C260524_PS.pdf

This is a procurement schedule memo from the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) for Invitation for Bid (IFB) 260524 for Landscaping Services. The IFB was issued on August 10, 2026, with a pre-bid conference scheduled as a hybrid meeting on August 17, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. in Room 07. Written questions from proposers were due by 5:00 p.m. on August 18, 2026, with OCTA's responses provided on August 24, 2026. Bids were due on August 31, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. The procurement schedule identified key milestones including a responsiveness check and finalization of the staff report between August 31 and September 2, 2026, submission of the staff report to CAMM management on September 3, 2026, and presentation to the PM Transit Committee on September 10, 2026. The Board of Directors (BOD) was scheduled to review the award on October 12, 2026, with the Blanket Purchase Order Award executed on October 30, 2026, and the Purchase Order finalized on November 1, 2026.

The landscaping services contract has a budget of $550,000 for a two-year initial term and is designated as a prevailing wage contract, indicating that workers on this project must be paid in accordance with prevailing wage requirements. The contract is being conducted by OCTA, a California-based transportation authority, and requires project manager concurrence as part of the final approval process.