Professional Vegetation Management Services 2026-2029 (Utilities)

CITY OF TRACY NOTICE INVITING BIDS for PROFESSIONAL VEGETATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES 2026-2029 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the CITY OF TRACY (hereinafter "CITY") requests sealed bids for the Professional Vegetation Management Services, and will receive sealed bids in the office of BOYD SERVICE CENTER ATTN: Tu Nguyen, Management Analyst 520 TRACY BLVD (GATE 3), TRACY, CALIFORNIA, 95376 UP TO 2:00 P.M., JANUARY 26, 2026 Bids will be publicly opened immediately thereafter in the main conference room. The services to be performed by the successful Bidder are fully described in this Notice Inviting Bids (NIB). Additional copies of the NIB are available from the city website: RFP Notices | City of Tracy, CA. The general Scope of Services is to provide professional vegetation management services for approximately 57,000 lineal feet of outfall ditches, as well as four (4) ponds totaling 127 acres to be mowed and cleaned. Any changes to the NIB will be posted on the City’s website in the form of addendum. Bidders shall periodically check City’s website at RFP Notices | City of Tracy, CA for any addenda issued for this request and acknowledge the inclusion in bid documents. Two copies and one USB drive of the proposal must be submitted and be clearly marked as follows: “SEALED BID PROPOSAL FOR PROFESSIONAL VEGETATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES 2026-2029 - DO NOT OPEN WITH REGULAR MAIL.” The work contemplated by this NIB is a public work subject to prevailing wages under California Labor Code Section 1770 et. seq.The successful Contractor(s) will be required to pay not less than the prevailing rate of per diem wages as determined by the California Department of Industrial Relations in effect on the date the work is performed. All Bidders must provide a bid security in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the bid price. All responsive bid packages shall be reviewed and evaluated by the CITY to determine which Bidder best meets the CITY’s needs for this Project by demonstrating the competence and professional qualifications necessary for the satisfactory performance of the required services. The criteria by which the CITY shall evaluate bids are set forth in the Instructions to Bidders. The CITY reserves the right to award the bid to a Bidder other than the lowest Bidder if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the CITY. The CITY also reserves the right to reduce the scope of work at any time and to reject any and all bids or waive any irregularities in any bid process. Full NIB Addendum No. 1