ITB_PWD260378_Grounds_Maintenance_Mowing_-_Northwest_-_Addendum_1_2.5.26.pdf

This addendum to Invitation to Bid (ITB) #PWD/260378 issued by the City of Ocala, Florida, provides clarifications and modifications to the Grounds Maintenance Mowing - Northwest solicitation. The addendum, dated February 5, 2026, establishes specific mowing frequency schedules for contractor performance, defining how one, two, or three monthly mowing cycles shall be distributed throughout each month based on the contract line items selected. Contractors must follow the mowing schedule sequentially beginning with the first line item or coordinate an alternative schedule with the City Project Manager, though the City reserves the right to adjust the schedule as needed. The addendum indicates that a revised Exhibit B - Price Proposal has been uploaded to the solicitation documents, which removes Tree Haven locations from the original scope, adds at least one new location, and incorporates median mowing responsibilities at certain properties. The original solicitation maintains a non-mandatory pre-bid meeting on February 5, 2026, at 11:00 AM EST, with bids due February 25, 2026, and a contract term running from March 1, 2026, through March 1, 2028, with two optional one-year renewals available.

All medians within the scope of work or designated line items become the contractor's maintenance responsibility under this addendum. The solicitation requires contractors to possess a minimum of five years of grounds maintenance experience with verifiable references, a current Florida Department of Transportation Temporary Traffic Control Certification, and a valid Florida Department of Agriculture Pesticide Applicator License, with copies of both certifications submitted at bid time. Contractors must perform 100 percent of work with their own workforce with no subcontracting permitted. The award will be granted to the lowest responsive bidder based on the grand total price proposal on a unit price basis, with pricing remaining firm and fixed during the initial two-year term and any renewal adjustments capped at the lesser of Consumer Price Index increase or three percent annually. Contractors must maintain commercial general liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, commercial automotive liability of $1,000,000 combined limit, and workers' compensation insurance per Florida statutory requirements throughout the contract term.