Orange County Opengov #Y26-1007

Orange County Taft Area Section I landscape maintenance and replacement planting

Orange County, Florida, seeks a five-year landscape-maintenance contract for Taft Area Section I, covering approximately 321.99 acres and a broad schedule of replacement trees, palms, shrubs, and groundcovers. - Government buyer: Orange County, Florida — Roads and Drainage Division; Procurement Division. - Scope of services: Mowing and associated edging, herbicide treatment, litter and brush removal; planted-bed and tree maintenance; turf fertilization; dead or fallen tree removal; tree straightening; sodding; and asphalt-roadway edging. - Service quantities: Mowing, 45,500; planted-bed maintenance, 32,500; turf fertilization, 3,500; additional litter removal, 10,500; tree maintenance, 20,000; dead or fallen tree removal, 1,250; tree straightening, 5,000; sodding, 150,000; roadway edging, 250,000. Units are not specified in the summary data. Work quantities and cycles are ordered as needed; maximum annual cycles include 26 mowing, two fertilization, two tree-maintenance, and six additional-litter-removal cycles. - Replacement stock: The fee schedule lists 52 plant items, detailed below, including 30- and 65-gallon trees, palms, shrubs, groundcovers, and larger-caliper trees. No part numbers are provided. - OEMs and vendors: No manufacturers, OEMs, or service vendors are identified by name. The scope names DeltaGard and Onslaught as pest-control products, or equivalents, but does not identify their manufacturers. - Notable requirements: Bidders must demonstrate relevant large-scale experience, including maintaining at least 5,200 acres, hold Florida pest-control credentials covering categories 6, 5A, and 21, and address a 30% Orange County SBE participation goal. Ordered cycles are generally due within 12 calendar days, excluding Sundays; the work also requires approved schedules and daily reports, and compliance with specified safety, quality, and inspection standards. Sod work includes a 30-day warranty. Traffic control must follow applicable FDOT and FHWA standards; late or incomplete work may incur $200 per calendar day in liquidated damages. - Contract term: Five years with no renewal options. The contract documents also allow potential price adjustments at one-year intervals after the initial year, subject to County approval.

Description

Orange County, Florida is soliciting sealed bids for landscape maintenance in Taft Area Section I for a five-year contract with no renewals. The work includes mowing and edging, herbicide treatment, grass clipping and litter removal, brush control, turf fertilization, tree and plant replacement and maintenance, removal of dead or fallen trees, straightening established trees, and sodding. Bidders must provide unit prices for every line item, and the award will be made on an all-or-none estimated total basis to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. Electronic submissions are required through the OpenGov e-Procurement Platform by November 5, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. ET.

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