Attachment_D_-_SC_Integrated_Pest_Mgmt_Procedural_Guidelines.pdf

This file is an attachment document containing Sarasota County, Florida's Integrated Pest Management Procedural Guidelines, which supports a comprehensive Invitation for Bids for countywide landscape maintenance services. The solicitation, posted February 10, 2026, seeks vendors to provide recurring turf, tree, shrub, and bed maintenance services across approximately 201 county-owned properties including parks, office buildings, libraries, fire stations, and water/wastewater facilities organized into four geographic service zones. Services encompass mowing, trimming, edging, pruning, weed control, herbicide application, and bed maintenance 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). Bids are due by March 9, 2026. The County anticipates awarding up to four separate three-year contracts with a maximum of two zones per bidder, with an initial contract term of three years.

Qualified bidders must demonstrate 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 showing at least three property locations under a single contract with minimum annual value of $50,000, including at least one governmental reference. Contractors must maintain valid Florida Commercial Restricted Use Pesticide Applicator Licenses in Categories 3, 6, and 21 throughout the contract term and comply with Sarasota County's Integrated Pest Management standards with monthly IPM reporting. Required insurance includes Workers' Compensation ($500,000 minimum Employers Liability), 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). 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, with no set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises. No incumbent vendor information is disclosed, and the three-year opportunity across four zones with 201 service locations represents a substantial multimillion-dollar contract.