Wholesale Plant Material
Scope of Bid
The City of Palmdale is requesting bids for the plant material listed herein, found on the City's
Approved Plant and Tree list. Please provide price quotes based on the following container criteria:
Groundcover: flat and 1 gallon
Shrubs: 5 and 15 gallon
Trees: 15 gallon, 24 and 36 inch boxes
The City of Palmdale reserves the right to tag all plant material and will inspect all plant deliveries for
quality, quantity, mechanical damage and insect/disease presence. Any and all substandard plant
material will be returned to the nursery at the wholesalers' expense. All plant material shall meet or
exceed A.N.S.I Standards for Nursery Stock 260.1-2004.
Bid Requirements
Bids will state the cost of each plant or tree on a per unit basis according to the container criteria
listed above. Quoted prices shall be valid for the term of the purchase order contract ending June 30,
2012.
The bid proposals requested in response to this Invitation for Bids (IFB) will form the basis of a fixed
price indefinite quantity contract for fiscal year 2011-2012 (July 1, 2011 thru June 30, 2012). As
such, the quantities herein are estimates only and there is no minimum guarantee. Orders will
be issued against a purchase order contract, as needed, using the fixed prices established in the
purchase order contract. Therefore, proposed prices must remain valid through June 30, 2012. As
City of Palmdale is following a competitive process in making this award, City of Palmdale reserves
the right to make multiple awards or no awards as a result of this solicitation.
