Willows is located in the Sacramento Valley region of northern California, lying inland between the State's coastal mountain ranges and the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Willows' economy continues to be predominantly based upon agricultural production and agriculturally oriented industry. The City is seeking proposals for professional landscape and maintenance services for Zones A and C. This RFP details the minimum requirements of a company (Contractor) that will provide expertise, personnel and supervision to perform specific landscaping and irrigation installation, as well as maintenance services at the identified facilities. It is essential that the selected Contractor assign specific personnel who display professional skill and behavior, and are best suited to work seamlessly with City personnel. The Scope of Work will consist of the specified work at the Project Sites. Zone A: work will generally include removal of specified landscaping and installation of new plantings, irrigation, controller and ground mulch per the conceptual plans found in the Appendix of this RFP. Zone C: Landscaping and irrigation were installed in 2019 but has not been maintained. The scope of work for this area will include installation of new landscaping per the landscape plans from the Basin Street Commercial improvement plans, attached in the Appendix of this RFP. For the landscaping in Zone C, landscaping will be reinstalled per the original plans. The irrigation system will need to be checked to ensure it is operational. If repairs are needed, the Contractor shall notify the City of what needs to be repaired. In addition, in Zone C a new solar or battery powered irrigation controller will need to be installed.
