Description
The City of Birmingham is soliciting vendors to supply a suite of landscaping and ground‑cover materials for municipal use, including pine‑straw bales, bulk pine‑bark mulch, soil‑conditioning bark fines, a wood‑fiber slope‑stabilization mix, and round hay bales. All items are to be delivered FOB Birmingham, AL, with rapid turnaround (2‑5 working days) after each order, and must meet detailed size, composition, and packaging specifications. The contract is a minimum one‑year term with two optional one‑year extensions, and awards will be based on the lowest responsive, responsible bid. Vendors must provide a $500 bid bond (for contracts over $10,000), meet insurance and E‑Verify requirements, and submit sealed bids by the deadline.
• Supplies: 4,000 pine‑straw bales, ~1,188 loads of pine‑bark mulch, ~1,128 loads of soil‑conditioning bark, 1,140 bales of wood‑fiber slope‑stabilization mix, and 1,500 round hay bales.
• Delivery: Loose bulk loads for bark products (≈94 cubic yd per load) and door‑trailer deliveries for pine‑straw; all arrivals within 2‑5 working days of order.
• Contract: 1‑year base term, renewable twice, net‑30 payment, early‑payment discount available, and mandatory insurance, business‑license, and DBE compliance.
Attached files
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