26-8651_-_Authorization_to_Advertise_FE.pdf

This Authorization to Advertise form documents Collier County Procurement Services Division's approval to release Invitation to Bid Solicitation 26-8651 for the Bayshore Beautification Municipal Service Taxing Unit (MSTU) Road Maintenance contract on behalf of the Bayshore CRA Division. The solicitation seeks a contractor to provide right-of-way and easement mowing and general landscape maintenance services across nine designated work areas in Naples, Florida, including North and South Bayshore Drive, Thomasson Drive, Lunar Street, Bayview Drive, a community parking lot, Hamilton Avenue, an entry median at US 41 and Bayshore Drive, and the Bayshore Boardwalk, with service frequencies ranging from two to four visits per week. Required services encompass pre-service cleaning, mowing, edging, weeding, ornamental and turf spraying, fertilizer and mulch application, trimming and pruning, post-service cleaning, and irrigation system maintenance. The pre-bid meeting is scheduled for March 13, 2026, at 11:00 AM at 4825 Bayshore Drive, Naples, Florida, with bids due April 7, 2026, at 3:00 PM EST submitted electronically through the Collier County Procurement Services Division Online Bidding System. The contract term is three years with two optional one-year renewals, and work must be performed Monday through Saturday between 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM with mandatory monthly field reviews and MSTU Advisory Committee meeting attendance.

Contractors must hold a Florida commercial landscape license, irrigation license with minimum three years' wet check and intermediate repair experience, pest control certification or licensed sub-contractor relationship, and certifications in fertilizer application, maintenance of traffic, green industries, arborist services, and irrigation services. Vendors are eligible for local business preference consideration if they maintain a physical business address within Collier County limits and hold a current local Business Tax Receipt. The county has historically spent approximately $200,000 annually on these services, though this may not be indicative of future purchasing patterns. Award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder with the county intending to identify both primary and secondary awardees. For contracts exceeding $200,000, contractors must submit Performance and Payment Bonds equal to 100 percent of the contract award amount and a Bid Bond of 5 percent of the cost proposal. All bidders must be enrolled in E-Verify, maintain a Florida Certificate of Authority, comply with immigration certification and conflict of interest disclosure requirements, and carry comprehensive insurance including Workers' Compensation, Commercial General Liability with $1,000,000 single limits and $2,000,000 aggregate, Automobile Liability with $1,000,000 per occurrence, and Employer's Liability coverage with Collier County named as additional insured. Additional services such as pressure cleaning, sign maintenance, small project maintenance, and holiday decoration installation are available on a time and material basis with 15 percent markup on materials and 10 percent markup on rental equipment, with all landscape materials supplied by Collier County under separate contracts.