regarding the lots described in Exhibit A. The meeting will be held in the 2 nd Floor Conference Room of the Fulton County Administration Building at 152 S. Fulton Street, Wauseon, Ohio 43567. 4
DESCRIPTION OF CONTRACTUAL SERVICES Section I. SCOPE OF WORK. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, material, tools and equipment to perform and complete the lawn maintenance authorized by this Agreement. The locations subject to this agreement in Exhibit A, as part of this proposal, shall include the mowing of and trimming around all landscaping and signs; keeping all sidewalks and roads free of all lawn clippings; and bagging all lawn clippings when clippings are visible, or as otherwise instructed by a representative of the Contracting Authority. Section II. WORK COMPLETION. The Contractor shall complete all work and services, as described in the proposal, on a weekly basis, unless otherwise instructed by a representative of the Contracting Authority. Section III. SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS. The Contractor shall submit an invoice to the Fulton County Board of Commissioners on a monthly basis, 152 S. Fulton Street, Suite 270, Wauseon, Ohio 43567. Payment to the Contractor shall payable upon receipt, subject to review and acceptance by the Contracting Authority. Section IV. REVIEWS AND ACCEPTANCES. All work and services performed by the Contractor under this agreement shall be subject to review and acceptance by the county. Section VII. INSURANCE. During the term of any agreement awarded herein, Contractor shall maintain liability insurance in minimum amount of at least $1,000,000.00. Prior to beginning of said work, Contractor shall present the County with a Certificate of Insurance as proof of a minimum of $1,000,000.00 of liability insurance in force. Said insurance shall name the Fulton County Board of Commissioners and indemnify and hold the County harmless for any and all liability, obligations, losses, claims and damages, and without limitation, counsel fees and expenses, penalties and interest, arising out of or relating to said work. In addition, the Contractor shall maintain, as required by law, an adequate Certificate of Workers Compensation and shall be submitted to the Contracting Authority prior to the beginning of the performance of any work, subject to this agreement. 5
EXHIBIT A Wauseon Lots: Detwiler Building, 604 S. Shoop Avenue & Grass Lot at 602 S. Shoop Avenue Health Department, 606 S. Shoop Avenue Plaza Building, 129 Courthouse Plaza Board of Elections, 135 Courthouse Plaza & Connected Grass Lot on Vine Street Courthouse, 129 Courthouse Plaza Administration Building, 152 S. Fulton Street Senior Center, 240 Clinton Street & West Parking Lot Borders Northern Wauseon Lots: Robert Fulton Agricultural Building, 8770 SR 108 Water Tower at Fair Grounds, SR 108 & CR J Ottokee Lots: County Engineer, 9120 CR 14 Fulton County Cemetery, CR J & 14 Impound Lot, 9104 CR 14 Dog Pound, 9200 CR 14 Transfer Station/Public Utilities, 9306 CR 14 Airport Sewer Plant, 9460 CR 14 Swanton Lot: Eastern District Court, 204 S. Main Street Pump Station Lots: Industrial Pump Station, 6322 CR 10 (between 20A & CR F) Pleasant View Sewer Pump Station, 3214 Circle Drive (off CR C, between CR 6 & CR 5-2) Pettisville Sewer Pump Station, 4551 CR 19 (between SR 2 & CR D) Northeast Water Pump Station, 8180 CR 3 (between CR H & Turnpike) Landfill Lagoons, 6331 CR 9 (between CR F & Norfolk Southern RR) 6
