42184RFQ26 AD1.pdf
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- Mechanical Vegetation with Operator
- Solicitation number
- RFSQ-16481
- Issued by
- Polk County, Florida
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This Addendum 1 document issued by the St. Johns River Water Management District, through Procurement Specialist Breanna Pierce on July 27, 2026, clarifies requirements for the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 42184 for Mechanical Vegetation Management with Operator services. The solicitation seeks qualified contractors to establish a prequalified pool for mechanical vegetation mulching services across the District's approximately 435,000 acres spanning 18 counties in Florida. Responses were due July 29, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., with no site visits scheduled prior to submission. The addendum clarifies that all work is upland-based rather than requiring low-ground-pressure mats, and provides essential revisions to equipment specifications detailing acceptable machinery such as Caterpillar tracked equipment with mulching heads, TimberKing mulchers, John Deere tractors with shredder decks, and Brontosaurus mulching equipment. Contractors must provide photographic documentation demonstrating their equipment meets project requirements and can achieve specified production rates. The contract term extends for three years through September 30, 2029, with Work Orders issued on an as-needed basis and awarded competitively to the lowest quote among prequalified contractors.
The District established an aggregate not-to-exceed budget of $1,500,000 for all resulting agreements under this three-year initial term, with funding contingent on annual appropriations by the District's Governing Board. Respondents must demonstrate a minimum of three years' experience in mechanical vegetation work and provide documentation of at least three similar completed projects with a combined value of at least $35,000. Successful contractors must obtain and maintain specified insurance coverage naming the District as an additional insured, register with E-Verify, and maintain Florida business registration. Selection into the prequalified contractor pool does not guarantee any minimum work volume, assignments, or compensation. Equipment must meet all OSHA safety standards and possess sufficient size, horsepower, and hydraulic capacity to operate mulching heads efficiently and meet specified production rates of one acre per day for moderate density vegetation, two-thirds acre per day for heavy density, and eight acres per day for palmetto and small diameter trees.
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| File | Type | Posted |
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| 42184RFQ26 Mech Veg with Operator.pdf | ||
| 42184RFQ26 Eval Comm Mtg Notice.pdf |
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DATE: July 27, 2026
TO: Interested Firms
FROM: Breanna Pierce, Procurement Specialist
SUBJECT: Addendum 1 to Request for Qualifications 42184 – Mechanical Vegetation Management with Operator
As a result of questions received from potential respondents, please be advised of the following changes to the subject Request for Qualifications:
1. The time and date for the submittal of responses remains the same: 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 29,
2. Question: Are there any areas already identified for work under this Project that I could go look at for a general idea of the vegetation and locations of work?
Site visits are not being scheduled for this solicitation. The Scope of Work provides the information necessary to understand the general vegetation conditions and anticipated work locations.
3. Question: Will any of the work require mats with low ground pressure, or just levee work and Upland work? ?
It will all be upland work under this RFQ.
REVISION:
Part 1 - Scope of Work, Section V. Equipment Specifications have been revised below.
V. EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS
A. Equipment’s safety features shall meet all OSHA standards. Equipment shall be of sufficient size, horsepower, and hydraulic flow to operate the mulching head/brush cutter efficiently.
Equipment assemblage used must be able to meet specified production rates for the project.
Contractor must provide documentation such as photos of its equipment, stating it meets the needs of this project. Examples of equipment used for District projects include:
1. Caterpillar 315 or 316 tracked equipment (80–110 HP) with 24-28-foot boom and attached mowers/Brontosaurus EVO 3.0 mulcher head with auxiliary power unit.
2. Caterpillar 277C with Davco BC604SS brush cutter.
3. Cat TK 381 TimberKing with 48-inch Fecon Mulching head.
4. Tigercat M718E Mulcher.
5. Kershaw cutter.
6. 7810 John Deere tractor with 9-foot Brown’s shredder deck.
7. 6615 John Deere tractor with 6-foot Brown’s tree cutter TCO-2620C.
8. Caterpillar 315 or 316 tracked equipment (80–110 HP) with 24-28-foot boom and attached mower “slash buster” rotary type or equivalent.
9. Brontosaurus mulching equipment.
10. A feller-buncher or similar type of equipment may be used upon written approval from the District Project Manager to remove certain trees/palms to increase produc-tivity rates of approved equipment, and/or improve access to work sites.
NOTE: Please acknowledge receipt of this Addendum in your submittal.
If you have any questions regarding this addendum, contact Breanna Pierce at (386) 643-1168 or via email at bpierce@sjrwmd.com.
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