Weed Abatement Services

Bids for Weed Abatement Services must be submitted through SacRT’s PlanetBids Vendor Portal no later than 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 2, 2021, Pacific Local Time at which time bids will be publicly available to view on the PlanetBids site.To provide weed abatement services for a 5-year term along SacRT’s Light Rail system right-of-way and adjacent property (“rights-of-way”).This is a preventive maintenance Contract financed in part with federal funds. CONTRACTOR will be required to comply with all EEO laws and regulations. This Contract is subject to the Buy America provisions set forth in 49 U.S.C. section 5323 and 49 C.F.R. Part 661 and CONTRACTOR must comply with its terms. The work that is the subject of this bid is a public work within the meaning of Chapter 1 (beginning with Section 1720) of Part 7 of Division 2 of the California Labor Code to which Section 1771 (Payment of Prevailing Wages) applies. The higher of state or federal general prevailing wages applies. When preparing the quote, please include payment of prevailing wages and understand that the submittal of certified payroll is required.All contractors and subcontractors that will perform work for this Contract must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5 to submit a bid, be listed on a bid, or engage in the performance of work for this Contract.It is the policy of the U.S. Department of Transportation that Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs), as defined in 49 C.F.R. Part 26, are encouraged to participate in the performance of contracts financed in whole or in part with federal funds. As a condition of federal grant assistance, SacRT has adopted a DBE program for SacRT's federally-funded contracts. SacRT hereby notifies all Bidders it will affirmatively ensure that, in regard to any contract entered into pursuant to this solicitation, all contractors will be afforded full opportunity to submit a bid in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, creed, sex, disability, age, or national origin in consideration for an award.A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. The purpose of the meeting is to go through the bid documents. Join the meeting through Cisco Webex’s website and click on “Join”. You can join through different ways:Join from the meeting linkhttps://meetingsamer8.webex.com/meetingsamer8/j.php?MTID=m2a753b56270610104b4910ae4880d48aORJoin by meeting numberMeeting number: 126 393 6006Meeting password: UaqZbuYF952 (82792893 from video systems) ORJoin from a video system or applicationDial contact@example.gov You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number.Join using Microsoft Lync or Microsoft Skype for BusinessDial contact@example.gov phone by calling +1 (555) 000-0000.Bid Documents for this Contract can be obtained through SacRT’s PlanetBids Vendor Portal. Questions regarding the Bid Documents must be submitted through SacRT’s PlanetBids Vendor Portal. The current planholders list can be viewed through SacRT’s PlanetBids Vendor Portal at http://www.sacrt.com/procurement/default.aspx.