Indiana State Fair Commission Indianastatefair #SER202600307

Indiana State Fairgrounds year-round mowing and landscaping services

The Indiana State Fair Commission is seeking year-round mowing and landscaping services for the State Fairgrounds and other Commission-owned properties. - Government buyer: Indiana State Fair Commission; Director of Operations. No agency or sub-agency is specified. - OEMs and vendors: No product OEMs or prospective service vendors are named. The Commission is the buyer. - Services requested: - Mowing and turf care, including trimming, edging, fertilizing, reseeding, aeration, weed and pest control, and trash and debris removal. - Landscape-bed, tree, shrub, and plant care, including weeding, mulching, pruning, treatment for infestations, and replacement planting as needed. - Inspection, adjustment, maintenance, and repair of existing irrigation systems, including seasonal controller scheduling and specified major repairs or modifications. - Seasonal color plantings: 31 box-style, 46 round, and 2 kidney-shaped planters per spring, summer, and fall season (79 planters per season). Plantings include spring bulbs, summer annuals, fall flowers, and evergreen winter interest. - Spring and fall cleanup, including leaf and loose-trash removal, removal of dead annuals, appropriate perennial cutbacks, and bed protection. - Notable requirements: Maintain lawns at 2.5–3 inches and mow no more than once per week unless otherwise required. Areas marked in red on the maps may be mowed only after noon. Apply fertilizer at 600 pounds per acre in spring and fall, and seed in fall at 3 pounds per 1,000 square feet. Provide safety data sheets for products before using new chemicals. - Pricing and delivery: Provide itemized prices and service frequencies, including per-mow pricing, anticipated annual mowing frequency, and an annual mowing total. Mowing is billed only when performed. Commission-owned sites outside the main campus are serviced as needed and must be mowed and trimmed before the annual State Fair. The contractor supplies labor, chemicals, materials, tools, supplies, and equipment. - Optional work: A vendor may offer to design, install, and maintain the State Fair Gardens at no cost in exchange for promotional and display opportunities.

Description

The Indiana State Fair Commission is seeking proposals from qualified vendors to provide campus mowing and landscaping services for the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Work includes grass mowing and maintenance, landscape-bed and tree care, irrigation-system maintenance, seasonal color plantings, and spring and fall cleanup. Vendors must provide the labor, chemicals, materials, tools, supplies, and equipment needed, and submit itemized pricing for the services. The Commission may award a contract to one or more qualified vendors.

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