2023-ITB-080_Bid_Tab.pdf

This is a bid tabulation document from the City of Lakeland, Florida Purchasing and Stores Division for solicitation 2023-ITB-080, which concerns annual substation herbicide treatment services for Lakeland Electric. The solicitation sought a vegetation management contractor to provide semi-annual bare-earth herbicide treatments at Lakeland Electric substations and related areas. The services must be performed safely with aesthetically pleasing results, as these facilities represent Lakeland Electric to the rate-paying public. The contract award was dated August 17, 2023, and the resulting agreement is structured as a one-year initial term with four optional one-year renewals available upon mutual consent.

Three bidders responded to the solicitation: Edko, LLC (Bossier City, Louisiana) with a total firm bid price of $20,052.48; STAG Industries Ground Level, Inc (Lakeland, Florida) with a bid of $24,192.00; and an unnamed bidder located in Bowling Green, Florida with a bid of $36,556.80. The bid tabulation indicates that Edko, LLC submitted the lowest responsive bid price for the herbicide treatment services.