Queen Anne's County Civicplus #BPM059646

Blue Heron Golf Course five-year grounds-maintenance services

Queen Anne’s County is seeking a contractor to maintain Blue Heron Golf Course in Stevensville, Maryland, for a five-year term. - Buyer: Queen Anne’s County, Department of Parks. - Service requested: One lump-sum grounds-maintenance service covering greens and collars (120,000 sq. ft.), tees (90,000 sq. ft.), 10 fairways, more than 20 acres of roughs, 25 bunkers, a 12-acre driving range, and maintenance areas. - Work includes mowing, fertilizing, weed and pest control, aeration, overseeding, topdressing, bunker care, light tree pruning, and irrigation scheduling, operation, maintenance, and repairs. - Contractor provides labor, equipment, materials, and fuel. The County supplies irrigation repair parts, provides the maintenance shop, and pays irrigation-system electricity costs. - Key qualifications and oversight: A superintendent or qualified representative must be on site year-round. The contractor or principal representative must have at least six years of golf-course maintenance experience and a turfgrass-management degree or certificate; at least one principal representative must live within a 30-minute drive. The County reviews work monthly during the growing season; University of Maryland College of Agriculture and Natural Resources representatives may help arbitrate quality disputes. - Evaluation: Price and experience. - OEMs and vendors: No product manufacturers or service vendors are named. The University of Maryland College of Agriculture and Natural Resources is identified in a potential dispute-resolution role.

Description

Queen Anne’s County is soliciting proposals for grounds maintenance services at Blue Heron Golf Course in Stevensville, Maryland. Work includes turf care for greens, tees, fairways and roughs, bunker and driving-range maintenance, and irrigation system operation and maintenance. The contractor must provide all equipment, materials, and fuel; the County provides the maintenance shop area and covers irrigation-system electricity costs. The contract term shown on the bid sheet is January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2031.

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