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Resolution No. 2011-053RESOLUTION NO. 2011-53 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR GROUNDS MAINTENANCE.SERVICES FOR CITY HALL AND RELATED FACILITIES WHEREAS, the City of Vernon is interested in obtaining proposals from qualified contractors to provide grounds maintenance services at.City Hall, Fire Station No. 2; Light & Power, Petrelli Building, Public Works Yard, 50th Street Apartments and related facilities; and WHEREAS, the Director of Community Services & Water has requested the issuance of a request for grounds maintenance services at City Hall, Fire Station No. 2, Light & Power, Petrelli Building, Public Works Yard, 50th Street Apartments and related facilities (the "RFP"). NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby finds and determines that the recitals contained hereinabove are true and correct. SECTION 2: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby directs the City Administrator, or his designee, to issue in accordance with Vernon City Code Section 2.29-2 the RFP, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A, to one or more qualified contractors, and to report to the City Council on the proposals received with a recommendation for action. SECTION 3: The City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall certify to the passage, approval and adoption of this resolution, and the City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall cause this resolution and the City Clerk's certification to be entered in the File of Resolutions of the Council of this City. APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of April, 2011. Hilario Gonzales Name: Title: Mayor /- - 2 - STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ) ss COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) I, Willard G. Yamaguchi, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being Resolution No. 2011-53, was duly passed, approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Vernon at a regular meeting of the City Council duly held on Tuesday, April 5, 2011, and thereafter was duly -signed by the Mayor or Mayor Pro-Tem of the City of Vernon. Executed this day of April, 2011, at Vernon, California. (SEAL) - 3 - EXHIBIT A COMMUNITY SERVICES & WATER DEPARTMENT Samuel Kevin Wilson, Director of Community Services & Water. 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, Vernon, California 90058 Telephone (323) 583-8811 Fax (323) 826-1435 CITY OF VERNON REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL GROUNDS MAINTENANCE SERVICES March 2011 The City of Vernon is seeking proposals and statements of qualifications from qualified contractors to provide Grounds Maintenance Services to the City of Vernon. PROPOSAL FORMAT The proposal shall include, at minimum, the following items: • Letter of Transmittal. • Executive Summary — Limit to two pages. • Understanding of, and approach to, the project. • Experience with similar projects for the past three years and related references. • Qualifications of the firm's members and their commitment to the project. • A detailed description of the Scope of Work. • Proposed schedule. • Professional fees in a separate sealed envelope. The following items address general proposal preparation issues: The contractor is solely responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this Request for Proposal. • The proposal shall be signed by an official or representative authorized to bind the firm to a Contracting Services Agreement with the City Contract and the Proposal. • The contractor shall comply with all Federal, State and Local regulations governing any aspect of the project, including conflict of interest laws and regulations. E .clusivefy Industfid • The contractor shall, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by or on behalf of the contractor; state that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry,, physical handicap, medical condition, marital status, or sex. • The contractor shall cooperate with the City and shall promptly and appropriately respond to feedback made by the City. • All work shall be performed in accordance with usual and customary standards of care_. for similar work performed. • City action on proposals normally will be taken within 45 days of opening; however, no guarantee or representation is made herein as to the time between the proposal opening and subsequent action: PROPOSAL SELECTION The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all proposals, to waive irregularities and technicalities;. and to request resubmission. There is no obligation on the part of the City to award the contract to the lowest bidder. The City reserves the right to award the contract to the most qualified bidder who submits a. responsive proposal with a resulting negotiated agreement that is most advantageous to and in the best interests of the City. The City shall be the sole judge of the proposal and the resulting negotiated agreement, and its decision shall be final. CONTRACTING SERVICES AGREEMENT A sample of the