UNSPSC 70111710: Mowing services

UNSPSC 70111710 Mowing services, a Commodity code, encompasses routine grass cutting, edging, and debris management at municipal facilities, parks, rights-of-way, cemeteries, and utility properties across state and local jurisdictions. State and local governments buy this code primarily through cities, counties, school districts, and special-purpose districts—water authorities, transit facilities, and airport authorities among them. The City of Waco represents a standout repeat buyer in the recent activity, soliciting multiple concurrent mowing contracts for right-of-way areas, fire stations, and corridor maintenance; other active issuing bodies include municipalities in Texas, Florida, Georgia, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, and Minnesota, as well as county governments and regional water districts. Work solicited ranges from routine seasonal mowing (typically 20–36 cuts annually, March through November in temperate zones) to specialized applications such as woody vegetation mastication on prairie conservation lands and grounds maintenance at landfills and wastewater facilities. Contracts commonly run one to three years with optional renewals, operate Monday through Friday during standard business hours unless otherwise approved, and require contractors to furnish labor, equipment, materials, and liability insurance.

Recent representative opportunities include the City of Waco's RFB for FM 1637 right-of-way mowing (RFB2026029, bids due August 7, 2026), covering medians and undeveloped acreage with 21 rotations annually on primary tasks and 5 on shredding, under a one-year term with three optional renewals; the City of Waco's MKT Corridor mowing and trash pickup (RFB2026030, bids due August 10, 2026), requiring monthly maintenance (24 rotations per year) Monday through Friday 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., with prevailing wage and insurance mandates; Collin County Community College District's brush-hog mowing across six Texas campuses (ITB FY2025-006, six anticipated cuts annually across 156.5 acres); the City of Fitchburg, Wisconsin median turf and landscape maintenance for 2027–2029 (proposals due July 16, 2026); and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' mechanical treatment of woody vegetation on approximately 160 acres (RFB due July 28, 2026). Geographic concentration is heaviest in Texas (City of Waco, TxDOT, Hays County, McLennan County, City of Amarillo), with significant concurrent activity in Florida, Georgia, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Michigan. Prevailing wage requirements apply in public works contexts, and set-asides or local preferences appear selectively—the City of Santa Cruz applies local-business preference scoring; the City of Tampa restricts some grounds maintenance work to certified small local business enterprises.