LOCATION PROPOSAL Wauseon Lots: 1. Detwiler Building, 604 S. Shoop Ave $ 2. Health Department, 606 S. Shoop Avenue $ 3. Plaza Building, 129 Courthouse Plaza $ 4. Board of Elections, 135 Courthouse Plaza & Adjacent Grass Lot on $ Vine Street 5. Courthouse, 129 Courthouse Plaza $ 6. Administration Building, 152 S. Fulton Street $ 7. Senior Center, 240 Clinton Street & West Parking Lot Borders $ SUB TOTAL $ Northern Wauseon Lots: 8. Robert Fulton Agricultural Building, 8770 SR 108 $ 9. Water Tower at Fair Grounds, SR 108 & CR J $ SUB TOTAL $ Ottokee Lots: 10. County Engineer, 9120 CR 14 $ 11. Fulton County Cemetery, CR J & 14 $ 12. Impound Lot, 9104 CR 14 $ 13. Dog Pound, 9200 CR 14 $ 14. Transfer Station/Public Utilities, 9306 CR 14 $ 15. Airport Sewer Plant, 9460 CR 14 $ SUB TOTAL $ Swanton Lot: 16. Eastern District Court, 204 S. Main Street $ SUB TOTAL $ Pump Station Lots: 17. Industrial Pump Station, 6322 CR 10 (between 20A & CR F) $ 18. Pleasant View Sewer Pump Station, 3214 Circle Drive $ (off CR C, between CR 6 & CR 5-2) 19. Pettisville Sewer Pump Station, 4551 CR 19 (between SR 2 & CR $ D) 20. Northeast Water Pump Station, 8180 CR 3 (between CR H & $ Turnpike) 21. Landfill Lagoons, 6331 CR 9 (between CR F & Norfolk & Southern $ RR) SUB TOTAL $ TOTAL PROPOSAL $ PRICE PER OCCURRENCE 7
NON-COLLUSION AFFIDAVIT THIS FORM MUST BE COMPLETED IN ITS ENTIRETY AND NOTARIZED PROJECT: State of ) ss. County of ) I,, (Name of party signing affidavit) (Title) being duly sworn, do depose and say: that (insert name of individual, co-partnership, or corporation) its agent, officers or employees have not directly or indirectly entered into any agreement, participated in any collusion, or otherwise taken any action in restraint of free competitive bidding in connection with this proposal. (Signature) (Title) Sworn to and subscribed before me this day of 20. (Notary Public) County, Ohio My commission expires 8
DELINQUENT PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX AFFIDAVIT THIS FORM MUST BE COMPLETED IN ITS ENTIRETY AND NOTARIZED I,, Name Title Name of Company Affirm that at the time I submitted the bid for on Bid Title To the Board of Fulton County Commissioners Date, 2013 that Name of Company WAS/WAS NOT charged with delinquent personal property taxes by the Fulton County Auditor. (If personal property taxes are delinquent, please complete the following section) The amount of delinquent personal property taxes due to Fulton County is $ and unpaid penalties and interest are $. Signature Company Name Date Sworn to and subscribed before me this day of, 20. Notary 9
NO FINDINGS FOR RECOVERY THIS FORM MUST BE COMPLETED IN ITS ENTIRETY AND NOTARIZED I,, Name Title Name of Company affirm that at the time that I submitted the bid for Bid Title to the Board of the Fulton County Commissioners on Auditor Company Name per Ohio Revised Code 9.24. that Date HAS/HAS NO unresolved finding for recovery from the State Circle One (If there is an unresolved finding for recovery from the State Auditor, please complete the following section) The amount of unresolved finding for recovery due the State Auditor is: Amount and unpaid penalties and interest are. Amount Signature Company Date Sworn to and subscribed before me this day of, 20. 10
NON-DISCRIMINATION AFFIDAVIT THIS FORM MUST BE COMPLETED IN ITS ENTIRETY AND NOTARIZED STATE OF OHIO ) SS) COUNTY OF FULTON ) Name being first duly sworn, deposes and says that he/she is the Title of Company Name the party that made the foregoing proposal; that such party does not and shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, creed, sex, disability or military status as defined in section 4112.01 of the Ohio Revised Code, or color as is described and prohibited by Section 153.59 and/or 125.111 of the Ohio Revised Code. Furthermore, if awarded the contract under this proposal, said party shall indemnify and hold harmless the Fulton County Board of Commissioners for any violations of Section 153.59 or 125.111 of the Ohio Revised Code made by any contractor, subcontractor or any person who works on behalf of the party relating to the ensuing contract. Signature Affiant (Print) Company Address City/State/Zip Sworn to and Subscribed before me this day of, 20. 11
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