City's Standard Professional Contracting Services Agreement and Insurance Requirements that the successful Proposer will be required to enter into with the City are herein attached. Proposers are strongly advised to review all the terms and conditions of the sample Agreement. If the Proposer takes exception to any provision of the attached sample Agreement, the Proposer, must specify each provision and give a detailed statement of why he takes exception to each such provision. The extent to which the Proposer takes exception to provisions in the Agreement will be considered and evaluated in the Agreement award. Submission of the proposing firm's standardagreement as a part of the proposal will not be accepted. JOB WALK A Job Walk will be held on Tuesday, April 19, 2011, at 9:00 AM. Please contact Scott Rigg at (323) 583-8811, extension number 279, for further details. PROPOSAL. SUBMITTAL The proposal and fees shall be submitted to Samuel Kevin Wilson, Director of Community Services, 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, Vernon, CA 90058, no later than 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, April 26, 2011. The contractor shall submit four (4) copies of the subject proposal and fee schedule. The fee schedule shall be submitted in a separate sealed envelope. 2 SCOPE OF WORK (See photographs attached to RFP package depicting work locations) 1. Litter Control: A. Weekly: (City Hall, Petrelli Building & Fire Station No. 2) 1. Perform comprehensive evaluation of grounds to ensure they are kept litter free. Any removed litter shall be disposed of in a designated disposal area: B. Weekly: (Light & Power & 50th Street Apartments) 1. Perform comprehensive evaluation of grounds to ensure_ they are kept litter free. Any removed litter shall be disposed of in a designated disposal area. 2. Lawn Care: A. As Needed: (City Hall & Light & Power) 1. Lawns shall be maintained in accordance with the best practices of the trade and horticultural procedures, As such, the lawns shall be kept weed free and be fertilized as needed. 3. General Landscaping Maintenance: A. Weekly: (City Hall & Fire Station No. 2) 1. Perform General Landscaping Maintenance including trimming, weeding, fertilization, planting, herbicide application, and irrigation maintenance. B. Weekly: (Public Works Yard, Light & Power, Petrelli Building, and 50th Street Apartments) 1. Perform General Landscaping Maintenance including trimming, weeding, fertilization, planting, herbicide application, and irrigation maintenance. 4. Seasonal Flower. Planting: A. Three Times Annually: (City Hall Monument Planter) 1. Perform Seasonal Flower Planting three times annually. The variety of flower to be planted shall be determined by the City of Vernon Grounds Maintenance Foreman. Scope of Work — Optional 1. Litter Control: A. Weekly: (Fire Station No. 1, Fire Station No. 3, Fire Station No. 4) 3 1. Perform comprehensive evaluation of grounds to ensure they are kept litter free. Any removed litter shall be disposed of in a designated disposal area. B. Weekly: (37th Street Median, Bandini Boulevard Median East of Ayers Avenue, Bandini Boulevard Median East of Downey Road; District. Boulevard Median between 50th Street & Fruitland Avenue & Bandini Boulevard Median & Turning Pocket East of Atlantic Boulevard) 1. Perform comprehensive evaluation of grounds to ensure they are kept litter free. Any removed litter shall be disposed of in a designated disposal area. 2. General Landscaping Maintenance: A. Weekly: (Fire Station No. 1, Fire Station No. 3, & Fire Station No. 4) 1. Perform .General Landscaping Maintenance including trimming, weeding, fertilization; planting, herbicide application, and irrigation maintenance. B. Weekly: (37t" Street Median, Bandini Boulevard Median East of Ayers Avenue, Bandini Boulevard Median East of Downey Road, District Boulevard Median between 50th Street & Fruitland Avenue & Bandini Boulevard Median & Turning Pocket East of Atlantic Boulevard) 1. Perform General Landscaping- Maintenance including trimming, weeding, fertilization, planting, herbicide application, and irrigation maintenance. 3. Lawn Care: A. As Needed: (Fire Station No. 1, Fire Station No. 3, & Fire Station No. 4) 1. Lawns shall be maintained in accordance with the best practices of the trade and horticultural procedures. As such, the lawns shall be kept weed free and be fertilized as needed. 4 GENERAL REQUIRMENTS 1) City staff shall not be required to inform contractor when to perform as needed maintenance/cleaning; the contractor is expected to anticipate the need and, if within the scope of the. Agreement; perform the required services. 2) The contractor shall provide. a call out list .with regularly updated telephone numbers to handle emergency or unusual grounds maintenanceservices. 3) The contractor shall provide a. list of all employees and their supervisors who may work upon the City's premises. 4) A periodic meeting to review service performance will be conducted at the request of the City. Attendees shall include the City's Public Works & Water Superintendent, a representative of the contractor, and City Foreman or his designee. 