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Five-year grounds maintenance services for Blue Heron Golf Course

Queen Anne’s County is seeking a contractor to maintain Blue Heron Golf Course in Stevensville, Maryland, under a five-year grounds-maintenance contract. - Government buyer: County Commissioners of Queen Anne’s County; agency: Queen Anne’s County; office: County Commissioners of Queen Anne’s County. - OEMs and vendors: No manufacturers, OEMs, or prospective vendors are named. - Services and coverage: Full-service maintenance for 120,000 sq. ft. of greens and collars, 90,000 sq. ft. of tees, 10 fairways, more than 20 acres of roughs, 25 bunkers, a 12-acre driving range and surrounding area, plus the maintenance yard and overflow parking. - Work includes mowing, fertilizing, soil-sample-based nutrient planning, preventive pesticide and weed-control programs, aeration, topdressing, overseeding, verticutting, cup and tee-marker changes, bunker care, light tree pruning, irrigation operation and maintenance, and area cleanup. - The contractor provides equipment, materials—including seed, fertilizer, and pesticides—and fuel, and maintains its equipment. The County provides a maintenance shop, supplies irrigation repair parts, and pays the irrigation system’s electricity costs. - Notable qualifications and requirements: The contractor or its principal representatives must have at least six years of golf-course maintenance experience; a minimum two-year degree or certificate in turfgrass management is required. A principal representative must be within a 30-minute drive, with a superintendent or qualified representative on site year-round. Maintenance quality is reviewed with the County monthly during the growing season. - Contract term: Five years; no option years are stated.

Description

The County Commissioners of Queen Anne’s County are seeking proposals from qualified contractors to provide grounds maintenance at Blue Heron Golf Course in Stevensville, Maryland, for January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2031. Services include maintaining greens, tees, fairways, roughs, bunkers, the driving range, and the maintenance area, including mowing, fertilizing, pest and weed control, aeration, and irrigation system operation and maintenance. Contractors must supply the materials, fuel, and equipment needed for the work; the owner provides an existing maintenance shop area and pays the irrigation system’s electrical costs. Proposals must be submitted as three paper-bound copies by October 30, 2026, at 1:00 PM; electronic proposals are not accepted.

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