Attachment_D_-_SC_Integrated_Pest_Mgmt_Procedural_Guidelines.pdf

This document is Attachment D to Sarasota County, Florida's Invitation for Bids (IFB #262798MN) for comprehensive landscape maintenance services countywide, containing the county's Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Procedural Guidelines. The solicitation, posted February 10, 2026, requests bids for recurring turf, tree, shrub, and bed maintenance services across approximately 201 county-owned and operated properties including parks, office buildings, libraries, fire stations, and water/wastewater facilities organized into four geographic service zones. Services include mowing, trimming, edging, pruning, weed control, and herbicide application performed either Monday through Friday (8 a.m. to 6 p.m.) or weekends, with maintenance frequencies of year-round every 7 days or seasonal schedules (every 7 days April 1 through October 31; every 14 days November 1 through March 31). Bids are due March 9, 2026, and 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/palm care, with at least two references demonstrating 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 Applicator Licenses in Categories 3, 6, and 21 and comply with Sarasota County's IPM standards with required monthly reporting and invoicing. Required insurance includes Workers' Compensation ($500,000 Employers Liability minimum), Commercial General Liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate), Business Automobile Liability ($1,000,000 combined single limit), and Pollution Liability ($1,000,000 per claim). 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, with no set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises. No incumbent vendor information is disclosed, and contractor responses to new asset requests must be provided within ten calendar days, effective for up to 120 calendar days.