5) Licenses and Permits: The contractor shall maintain a. C27 California Landscape Contractor's license, and will comply with all other license and permit requirements of the City, State and Federal Governments, as well as other requirements of the law. 6) Sign -in Requirement: A log sheet shall be provided by the City. All employees assigned by the contractor to work in each facility shall sign in at the beginning of the work shift and upon leaving that facility: 7) Supervision and Inspection: It is mandatory that the contractor have a supervisor on duty 7 days a week and that a pager be issued to him/her. The pager number must be given to the Building Maintenance Foreman or his designee on the effective date of the Agreement or before services under the Agreement are performed. 8) Uniforms: The contractor shall provide appropriate work uniforms for all personnel. Uniforms shall be worn at all times while performing work in City facilities. The name of the company must appear on the front of each uniform. Each employee shall have a picture identification nametag with company name pinned on front of uniform at all times. 9) General. Work Provisions: 1) The contractor shall be required to assign a designated English-speaking supervisor as project supervisor. 5 2) The contractor shall provide an annual maintenance schedule outlining specific tasks to be performed. 10) Equipment and Supplies: All equipment and supplies necessary to.perform the requested services, including but not liiriited to tractors; lawn mowers, edgers; trucks,, seed mulch, fertilizers, pesticides; and replacement plant materials. All supplies will be of a name brand and not privately labeled. 11) Reasonable Time Frames are defined as follows: 1) Einergency.service notification must be responded to within two hours. 2) Areas impacted and affected. by health and safety issues shall be barricaded to inform the public and City personnel of potential dangers in that area.. 3) All other issues will receive written notification ("Punch List") giving two (2) working days for completion. If the deficiency is not corrected within the required two-day period, any item that has not been corrected may be completed by the City or by other contractual services and actual costs will be charged to the contractor without further notification. 12) General Conditions: 1) All damages that, in the City's opinion, are due to the contractor's operation shall be repaired at the contractor's expense. 2) The contractor shall meet standards of local, state, and federal requirements including safety regulations for equipment. All personnel shall be equipped with proper Personal Protective Equipment. 3) It shall be the contractor's responsibility to inspect and identifyany practices and conditions that render any portion of the maintained areas unsafe. 4) If any person employed by the contractor, or any subcontractor, fails or refuses to carry out the directions of City management or, in the City's opinion, is incompetent, disorderly, or uses threatening or abusive language to any person on the work site, that employee or subcontractor shall be discharged from the project immediately. 5) The contractor warrants that in the performance of this Agreement, it shall comply with all Federal, State and local laws and ordinances. G. SPECIFICATIONS FOR STANDARD WORK PRACTICES Mowing: The contractor shall, prior to mowing, thoroughly clean their mowing: equipment to ensure seeds from different <species of .grass do not contaminate the ICity's lawns:_ Lawns shall be. mowed at a height between 2" and 3". The contractor shall. adjust lawn mowing height if requested by the City of Vernon Grounds Maintenance Foreman. Trash and debris; if present, shall be removed and disposed of prior to mowing. All rotary mowing equipment will have the blades replacedwithsharpened blades on a weekly basis, so as not to tear the grass: Trimming: The contractor shall be responsible at every mowing for trimming around trees, sign posts, near buildings, and any. other part of the lawn area where lawn mowers may not be able to reach during mowing. Trimmed areas shall be at the same level as the mowing level of the lawn. Care will be taken to avoid damaging trees, shrubs, buildings, and objects. Shrub and Bed Maintenance: 1) All small ornamental trees shall be pruned to remove dead, diseased, and miss -shaped limbs. All limbs that are -removed shall be done so in accordance with the best practices of the trade and horticultural procedures. 2) Small flowering and multi-trunked tress shall be pruned in accordance with the standards for the particular species. Tree Care.- 1) The contractor shall remove dead. limbs and branches from all trees on an as needed basis. Any branch perceived as a safety issue will be removed immediately. All cuts shall be in accordance, with trade standards and horticultural procedures. 