NIGP 59566: Shrubbery, Flowering

NIGP 59566 Shrubbery, Flowering is an Item code under which state and local governments procure furnished and installed shrubs, trees, and ornamental plantings for campus grounds, median landscaping, and roadway beautification projects. Recent solicitations show purchases spanning supply-and-installation contracts for specific shrub varieties on fixed schedules, comprehensive landscaping and irrigation systems across multi-mile highway corridors, and tree and palm replacement services responding to hurricane damage and roadway modifications. Issuing bodies include state agencies (Illinois School for the Deaf), county governments (DeKalb County in Georgia, Pasco County in Florida, Collier County in Florida), and county commissioners' boards. Scope of work encompasses furnishing plant material to Florida #1 grade or equivalent standards, providing all labor and equipment for installation, maintaining insurance coverage (typically $1 million per occurrence commercial general liability), and delivering one-year warranties on planted materials and irrigation systems where applicable.

Geographic activity concentrates in Florida and Georgia, with recent opportunities posted from Pasco County, Collier County, DeKalb County, and the Illinois School for the Deaf's Jacksonville campus. Representative recent opportunities include Pasco County's IFB KM-26-047 for landscaping and irrigation installation along Ridge Road (C.R. 524) for 2.95 miles, with bids due April 14, 2026, under a $120,000 contract cap; Collier County's informal competition (QQ2026084) for tree and palm replacement along Goodlette Frank Road in two phases, with quotes due December 19, 2025, and a $250,000 bid cap; and the Illinois School for the Deaf's solicitation for supply and installation of 200 mature shrubs (50 each of Everlow Yew, Birds Nest Spruce, Green Gem Boxwood, and Baby Gem varieties) across its Jacksonville campus, with bids due May 13, 2026, and completion required by June 30, 2026. Bidders typically must hold relevant state contractor licenses (irrigation sprinkler or landscape licensing in Florida), demonstrate experience in similar plantings, comply with prevailing wage standards where applicable, and submit performance bonds equal to 100 percent of award value.