Irrigation Maintenance and Repairs Systems

The County of Essex in Newark, New Jersey is seeking a vendor to provide irrigation maintenance and repairs systems. The county requires a contractor to resolve system malfunctions and perform new installations for underground lawn sprinkler systems. The selected vendor must remain available to provide services twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week. The scope of work requires the contractor to report to designated county sites upon call to evaluate repair needs and provide free, comprehensive estimates. These estimates must detail parts and labor costs separately, and work may only begin after receiving approval from the Director of Parks and Recreation. Additionally, the contractor must install county-approved automatic rain shut-off devices and perform system startups, shutdowns, and winterization. Bidders must be onshore organizations based in the United States to be eligible for this opportunity. The county specifies that the performance of the work will be offsite, requiring the vendor to carry out work from their own office location. Any damage resulting from improper startup, shutdown, or winterizing procedures must be repaired at the vendor's sole expense. The county is currently looking for proposals to establish the contract budget. Evaluation of proposals will depend on the submission of hourly labor rates and material quotes for new installations and repairs. The county has not disclosed specific key dates or deadlines within the initial solicitation details.