exhibits_folder_-_all_county_parks.pdf

This exhibits folder contains procurement documentation for landscape maintenance and industrial parks services across multiple Florida and California jurisdictions, including Santa Rosa County, Florida and the City of Hayward, California. The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners is seeking bids for County Industrial Parks Landscaping and Maintenance services, with questions to be submitted through the procurement portal by 12:00 pm on Thursday, November 13, 2025, and bids due by 10:00 am on either November 24, 2025, or November 26, 2025 (two submission dates are referenced), at which time bids will be publicly opened via Teams. The City of Hayward's RFQ #26-005 for Route 238 Landscape Maintenance covers approximately 767,103 square feet of landscape areas including Route 238/Mission Boulevard, Linear Park, Jackson Corridor, and Entry Monuments, with a mandatory on-site meeting scheduled for August 27, 2025, at 10:00 AM, prospective bidders required to submit questions by September 3, 2025, and final proposals due September 19, 2025, at 3:00 PM through OpenGov Procurement's electronic portal. Required maintenance services encompass landscape, irrigation, tree care, bioretention areas, weekly trash and debris removal, weed control, quarterly shrub trimming, and biannual fertilization.

Contractor qualifications for Hayward include a valid California C-27 contractor's license, Bay-Friendly Maintenance Professional certification, chemical applicator and irrigation certifications, and a certified arborist. The City of Hayward evaluation process will assess proposals based on quality and thoroughness (10%), experience and past performance (33%), cost and budget proposal (33%), and other considerations (24%). Bidders must provide comprehensive insurance documentation including commercial general liability, automobile liability, workers' compensation, and professional liability coverage. Santa Rosa County and the City of Hayward both encourage participation from small businesses, minority/women-owned businesses, and disadvantaged business enterprises, with no explicit set-aside designations mentioned in available documentation. No incumbent vendor is identified, and neither jurisdiction has disclosed specific contract values. Both agencies reserve the right to reject any or all bids and select contractors at their sole discretion. Bidders must create free accounts with OpenGov Procurement to submit electronic bids and must comply with non-discrimination policies, non-collusion affidavits, and related municipal requirements.