2) The contractor shall immediately prune trees obstructing pedestrian or automobile traffic. If the tree in question cannot be maintained in an acceptable aesthetic manner, the contractor shall recommend removal to the Grounds Maintenance Forman. The contractor shall not perform any tree removals until such time that he/she receives written approval from the Grounds Maintenance Forman. 3) The contractor shall prune all trees on an annual basis, per horticultural acceptable standards, in order to maintain the aesthetic properties of the specific tree. species. Weed Control: 1) All shrubs and groundcover beds, shall be kept weed and liter free. 7 2) Broadleaf weed_ s shall be removed by hand and/or by application of a non -selective herbicide. 3) Weeds growing in sidewalks, curbs, gutters,. medians, and parking areas shall be removed continuously during the term of this agreement. 4) Pre -emergent shall be added to all shrubs and groundcover beds. This application shall be done on an as needed basis, which shall be determined by the Grounds Maintenance Forman. Irrigation Svstem Maintenance: 1) The contractor shall perform an audit to ensure adequate irrigation coverage is achieved; clocks, valves, and sprinkler heads are functioning as designed. 2) The contractor shall check irrigation facilities for leaks and repair as necessary. Ongoing Irrigation System : Maintenance: The contractor shall adjust heads, clean nozzles and valves, monitor all.parts and irrigation schedules to make sure the. system is operating correctly and efficiently. The City of Vernon Grounds Maintenance Foreman will ensure that the irrigation system is functional at the start of this agreement. RI FACILITY MONTHLY COST City Hall Fire Station No. 2 Light.& Power Petrelli Building Public Works. Yard 50th Street A artments TOTAL COST PER MONTH OPTIONAL BID ITEMS FACILITY MONTHLY COST Fire Station No. 1 & Training Yard Fire Station No. 3 Fire Station No. 4 37th. Street Median Bandini Boulevard Median East of Ayers Avenue Bandini Boulevard Median East of Downey Road District Boulevard Median between 50th Street & Fruitland Avenue Bandini Boulevard Median and Turning Pocket East of Atlantic Boulevard TOTAL COST PER MONTH I MR NAM FjQ �._ Pill �- 1h . k 'r � �'�� �'. ,�%'e��}�ys`' n, .. .. Nam - x-_ ..MI i AQ Az OlbOxt y �5S .: aS - �',ri _.Y4 ;' FC�k� _ a�q � 4.2. _.-. - �" s , . .. ,. � �'.• �' -..Z"3 .. i -3�{ � 7��� +�-,§ ��� �.,k?c., ''l �` .�. e.k i ; -�, -9 T.�__ '�"-�,�`��Y �` is 1 �'•Y•'�. ,�'��„� = � � ma's �� a 4i 7 t �,`� �i � � ,fit .�� �° ♦ � _ � rw--� �t r� � M7Vill Aug KGO iS r -ma-n yDate 1 1-172-09 ( 1997 .. ., - .e`i�7%4- N1 :?7':7 c1�. 295 f' 14 :'3E 1497 City of Vernon Grounds Maintenance Services General Area Map & Pictures For 50th Street Apartments M p i s PP j] 43.g a 'utss �ki�4�zx Si._vi . �d� V e � -T .._ RR �� urn r NMI I'�z�'. . SOL of 77, �;. _t e_' a; Jim' 40 WPM F. R o �g .__ Law 7D yY c"3.t �fE9 Vi r sm o f'Alin 34, diN It2'121?S3 Net to VE 1.7li� ---, - - j7y -, g we geo� /� � � \ :5 64-A- Me` F7 _} 5 ,m fffifp Ox- CITY CLERK'S OFFICE INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM DATE: April 7, 2011 TO: S. Kevin Wilson, Director of Community Services & Water FROM: Willard Yamaguchi, City Clerk RE: Resolution No. 2011-53 — A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Vernon Authorizing the Issuance of a Request for Proposals for Grounds Maintenance Services for City Hall and Related Facilities Transmitted herewith is a copy of Resolution No. 2011-53 referenced above, which was approved by City Council on April 5, 2011. Thank you. WY:dj Attachment c: Purchasing Department Resolution No. 2011-53 RECEIVED MAR 2 2 2011 CITY ADMINISTRATION STAFF REPORT COMMUNITY SERVICES & WATER DEPART DATE: March 21, 2011 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Samuel Kevin Wilson„ Director of Community Services & Water RE: Permission to Seek Request for Proposals for Grounds Maintenance Services The Department of Community Services and Water (Department) has prepared a Request for Proposal (RFP) to seek bids from qualified contractors to perform Grounds Maintenance Services at City Hall, Fire Station No. 2, Light & Power, Petrelli Building, Public < Works Yard, and 50"' Street - Apartments. In addition, the 'RFP incorporates an Optional Bid Item Section that. includes Ground Maintenance Services for Fire Station No. land Training Yard; Fire Station No 3, Fire Station No. 4, 37th Street Median, Bandim Boulevard Median East of Ayers, Bandini Boulevard Median EastofDowney Road, District Boulevard Median between 50th Street and Fruitland Avenue, and Bandini< Boulevard Median and Turning Pocket East of :Atlantic Boulevard. The Optional Bid Item Section can be used to ascertain if any further cost saving opportunities may exist at the.above-mention facilities. Moreover, preliminary cost estimates indicate that a contractor can potentially perform the subject functions at a far lower cost that can be done in-house. In addition, those crewmembers currently assigned to the Grounds Maintenance functions can be shifted to other Department sections once a contractor is selected in order to make up for staffing shortages as a result