Landscape and General Outside Maintenance Services for Freeways and On Ramps.pdf
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- Solicitation number
- 2574
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- Riverside County, California
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This is a Request for Proposal (RFP) document issued by the City of Riverside, California for landscape and general outside maintenance services on freeways and on-ramps. The Contractor shall provide comprehensive maintenance services including mowing, edging, raking, trimming, aerating, overseeding, fertilizing, renovating, and dethatching turf areas; inspecting, adjusting, and repairing irrigation systems from the water meter and electrical point-of-connections outward; skirting trees and removing sucker growth; providing weed control, disease control, and rodent/insect pest control; removing trash and debris including palm fronds and tree debris; and maintaining hard surface areas such as pathways, unimproved parkways, curbs, gutters, buffer zones, and sidewalks. The RFP was posted on October 6, 2026, with a bid due date of November 4, 2026 at 2:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time. An online Q&A period is available with a deadline of October 20, 2026 at 2:00 PM PDT, and no in-person pre-bid meeting is scheduled. The City's goal is to select and retain a company by June 30, 2027. The initial contract term is three years from City execution, with options to extend for two additional one-year terms, not to exceed five years total.
Proposals must be submitted electronically through the City's PlanetBids Vendor Portal and must be in response format, including Exhibit E (Agreement Exceptions Summary Form), Exhibit F (Cost Proposal), and Exhibit G (Narrative Proposal). The award type is lump sum with no bid, payment, or performance bonds required. Contractors must hold a California Contractors State License Board C-27 license, possess a Qualified Applicator License (QAL), and maintain current active registration with the California Department of Industrial Relations Department of Public Works. All prospective companies must be registered as "Prospective Bidders" on the City's bidding website prior to proposal submission, and hard copy proposals will be rejected. Proposals are firm offers and may not be withdrawn for 120 days following the submission deadline.
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Landscape and General Outside Maintenance Services for Freeways and On Ram
Title Landscape and General Outside Maintenance Services for Freeways and On Ramps Invitation # 2574
Posting Date 10/06/2026 9:57 AM (PDT) Project Stage Bidding Bid Due Date 11/04/2026 2:00 PM (PDT)
Response Format Electronic
Type RFP (Request for Proposal) Response Types Line Items
Subcontractor Exhibit E - Agreement Exceptions Summary Form Exhibit F - Cost Proposal (required) Exhibit G - Narrative Proposal (required)
Type of Award Lump Sum Categories 98852 - Landscaping (including Design, Fertilizing, Planting, Etc., But Not Grounds Maintenance Or Tree Trimming
Services) License Requirements • C-27 Contractors State License Board • Qualified Applicator License (QAL) • Current/Active Registration with CA DIR
Department Public Works Address 3900 Main Street
6th Floor Riverside, California 92522
County Riverside
Offer Valid All Proposals shall be firm offers and may not be withdrawn for a period of one hundred twenty (120) days following the deadline date for submission.
Liquidated Damages Estimated Bid Value Start/Delivery Date It is the goal of the City to select and retain a Company by 6/30/2027.
Project Duration The initial term of the Agreement shall be for three (3) years upon City execution of the Agreement with an option to extend for two (2) additional one-year terms not to exceed five (5) year’s total.
Bid Bond 0.00% Payment Bond 0.00%
Performance Bond 0.00%
Pre-Bid Meeting No
Online Q&A Yes Q&A Deadline 10/20/2026 2:00 PM (PDT)
Contact Info Jason Jones All requests for clarifications or changes to the Scope of Services must be submitted via “Q&A” through the City’s Electronic Bidding System, PlanetBids Vendor Portal
Bids to City’s Electronic Bidding System, PlanetBids Vendor Portal Owner's Agent
10/13/26, 7:21 PM PlanetBids Vendor Portal https://vendors.planetbids.com/portal/39475/bo/bo-detail/146989#bidInformation 1/2
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Scope of Services The City of Riverside is soliciting proposals from qualified and experienced professional landscape maintenance firms to provide comprehensive landscape and general outside maintenance services for freeways and on ramps. The Contractor shall have the duty to mow, edge, rake, trim, aerate, overseed, fertilize, renovate and dethatch turf areas, inspect, adjust and make repairs to all irrigation systems from the water meter out and electrical point-of-connections (POC) and out, skirting of trees and the removal of sucker growth, to provide weed control, disease control, rodent/insect pest control, removal of trash and debris including Palm fronds and tree debris. Contractor shall also be required to maintain hard surface areas, including pathways, unimproved parkways, curbs, gutters, and maintain buffer zones and sidewalks and to provide miscellaneous maintenance activities in Maintained Landscaped Areas.
Other Details All requests for clarifications, changes, exceptions, deviations to the terms and conditions set forth in this RFP must be submitted via “Q&A” through the City’s Electronic Bidding System, PlanetBids Vendor Portal.
Any verbal communications will not be considered or responded to.
Any Proposer who violates this provision shall be immediately disqualified from consideration as a vendor under the terms of this RFP.
Notes All Prospective Companies submitting a proposal must be listed on the "Prospective Bidders" tab on the City's bidding website. If the Proposer is not listed as a "Prospective Bidder" the proposal will not be considered.
Proposals not received electronically via the bidding website before the due date and time will not be accepted. Hard copy proposals will be rejected.
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