Nuisance Abatement Services

Summary

This Request for Proposals (“RFP”) sets forth the requirements of the City of Cleveland (the “City”) for a program to seek proposals from contractors (the “Contractor”) to provide subcontractors and employees that can perform the aforementioned nuisance abatement lawn maintenance services.

Full description

Founded in 1796, on the southern shore of Lake Erie, at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River, the City of Cleveland played a major role in U.S. industry and trade by the middle of the 19th century. At its height, in the mid-to-late 20th century, Cleveland had become home to foundries, factories, auto manufacturers, research facilities, and a population that grew close to one million people. The financial crisis of the early 2000’s had a heavy impact on the city. A combination of home foreclosures and residents abandoning their homes caused a sharp spike in the number of vacant properties within its boundaries. These losses were not distributed evenly across the city. Historically underserved and impoverished areas were hit hardest. The crisis also accelerated a drop in population to the current level of about 360,000 residents. This rise in the number of properties not being cared for by their owners led to an ever-increasing number of properties running afoul of Cleveland Codified Ordinances (“CCO”) Chapter 209, which sets forth guidelines regarding vacant property nuisances, such as tall grass, noxious weeds, refuse, and stagnant surface water, that cause conditions conducive to the creation of human health hazards (Exhibit B). Passage of “Residents First” legislation in the City now extends this enforcement to parcels with occupied structures that are out of compliance. For tall grass (8” or higher) and noxious weeds, the City may “post one notice at a property and, if not abated in 72 hours, [the] City may abate that property for the rest of the season without needing to post again.” The Vacant Properties unit (VP), a program tasked with returning these out-of-compliance properties to a lawful status, and preventing blight, works tirelessly to make Cleveland a cleaner, safer city. Once the Cleveland Department of Public Health declares a property to be a nuisance, VP receives the order to perform nuisance abatement on that property. Abatement activities could include grass cutting and trimming, debris removal, cutting back overgrown bushes and vines, and other landscaping-related tasks. Over time, Vacant Properties’ workload has increased from servicing about 2,000 properties, annually, to more than 30,000. They are also tasked with maintaining the city’s alleys and rights-of-way.

Attachments

• Nuisance_Abatement_Services_(Addendum_#3_Revision).pdf
• EXHIBIT-A.pdf
• EXHIBIT-B.pdf
• EXHIBIT-C.pdf
• EXHIBIT-D.pdf
• Reimbursables_Policy.docx
• Pre-Proposal_Meeting_Attendance.pdf
• Fee_Schedules.docx
• Photos_of_example_sites.pdf
• NOTICE_TO_BIDDERS_AND_OEO_SCHEDULES.pdf
• Non_Comp_2026b.pdf
• Vendor_entry_form.pdf
• W-9_form.pdf

Contact

Email:

scontos-holden@clevelandohio.gov

Phone:

(216)664-2485

Title:

Project Coordinator

Address:

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