of attrition. It is important to - bid the Grounds Maintenance Services to allow the Department to perform an in-depth cost analysis of current market rates associated with Grounds Maintenance Services. This will allow for enhanced quantification of potential cost savings for the City at large. The RFP for Grounds Maintenance Services at City Hall, Fire Station No 2, Light & Power, Petrelli Building, Public Works Yard, 50th Street Apartments, and Optional Bid Items is herein attached. It is my recommendation that the City Council grant the Department permission to seek RFP's from qualified' contractors to perform Grounds Maintenance Services at the April 5, 2611, City Council meeting. Thank you. SKW/sr Enclosures of VP i I ,009' may, ED e R.EC OY( MMUNITY SERVICES & WATER DEPARTMENT MAR 2 3 2011 OFFICE MEMORANDUM CITY CLERK'S OFFICE TO: Mark' Whitworth, City Administrator FROM: Samuel Kevin Wilsonirector of Community Services and Water DATE: March 21, 2011 SUBJECT: Permission to Seek Request for Proposals for Grounds Maintenance Services The Department of Community Services and Water (Department) has prepared a Request for Proposal (RFP) to seek bids from qualified contractors to perform Grounds Maintenance Services at City Hall, Fire Station No. 2, Light &Power, Petrelli Building, Public Works Yard; and 5W' Street Apartments. In addition, the RFP incorporates an optional bid section that includes Ground Maintenance Services for Fire Station No. 1 and Training Yard; Fire Station No. 3, Fire Station No. 4, 37`t Street Median, Bandim. Boulevard Median East of Ayers, Bandini Boulevard Median East of Downey Road, District Boulevard Median between 50'b Street and Fruitland Avenue, and Bandini Boulevard Median and Turning Pocket East of Atlantic Boulevard. " Moreover, preliminary cost estimates indicate that a contractor can potentially perform the subject functions at. a far lower cost that can be done in-house. In addition, those crewmembers currently assigned to the grounds maintenance functions can be shifted to other sections once a contractor is selected in order to make up for staffing shortages as a result of attrition. The RFP for Grounds Maintenance Services is herein attached, along with a Staff Report recommending that the City Council grant approval to issue RFP's to qualified contractors to perform the above -mentioned functions at the April 5, 2011, City Council meeting. Thank you. SKW/sr Enclosures F:\Scott\Scott\N1y Documents\Guunds Maintenance Contacting\Grounds Maintenance City Adminishator.doc t COMMUNITY SERVICES & WATER DEPARTMENT Samuel Kevin Wilson, Director of Community Services & Water 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, Vernon, California 90058 Telephone (323) 583-8811 Fax (323) 826-1435 CITY OF VERNON REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL GROUNDS MAINTENANCE SERVICES March 2011 The City of Vernon is seeking proposals and statements of qualifications from qualified contractors to provide Grounds Maintenance Services to the City of Vernon. PROPOSAL FORMAT The proposal shall include, at minimum, the following items • Letter of Transmittal. + Executive Summary - Limit to two pages. • Understanding of, and approach to, the project. • Experience with similar projects for the past three years and related references. • Qualifications of the firm's members and their commitment to the project. • A detailed description of the Scope of Work. • Proposed schedule. • Professional fees in a separate sealed envelope. The following items address general proposal preparation issues: The contractor is solely responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this Request for Proposal. • The proposal shall be signed by an official or representative authorized to bind the firm to a Contracting Services Agreement with the City Contract and the Proposal. • The contractor shall comply with all Federal, State and -Local regulations governing any aspect of the project, including conflict of interest laws and regulations. Excfusivefy Inddustriaf • The contractor shall, in all solicitations- or advertisements for employees placed by or on behalf of the contractor;state that all qualified applicants' will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, physical handicap, medical condition, marital status, or sex. • The contractor shall cooperate with the City and shall promptly and appropriately respond to feedback made by the City. • All work shall be performed in` accordance with usual and customary standards of care for similar work performed. • City action on proposals normally will be taken within 45 days of opening; ,however, no guarantee or representation is made herein as to the time between the proposal opening and subsequent action. PROPOSAL SELECTION The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all proposals, to waive irregularities and technicalities, and to request resubmission: There is no obligation on the part of the City to award the contract to the lowest bidder. The City reserves the right to award the contract to the most qualified bidder