Attachment D: SC Integrated Pest Management Procedural Guidelines

This is a procedural guidelines document attached to Sarasota County, Florida's Invitation for Bids (IFB #262798MN) for comprehensive landscape maintenance services countywide. The solicitation, posted February 10, 2026, with bids due March 9, 2026, encompasses recurring turf, tree, shrub, and bed maintenance services across approximately 201 county-owned properties organized into four geographic service zones. Services include mowing, trimming, edging, pruning, weed control, herbicide application, and bed maintenance performed Monday through Friday (8 a.m. to 6 p.m.) or on weekends, with 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 single contracts with minimum annual value of $50,000 each, 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 throughout the contract term and comply with Sarasota County's Integrated Pest Management standards. Required insurance includes Workers' Compensation with $500,000 Employers Liability limits, Commercial General Liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate, Business Automobile Liability of $1,000,000 combined single limit, and Pollution Liability coverage of $1,000,000 per claim. Selected contractors must post a $50,000 performance bond per awarded zone. The County does not apply local or American business preferences due to grant funding requirements, and no set-asides exist for disadvantaged enterprises. Specific contract values are not disclosed; however, the three-year term across four zones with 201 service locations suggests a substantial multimillion-dollar opportunity.