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Native Plant Materials for Sale on Consignment at the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County 2022 Native Plant Sale
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The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County is seeking quotes from nurseries to expand its inventory of native plant species for sale on consignment during its annual Native Plant Sale. Contracts will be awarded based on the lowest per-unit price, including delivery and labeling, with nurseries required to confirm their ability to supply specific species and container sizes by a designated date. All nursery stock must originate from seed collected within 100 miles of DuPage County, be free of neonicotinoid insecticide treatments, and be individually labeled with both common and Latin names. The District maintains the right to reject damaged or immature plants to ensure high-quality offerings and assumes no liability for refused stock. Nurseries submitting quotes must provide competitive pricing and deliver healthy, hydrated, and properly hardened plants in specified sizes. The District will award contracts to the lowest bidders for each species and size requested, with the option to use the second-lowest prices if necessary. Unsold inventory can either be retrieved at the nursery’s expense or donated to the District, with written notification required for either option. The District will compensate nurseries for damaged or unsold plants remaining after the sale, ensuring fair payment for all accepted stock. This process aims to promote equitable participation and competitive pricing among nurseries for the 2022 Native Plant Sale.
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The District will enter into consignment contracts with nurseries based on the lowest per-unit price (delivered and labeled) for each plant and contingent upon the nursery’s ability to deliver the requisite species and container sizes. Nurseries should only consider extending prices for those species for which there is a high probability for delivery of mature stock on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 between 7:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. Nurseries may withdraw from participation upon written notification to the District at any time prior to entering into a consignment contract.
Nursery stock material to be sold on consignment shall originate from seed collected within 100 miles of DuPage County. In addition, nursery stock material shall not be treated with insecticides containing neonicotinoids, or “neonics” as they are commonly called. Lastly, all plants must be clearly and individually-labeled with the species common name, as well as the Latin genus and species nomenclature.
The District reserves the right to refuse any damaged or immature stock in the interest of offering the highest quality native plant materials for sale to the general public. The District assumes no responsibility or liability for any refused nursery stock.
The purpose of this Request for Quotes is to ensure an equitable opportunity for participation by nurseries and to offer a competitive basis by which consignment contracts will be awarded. Submission of a proposal indicates acceptance by a nursery of the conditions contained in this Request for Quotes, unless otherwise clearly and specifically noted in the proposal submitted.
All quotes extended must reflect the per-unit price (delivered and labeled) for each plant. Individual labels must include the species common name, as well as the Latin genus and species nomenclature. All plants to be considered for sale on consignment must be delivered in an alive, healthy, hydrated, hardened-off, and stable growing condition.
Nurseries will be extended a consignment contract for those species for which the nursery has extended the lowest per-unit price (delivered and labeled) for the requested species and the unit size requested by the District. If a nursery is unable to extend the total amount of inventory requested, then the second- lowest per-unit price (delivered and labeled) may be used to fill the District’s needs for inventory.
After the conclusion of the Native Plant Sale, nurseries may elect to pick-up unsold inventory from the District, with the expense and liability of the pick-up being the sole responsibility of the nurseries. Alternatively, nurseries may elect to donate unsold inventory to the District by providing written notification to the District before or after the Sale.
The District agrees to pay nurseries the per-unit cost provided for plants that have been damaged during the Sale and/or remain unsold as partial (broken) flats.
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