Attachment_A_-_Zone_Overview_Map.pdf

Attachment A is a geographic zone overview map for Sarasota County, Florida's landscape maintenance services procurement. The map delineates four distinct service zones covering approximately 201 county-owned and operated properties including parks, office buildings, libraries, fire stations, and water and wastewater facilities across Sarasota County and its municipalities. The Invitation for Bids (IFB #262798MN) was posted on February 10, 2026, with bids due by March 9, 2026. Services encompass recurring turf, tree, shrub, and bed maintenance with mowing, trimming, edging, pruning, weed control, herbicide application, and bed maintenance performed either Monday through Friday (8 a.m. to 6 p.m.) or on weekends at maintenance frequencies of either year-round (every 7 days) or seasonal (every 7 days April 1 through October 31; every 14 days November 1 through March 31). The County anticipates awarding up to four separate three-year contracts with a maximum of two zones per bidder based on lowest total price per zone.

Minimum qualifications require verifiable experience within the past seven years in herbicide and pesticide application, turf care, and tree, shrub, and palm care, with a minimum of two references demonstrating at least three property locations under a single contract with minimum annual value of $50,000, including at least one governmental reference. Successful bidders must maintain valid Florida Commercial Restricted Use Pesticide (RUP) Applicator Licenses in Categories 3, 6, and 21 and post a performance bond of $50,000 per awarded zone. Required insurance includes Workers' Compensation with $500,000 minimum Employers Liability limits, Commercial General Liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, Business Automobile Liability of $1,000,000 combined single limit, and Pollution Liability coverage of $1,000,000 per claim. The County does not apply local or American business preferences due to grant funding requirements and has not designated set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises. Specific contract values are not disclosed, but the three-year initial term across four zones with 201 service locations represents a substantial multimillion-dollar opportunity.