26-8620_-_Authorization_to_Advertise.pdf

This is an Authorization to Advertise document from the Collier County Board of County Commissioners Procurement Services Division on behalf of the Road and Stormwater Maintenance Division, authorizing the advertisement of Invitation to Bid 26-8620 for Large Machine Mowing Services. The solicitation seeks qualified contractors to provide mowing operations in roadway medians, side rights-of-way, retention ponds, pond sites, swales, canals, and other county-maintained properties throughout Collier County, Florida. All mowing services must be provided on both bi-monthly and 30-day rural cycles, with unit pricing submitted on a per-acre basis. The bid due date and time is April 6, 2026, at 3:00 p.m., with electronic submission required through the County's bidding platform at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/collier-county-fl. The contract term is three years with two one-year renewal options. The document was signed by Sandra Srnka, Procurement Director, on March 5, 2026.

Bidders must provide pricing with all costs including labor, equipment, materials, supervision, fuel, weed removal, edging, trimming, blowing, litter and debris removal, slope mowing, and traffic control measures. Qualified contractors must possess valid Maintenance of Traffic or Temporary Traffic Control Intermediate Level Certification, maintain Florida business licensing, and be enrolled in the E-Verify program. If using herbicides, contractors must hold a Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Certified Commercial Pesticide Applicator License. Bidders must submit three to ten references for similar projects completed within the last five years, and past performance will be evaluated. Historical spending data indicates annual expenditures of approximately $252,133.64 in FY 2022, $239,286.10 in FY 2023, $262,794.45 in FY 2024, and $351,391.07 in FY 2025. Comprehensive insurance requirements include Worker's Compensation at statutory limits, Commercial General Liability with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, and Employer's Liability coverage with the County named as an additional insured. For projects potentially exceeding $200,000, a 5% bid bond is required, and Performance and Payment Bonds equal to 100% of the contract award amount are required upon award. The procurement does not include set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises, though vendors may certify local business status under Section Sixteen of the Collier County Procurement Ordinance if maintaining a physical business address within Collier County limits.