50016-10330.pdf

This is a Request for Bid (RFB) issued by Southern University and A&M College - Baton Rouge Campus for lawn/landscape maintenance services under Bid Number 10330. The scope includes maintenance services for four areas: Residential Life/Housing Dormitory Areas, Smith-Brown Memorial Union, Scott's Bluff, and Athletic Areas. A mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit is scheduled for January 21, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. at the Benjamin Kraft Physical Plant Building. The deadline to submit inquiries is January 27, 2025 by 5:00 p.m., with responses due by January 31, 2025. Bids must be submitted by February 7, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. The contract term runs from March 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025 and July 1, 2025-June 30, 2026, with an option to renew for two additional twelve-month periods.

Contractors must submit separate weekly pricing for each of the four service areas, with work to be completed within three days. The contractor must have $1,000,000 in liability insurance with Southern University as the certificate holder. Bidders must have at least five years of experience in lawn service business and must have proper licensing including a state arborist and/or horticulture/landscape license. The university participates in the Louisiana Small Entrepreneurships Program and encourages participation from veteran and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses. The contract is not an agreement to outsource all landscaping services but rather to assist the Landscaping Department as needed, with no guaranteed minimum number of service requests.