UNSPSC 70111707: Highway lawn maintenance services

UNSPSC 70111707 Highway lawn maintenance services is a Commodity code that state and local governments deploy for ongoing grounds maintenance, mowing, and vegetation management across public rights-of-way, utility corridors, easements, parks, and facility grounds. Recent solicitations show that issuing bodies are purchasing routine turf cutting, edging, trimming, debris removal, litter collection, and pest or weed control—often on repeating cycles tied to seasonal growth patterns. The code spans a diverse issuing-body mix: city and county public works departments, transportation and transit authorities, water agencies, park departments, fire rescue services, and state facilities. Cities dominate the recent activity, with Orange County, Florida; Sarasota County, Florida; the City of Ocala, Florida; and the City of St. Cloud, Florida appearing as repeat buyers. Work is predominantly bid as ITB (Invitation to Bid) or RFP (Request for Proposal) with unit-price or fixed-fee structures, contract terms typically running one to five years with annual renewal options, and mandatory pre-bid meetings or site visits common for larger or multi-location procurements. Geographic concentration is heavy in Florida and California, with additional activity in Georgia, Texas, Illinois, Michigan, South Carolina, Maryland, Nevada, and Missouri. Representative opportunities include the Orange County Transportation Authority's IFB C260572 for $354,050 in landscaping services across 13 facilities with prevailing-wage and DBE participation goals due November 2, 2026; Sacramento County Water Agency's RFP 2026RFP0094 for comprehensive landscape and irrigation services at 28 water utility sites across two service areas (total approximately 71 acres), with contracts awarded to the top two scoring proposers, due October 7, 2026; Sarasota County's IFB 262881AMS for right-of-way mowing and median maintenance in Zone 6 South Rural across 29 assets covering approximately 101.99 acres with 13 mowing cycles annually, due October 26, 2026; and Orange County, Florida's dual IFBs Y26-1006 (Landscape Maintenance–Bithlo Area Section III) and Y26-1007 (Landscape Maintenance–Taft Area Section I), each due November 5, 2026, carrying 30 percent SBE participation goals and Service Disabled Veteran Business preferences.

Scope and qualification requirements vary by issuing body but commonly mandate state landscape contractor licenses (California C-27 or Florida equivalents), International Society of Arboriculture Certified Arborist credentials for tree work, pesticide applicator licenses, and three to five years of documented experience. Insurance requirements typically include $1 million commercial general liability per occurrence and workers' compensation at statutory limits. Equipment ownership, staffing levels, and emergency-response times (60 minutes to three hours) are often specified. Unit pricing on a per-acre, per-cut, or per-application basis is standard; CPI-U escalation clauses after the first year are common, capped at 3–4 percent annually unless justified. Liquidated damages ($50–$200 per day for missed deadlines or deficiency corrections) appear in many contracts. SBE set-asides and local-vendor preferences are present in a subset of procurements, particularly in California (Solano County, Orange County Transportation Authority) and Florida (Orange County, City of Cocoa, Hillsborough County). The code shows sustained, active procurement activity across a broad geographic and organizational base with no signs of contraction.