who submits a responsive proposal with a resulting negotiated agreement that is most advantageous to and in the best interests of the City. The City shall' be the sole judge of the proposal and the resulting negotiated agreement, and its decision shall be final. CONTRACTING SERVICES AGREEMENT A sample of the City's Standard Professional Contracting Services Agreement and Insurance Requirements that the successful Proposer will be required to enter into with the City are herein attached. Proposers are strongly advised to review all the terms and conditions of the sample Agreement. If the Proposer takes exception to any provision of the attached sample Agreement, the Proposer must specify each provision and give a detailed statement of why he takes exception to each such provision. The extent to which the Proposer takes exception to provisions in the Agreement will be considered and evaluated in the Agreement award. Submission of the proposing firm's-standard agreement as a part of the proposal will not be accepted. JOB WALK A Job Walk will be held on Tuesday, April 19, 2011, at 9:00 AM. Please contact Scott Rigg at (323) 583--8811, extension number 279, for further details. PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL The proposal and fees shall be submitted to Samuel Kevin Wilson, Director of Community Services, 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, Vernon, CA 90058, nolater than 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, April 26, 2011. The contractor shall submit four (4) copies of the subject proposal and fee schedule. The fee schedule shall be submitted in a separate sealed envelope. 2 II i GENERAL REQUIRMENTS 1) City staff shall not be required to inform contractor when to perform as needed 2) The contractor shall provide an annual maintenance schedule outlining specific tasks to be performed. 1,0) Equipment and Supplies: All equipment and supplies necessary to perform the requested services; including but not limited to tractors, lawn mowers; edgers, trucks, seed mulch, fertilizers, pesticides, and replacement plant materials. All; supplies will be of a name brand and not privately labeled: 11) Reasonable Time Frames are defined as follows: 1) Emergency service notification must be responded to within two hours 2) Areas impacted and affected by health and safety, issues shall be barricaded to inform the public and City personnel of potential dangers in that area. 3) All other issues will receive written notification ("Punch List") giving two (2) working days for completion. If the deficiency is not corrected within the required two-day period, any item that has not been corrected may be completed by the City or by other contractual servicesand actual costs will be charged to the contractor without further notification. 12) General Conditions: 1) All damages that,; in the City's opinion; are due to the contractor's operation shall be repaired at the, contractor's expense. 2) The contractor shall meet standards of local, state, and federal requirements including safety regulations for equipment. All personnel shall be equipped with proper Personal Protective Equipment. 3) It shall be the contractor's responsibility to inspect and identify any practices and conditions that render any portion of the maintained areas unsafe. 4) If any person employed by the contractor, or any subcontractor, fails or refuses to carry out the directions of City management or, in the City's opinion, is incompetent, disorderly, or, uses threatening or abusive language to any person on the work site, that employee or subcontractor shall be discharged from the project immediately. 5)'` The contractor warrants that in the performance of this Agreement, it shall comply with all Federal, State and local laws and ordinances. SPECIFICATIONS FOR STANDARD WORK PRACTICES Mowing: Weed Control: 1) All shrubs and groundcover beds shall be kept weed and liter free. 7 _ - J - - - 9 City of Vernon Grounds Maintenance Services General Area Map & Pictures For City Hall, Petrelli Building, Fire Station No. 2 & Public Works Yard City of Vernon Grounds Maintenance Services General Area Map & Pictures For City of Vernon Light & Power Department City of Vernon Grounds Maintenance Services General Area Map & Pictures For 50th Street Apartments City of Vernon Grounds Maintenance Services General Area Map & Pictures For Fire Station No. 1 City of Vernon Grounds Maintenance Services General Area Map & Pictures For Fire Station No. 4 City of Vernon Grounds Maintenance Services General Area Map & Pictures For 37th St. Median City of Vernon Grounds Maintenance Services General Area Map & Pictures For Bandini Blvd Median e/o Ayers Ave. City of Vernon Grounds Maintenance Services General Area Map & Pictures For Bandini Blvd. Median (East of Downey Rd.) City of Vernon Grounds Maintenance Services General Area Map & Pictures For District Blvd. Median (Between 50th St. & Fruitland Ave.) City of Vernon Grounds Maintenance Services General Area Map & Pictures For Bandini Blvd. Median and Turning Pocket (East of Atlantic Blvd.)