Landscaping and Grounds Maintenance Services to the Embassy of Canada to Italy, in Rome.

The Embassy of Canada to Italy, is soliciting proposals for commercial landscaping and grounds maintenance services for the 2 properties described below. The Official Residence (OR) is located at Via Porta Latina 11, Roma 00179. The property is known as Villa Grandi and covers a surface area of approximately 22,000 m² of which consists of 550 m² of buildings (villa and other buildings), 15,450 m² of lawns and flowerbeds, and 6,000 m² of driveways and gravel paths. The Chancery is located at Via Salaria 243, Roma 00199. The property is known as Villa Grazioli and covers a surface area of approximately 6,400 m², of which 3,500 m² are flowerbeds, lawns, etc., 700 m² are for the villa and other buildings, and 2,200 m² are driveways, paths and parking spaces. The objective of this requirement is to provide landscaping and grounds maintenance services without interruption, at the OR and Chancery grounds in Rome, Italy, as per industry standards and best practices, thus maintaining the appearance and health of the grounds and the representational image of Canada in Italy. In order to achieve this objective, the levels of service and their specifications described herein must be followed. The Contractor must provide landscaping and grounds maintenance services to the OR and Chancery grounds hereby referred to as the “Properties”, including all personnel, materials, labour, supervision, tools, equipment, and other items related to the services as described herein, and is exempt only from those items that are specifically noted.