ITB_PWD260377_Grounds_Maintenance_Mowing_-_Northeast_-_Exhibit_D_-_Holiday_Schedule.pdf

This is a Holiday Schedule exhibit for a grounds maintenance mowing contract (ITB# PWD260377) issued by the City of Ocala, Florida Department of Public Works. The contract covers grounds maintenance services for the Northeast area of Ocala. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for February 5, 2026, at 10:00 AM EST at the Public Works Administration building located at 1805 NE 30th Ave, Building 300, Ocala, FL 34470, in Conference Room. The contractor must provide all labor, equipment, tools, and materials necessary to deliver professional landscaping services and maintain contact availability during normal business hours. Contractors must have a minimum of five years of proven grounds maintenance experience with verifiable references and are required to perform 100 percent of work with their own workforce; subcontracting is not permitted. The contractor must possess and maintain a Florida Department of Transportation Temporary Traffic Control Certification and hold a valid Florida Department of Agriculture Pesticide Applicator License at the time of bid submission, with copies of both licenses required in the bid documents.

The holiday schedule specifies ten observed holidays: New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day After Thanksgiving, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Independence Day, Juneteenth, Labor Day, and Veterans' Day. When a holiday falls on a Saturday, it shall be observed on the preceding Friday; when it falls on a Sunday, it shall be observed on the following Monday or as designated by the City. Pricing will be provided on a unit price basis and must include all costs to complete the specified ground maintenance services. Award will be given to the lowest responsive bidder based on the grand total price proposal.