NEW ROCHELLE, NY (September 7, 2025) — The City of New Rochelle is seeking bids from qualified vendors to perform landscaping services on a city-owned parcel located in front of 66 Ramona Court.
The parcel is approximately 1,000 square feet, with its location shown in a yellow box in an image provided in the bid documents. Existing conditions are detailed in Exhibit E, which includes photos.
The scope of work for the project includes several key tasks. First, remove and dispose of existing mulch material from approximately 1,000 square feet of the parcel. Next, furnish, install, and spread new topsoil, approximately 19.00 cubic yards, to cover the entire 1,000 square foot parcel at a depth of 6 inches. The topsoil must be of top quality, fine-screened loam, free from hard clods, stiff clay, hardpan, sods, partially disintegrated stone, coal, lime, cement, ashes, slag, concrete, tar residues, tarred paper, boards, chips, sticks, or any other undesirable material.
Additionally, furnish and install approximately 55 white wood aster plants (3” pots) in Section A of the parcel, as depicted in Exhibit F, with a spacing of 1 foot between plants; Section A has an area of approximately 366 square feet and a perimeter of approximately 131 feet.
In Section B, furnish and install approximately 40 purple lovegrass plants (3” pots) with a 1-foot spacing, where the area is approximately 200 square feet and the perimeter is about 99 feet.
In Section C, install approximately 25 columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) plants (3” pots) with a 1-foot spacing, covering an area of approximately 155 square feet with a perimeter of about 60 feet.
In Section D, install approximately 20 Turk’s Cap lily plants (3” pots) with a 1-foot spacing, where the area is approximately 133 square feet and the perimeter is about 53 feet. Finally, furnish, install, and spread wood chip mulch, approximately 6.00 cubic yards, to cover the entire 1,000 square foot parcel at a depth of 2 inches. The wood chips must be obtained from green material, be 1/8-inch nominal thickness with 50% having an area of no more than 3 square inches, and be free of stones, debris, leaves, twigs, excessive sawdust, insects, and fungi; Double Hammermilled Cedar Bark is preferred.
All work must be completed no later than 30 days from full contract execution.
A pre-bid site visit meeting is scheduled for September 10, 2025, at 11:30 a.m., beginning in front of 66 Ramona Court. The pre-bid walk-through meeting is not mandatory, but potential bidders are strongly encouraged to attend.
Each bid must include a deposit of 5% of the bid price in the form of a certified check or cashier’s check, payable to the City of New Rochelle, New York. Cash will not be accepted.
The bid was published on September 4, 2025, at 12:00 p.m., with a closing date and time of September 17, 2025, at 3:00 p.m.
Related documents include RFB-NR-5819 Ramona Court (002).
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