Project Information

Bid Title

Grass and Landscaping

Issuing Agency

Lansdale borough

Location

Pennsylvania

Published Date

Dec 18, 2025

Closing Date

Jan 29, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

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Project Description

Bid Title:	Grass and Landscaping
Category:	General Bids
Status:	Open

Description: MAPS ARE AVAILABLE by going to http://arcg.is/2ebVTBa Bidders may obtain documents from the Office of the Borough Manager, Borough of Lansdale, One Vine Street, Lansdale, PA 19446 or at www.lansdale.org. Bids must be enclosed in a sealed envelope bearing the name and address of the bidder and marked with the item/items to be bid and the date of the bid opening and addressed to the Borough Manager, Borough of Lansdale, One Vine Street, Lansdale, PA 19446. Bids are to be received at the Borough of Lansdale, One Vine Street, Lansdale, PA 19446 on or before 10:00 AM local time on Thursday, January 29th, 2026. Bids shall be publicly opened and read aloud immediately following at One Vine Street, Lansdale, PA 19446. A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 6th, 2026 at 10:00 AM at the Borough of Lansdale Municipal Building, One Vine Street, Lansdale, PA 19446. Bids are to be accompanied by cash, money order, certified check, cashier’s check, or bid bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the bid in accordance with the Laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Bids are irrevocable for a period of sixty (60) days after the date of the bid opening.  The Borough of Lansdale reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids and to waive technicalities on any bid for the best interest of the Borough of Lansdale. Publication Date/Time: 12/18/2025 12:00 AM Closing Date/Time: 1/29/2026 10:00 AM Pre-bid Meeting: January 6 at 10am Related Documents: Grass and Landscaping Bid Package 2026-2028

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INVITATION FOR BID

Bids will be received by the Borough of Lansdale, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania at

the Lansdale Borough Municipal Building, One Vine Street, Lansdale, PA 19446

until 10:00 AM local time on Thursday, January 29th, 2026 for:

1) Landscaping – Beds, Shrubs, Pavements & Tree Pits

2) Grass Cutting and Trimming

MAPS ARE AVAILABLE AT WWW.LANSDALE.ORG OR GO TO http://arcg.is/2ebVTBa

Bidders may obtain documents from the Office of the Borough Manager, Borough of

Lansdale, One Vine Street, Lansdale, PA 19446 or at www.lansdale.org. Bids must be

enclosed in a sealed envelope bearing the name and address of the bidder and marked

with the item/items to be bid and the date of the bid opening and addressed to the

Borough Manager, Borough of Lansdale, One Vine Street, Lansdale, PA 19446.

Bids are to be received at the Borough of Lansdale, One Vine Street, Lansdale, PA

19446 on or before 10:00 AM local time on Thursday, January 29th, 2026. Bids

shall be publicly opened and read aloud immediately following at One Vine Street,

Lansdale, PA 19446.

A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 6th, 2026 at 10:00 AM at

the Borough of Lansdale Municipal Building, One Vine Street, Lansdale, PA 19446.

Bids are to be accompanied by cash, money order, certified check, cashier’s check, or

bid bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the bid in accordance with the Laws of

the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Bids are irrevocable for a period of sixty (60) days after the date of the bid opening. The

Borough of Lansdale reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids and to waive

technicalities on any bid for the best interest of the Borough of Lansdale.

BOROUGH OF LANSDALE

John J. Ernst

Borough Manager

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

1. Name of Owner and Reception of Bids:

The Borough of Lansdale (herein called the Owner) invites bids in the forms attached

hereto, all blanks of which must be filled in. Bids will be received by the owner in

the office of the Borough Manager, Borough of Lansdale, One Vine Street, Lansdale,

Pennsylvania. The bid proposals will be due in said office by 10:00 AM local time

on Thursday, January 29th, 2026. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud

immediately following.

2. Envelopes Containing Bids:

Envelopes containing bids must be sealed, addressed to the Borough Manager

Borough of Lansdale, One Vine Street, Lansdale, Pennsylvania, and designated as

"Landscaping – Beds, Shrubs, Pavements & Tree Pits” and/or “Grass Cutting and

Trimming”

3. Waiver of Informalities:

The Owner may consider informal any bid not prepared and submitted in accordance

with the provisions hereof and may waive any informalities or reject any and all bids.

Any bid may be withdrawn prior to the scheduled time for the opening of the bids or

authorized postponement thereof. Any bid received after the time and date specified

above will not be considered. No bidder may withdraw his bid within sixty (60) days

after the actual date of the opening thereof.

4. Bid Documents:

Bid documents are available on the Borough website - www.lansdale.org or can be

picked up at the office of the Borough Manager, One Vine Street, Lansdale, PA.

Each bid must be submitted on the forms provided in the specifications. All blank

spaces for bid prices must be filled in ink or typewritten, in both words and figures.

5. Examination of Site:

It is mandatory that each bidder shall visit the site of the proposed work and fully

acquaint himself with conditions as they exist so that he may fully understand the

facilities, difficulties and restrictions attending the execution of the work under his

contract. Knowledge of the conditions on the site shall be the responsibility of the

contractor.

