Parks & City Facility Mowing (Annual Contract)

PARKS MAINTENANCE SERVICES BID SPECIFICATIONS The City of Greenville Parks and Recreation Department is accepting bids for annual mowing and maintenance for the following areas:Austin Neighborhood ParkPolice StationReecy Davis Recreation CenterMiddleton Neighborhood ParkArnold Neighborhood ParkWright ParkJa-Lu Community ParkLong Branch TrailWarren ParkCivic CenterAnimal ControlOak Creek Community ParkFire Administration Please submit the following forms of the bid based on the chart below with numbers of services per month. Servicing with be defined as Mowing, Edging, Weed-Eating, Blowing, Trash PickupIndividual property bids (Per property)Inclusive property bid. (Both together) SERVICE MONTHSJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotalCYCLES11345445442138 Description of Park Grounds Maintenance--Duties of Contractor:All parks shall be completely serviced at least once every five (5) days and must be completed between Monday – Friday. Any mowing on Saturday or Sunday would need to be approved. Under no circumstances should any maintenance cycle begin prior to the previous cycle has been satisfactorily completed and inspected. The contractor will meet with the Director to establish a mowing schedule and must furnish a final mowing schedule within ten (10) days of award of contract. A Cycle is defined as all properties being satisfactorily completed within a 5 day period. Trash Removal: Remove all litter from the park grounds and adjacent areas prior to mowing.Remove fallen tree limbs and any debris generated by typical thunderstorms. Empty all public trash receptacles. Completely remove and legally dispose of all trash and debris generated from grounds maintenance activities, daily. No debris piles are to be left on site overnight. The contractor must ensure that his/her employees are collecting and disposing of debris in accordance with the contract and be able to provide documentation of debris legally disposed of.Mowing: Mow and trim all turf areas. Height of grass shall be cut at no less than one- and one-half inch (1.5) and no more than three inches (3”) not removing more than one third (1/3) of the turf. Grass cuttings may be mulched back into turf provided the cut grass is unnoticeable. Any noticeable accumulation of grass or vegetative debris must be collected and removed from the park. Trimming: Trim and/or edge around all structures or obstacles including trees, shrubs, buildings, mausoleums, vaults, monuments, markers, slabs, coping, fencing, poles, signs, benches, water spigots, sidewalks. Height of grass shall be cut at no less than one- and one-half inch (1.5) and no more than three inches (3”). All grass cuttings leaves, and debris must be swept or blown from structures. Leaf Removal: Remove all fallen leaves, twigs, fruit, and other vegetative debris.