The County of Wetaskiwin is comprised of eight (8) hamlets, over 100 residential multi-lot subdivisions, and two (2) industrial and commercial business parks, spanning across forty-four (44) townships (in part or whole), for a total area of approximately 3,379 square kilometres.
2. PURPOSE
The County of Wetaskiwin is requesting Proposals for our Roadside Mowing Services. The term of the contract will be for the 2023 mowing season, with potential to extend for the 2024, and 2025 mowing seasons, which are July 15 until October 15 of each year. Through this Request for Proposal (RFP) the County of Wetaskiwin seeks to:
a) Select the successful Contractor;
b) Specify the requirements that would govern any resulting agreement(s); and
c) Determine costs.
7. PROPOSALS
Each Proposal shall contain the original paper copy, with original signatures. If the Proposal is a Joint Proposal by more than one Contractor, the Proposal must be submitted as a coordinated package with a primary Contractor identified. The County of Wetaskiwin reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals if the Proposals do not meet the requirements of this RFP. All costs incurred by Contractors in responding to this RFP are solely to the Contractor’s account. Under no circumstances, including the cancellation of this RFP and/or the decision not to proceed with the RFP process, will the County of Wetaskiwin be liable for any costs incurred by the interested Contractors. Furthermore, in no way will this document suggest or constitute a contractual arrangement between the Contractors and the County of Wetaskiwin.
Contractors are expected to be familiar with the work area. The County of Wetaskiwin has made every attempt to provide all the necessary information in the Schedules. However, independent site visits to some, or all, of the mowing locations, may be valuable depending on the Contractor's familiarity with the area. Any quantities displayed or data contained in this RFP or provided by way of addenda are estimates only and are for the sole purpose of indicating to Contractors the general scale and scope of the Deliverables. It is the Contractor's responsibility to obtain all the information necessary to prepare a Proposal in response to this RFP.
The Contractor's Proposal and all supporting information become the property of the County of Wetaskiwin and will not be returned.
Contractors may amend their Proposal before the Submission Deadline by submitting the amendment in the same manner as the original submission instructions above in a sealed package prominently marked with the RFP title and number and the full legal name and return address of the Contractor to the location set out above. Any amendment should highlight which part of the quotation the amendment is intended to amend or replace.
At any time through the RFP process until the execution of a written agreement for the provision of the Deliverables, a Contractor may withdraw a submitted Proposal. To withdraw a Proposal, the Contractor must deliver a signed notice of withdrawal to the RFP Issuing Office prior to the deadline.
