Howard Community College Bidlocker #27P-002

Athletic field and landscape management for Howard Community College’s Dragon Athletic Complex

Howard Community College is seeking a contractor to maintain athletic fields and related grounds at its Dragon Athletic Complex in Columbia, Maryland. - Government buyer: Howard Community College Board of Trustees, Procurement Office; Procurement Officer Courtney Kelly, Assistant Director of Procurement. - Requested service: Athletic fields management under IFB 27P-002, including labor, materials, equipment, and trained supervisory personnel. - Maintain natural-grass fields #1, #3, #4, and #5, surrounding grass, shrubs and beds, non-playable turf, irrigation, and the shot put area. - Perform mowing, fertilization, aeration, dethatching, overseeding, weed, insect and disease control, topdressing, goal-mouth sodding, field lining and touch-ups, edging, soil and nutrient testing, irrigation care, spring cleanup, and fall leaf removal. - Optional work: Field blankets for fields #1, #3, #4, and #5, with seasonal installation, inspections and re-pinning, and removal; and Add Alternate No. 1 for up to 5,000 square feet per contract year of spot sod repair and turf restoration across the four natural-grass fields. - Notable requirements: Provide an operational calendar for College approval. Bidders need at least five years of comparable athletic-field maintenance experience and applicable Howard County and Maryland licenses. A 29% MBE subcontracting goal is encouraged but not mandatory. - OEMs and vendors: No product manufacturers, OEMs, or service vendors are named in the provided materials.

Description

Howard Community College is soliciting bids for athletic fields management services at the Dragon Athletic Complex. The contractor is to provide the labor, materials, equipment, and trained supervisory personnel needed to maintain developed areas within the contract limits, including lawns, landscaping, and playing and non-playable field areas. The contract is described as a firm fixed-price, one-year contract with two optional renewal years. The solicitation states that a 29% MBE subcontracting goal is encouraged but is not mandatory.

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