Grass Maintenance Services for 14 Water Treatment Plant Sites

The Water Treatment Plant has (7) water tanks and (3) booster stations on the list below to be mowed and trimmed every (2) weeks during high growth periods. During periods of slow growth such as drought and early spring/late fall. Contractor will be notified by WTP Maintenance Supervisor to delay service. Bushes, shrubs, grass, weeds, and vines to be kept clear of all fence lines during the ENTIRE year. Flower beds are to be maintained free of volunteer monthly. Trees and bushes are to be kept trimmed off all structures. All concrete curbs and sidewalks to be edged with each cut.Contractor shall have been in the regular business of commercial lawn care for a minimum of (3) years, have a current license for the State of North Carolina to spray herbicide and pesticide.Contractor shall pick up all trash and other small limbs and debris that can be placed in a thirty-gallon trash bag without running over it with the mower or weed trimmer. Contractor shall notify point of contact of any obstructions that are too large for him to move.Contractor shall spray herbicide in April and again 3 weeks after the first spraying. Spraying will be on all rocked surfaces and between pavement and curbs at maximum rates allowed by law. Contractor shall spray around protrusions, i.e.: guy wires, valve boxes, utility poles, buildings, fences, concrete structures with no more than a 4-inch width of spray.Contractor MUST notify maintenance supervisor by email within 48 hours of completion of cut or SHALL FORFEIT PAY for that cycle of cuts. Text messages and phone calls will not be accepted as means of confirmation.Contractors will be required to submit invoices no more than 30 days from the date of service, invoices must have each location listed with the date of cut beside them.This contract will be for March 1, 2026, through February 29, 2028. There will be an option for two one-year extensions, if the extension prices stay the same or increase less than the CPI as published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, and CRM and contractors agree to exercising these extensions. Cutting season will be from April 1 – October 31 but may be adjusted based on growth.