The failure or omission of any bidder to receive or examine any form, instrument or

document or to visit the site and acquaint himself with the conditions there existing,

shall in no way relieve any bidder who shall agree and warrant that he has examined

the site and specifications. MAPS ARE AVAILABLE AT WWW.LANSDALE.ORG OR GO

TO http://arcg.is/2ebVTBa (web address is case sensitive).

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS – PAGE 1 OF 5

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS CONT'D

6. Rejection of Informal Bids:

A bid which has been unsigned, is incomplete, obscure, conditioned or unbalanced or

which contains additions not called for or irregularities of any kind including

alterations or erasures may be rejected by the Owner as informal. A bid which is not

accompanied by the required bid security for the execution of the contract will be

rejected. No person shall assign his proposal or bid or any of his rights or interests

thereunder without written consent of the Owner. Any such assignment without

written consent shall be deemed void.

7. Bid Proposals:

When a proposal is made by a corporation, its name and principal post office address

shall be stated and the proposal shall be signed by the President, attested by the

Secretary of the Corporation and the corporate seal must be affixed thereto.

Bid proposals must include all labor and materials.

Before award is made to a bidder not a resident of the Commonwealth of

Pennsylvania, the bidder shall designate a proper agent in the Commonwealth of

Pennsylvania on whom service can be made in the event of litigation.

All bids must be itemized for each location. The Borough reserves the right to choose

all, none or any combinations of the location bids.

While it is the Borough’s intention to award a single contract to a single contractor,

the Borough may elect to award separate contracts for :

A) Landscaping – Beds, Shrubs, Pavements & Tree Pits

B) Grass Cutting & Trimming

8. Bid Security:

Each bid must be accompanied by a cash, money order, certified check of the bidder,

cashier's check, Treasurer's check drawn to the order of the Borough of Lansdale in

an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the bid. In lieu of the above checks, a bid

bond with proper corporate surety will be acceptable, if it is prepared and submitted

on the form of bid bond attached to these documents, duly executed by the bidder as

principal with surety duly approved for the writing of surety bonds by the Insurance

Commissioner and licensed to do business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS – PAGE 2 OF 5

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS CONT’D

A power of attorney to sign said bonds for the surety company and a financial

statement of the surety company must be attached to the bid bond. Upon return of the

duly executed contract documents by the lowest bidder, remaining bid security will

be returned within ten (10) days thereafter. All bid bonds must be approved by the

Borough of Lansdale.

9. Award of Contract:

It is anticipated that the contract award will be made within sixty (60) days after the

bids are opened as aforesaid. Upon receipt of such notice, the apparent successful

bidder shall within ten (10) days thereafter provide the Owner the executed originals

of the following: Performance Bond; Payment Bond and Agreement in the forms

herewith provided; and, all Certificates of Insurance as required by the Agreement

and/or these specifications.

Mowing schedule to be submitted and approved by the Borough subsequent to

contract award.

10. Liquidated Damages for Failure to enter into Contract:

The successful bidder, upon his failure or refusal to execute and deliver the contract,

bonds and/or insurance certificates required within the time set forth above, shall

forfeit to the Owner as liquidated damages for such failure or refusal, the security

deposit with his bid.

11. Performance Bonds/Payment Bonds:

The apparent successful bidder to whom notice of intent is submitted shall furnish

and deliver to the Owner, as set forth in paragraph 9, Performance and Payment

Bonds on the forms herewith included as follows:

A. For faithful performance of the contract as designated in the Bond,

100 percent of the amount for the year and renewed annually for

the life of the contract.

B. For payment of labor and materials as designated in the Bond,

100 percent of the amount for the year and renewed annually for

the life of the contract.

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS – PAGE 3 OF 5

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS CONT’D

12. Laws and Regulations:

The bidder's attention is directed to the fact that all applicable State laws, municipal

ordinances, and the rules and regulations of all authorities having jurisdiction over

construction of the project shall apply to the contract throughout, and they will be

deemed to be included in the contract the same as though herewith written out in full.

13. Notice of Requirement for Certification of Nonsegregated Facilities:

Bidders are cautioned as follows: By signing this proposal, the bidder will deemed to

have certified that he does not maintain or provide for his employees facilities that are

segregated on a basis of race, creed, color or national origin, whether such facilities

are segregated by directive or on a de facto basis, and that he will not maintain such

segregated facilities. Failure of a bidder to agree to this requirement will render his

bid nonresponsive to the terms of the contract.

14. Changes While Bidding:

During the bidding period, bidders may be furnished addenda for additions to or

alterations of the specifications, if any, which shall be included in the work covered

by the proposals and become a part of the contract document. Owner will send such

material to all bidders by fax or e-mail. Bidders will be required to list number of

addenda on proposal acknowledging receipt thereof.

15. Time of Completion:

The successful bidder must agree to commence work immediately following the date

specified by Borough of Lansdale and continue working as per bid specifications

through time period of contract.

16. Qualifications of Bidder:

Bidders must provide with bid proposals, information in support of their ability to

perform the contract, a list of at least three projects successfully completed whose

magnitude equals or exceeds this project and a disclosure of any and all current

lawsuits. If requested by the Borough, the apparent lowest responsible bidder may be

asked to provide an audited financial statement prior to bid award.

Bidders must provide disclosure of officers within the corporation.

The municipality reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS – PAGE 4 OF 5

Commodity Codes

• NAICS 561730Landscaping Services

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