landscape_maintenance_services_hwy_441-2025-09-24-22-55-38.zip

This is an Invitation for Bid (IFB No. 2502601) document package from the City of Leesburg, Florida, seeking a qualified landscape maintenance contractor to provide comprehensive services for Highway 441 and other city properties. The contractor must provide all labor, equipment, tools, materials, supplies, supervision, and incidentals necessary to perform mowing, edging, trimming, litter pickup, weed control, tree and shrub maintenance, and irrigation system inspection across seven designated maintenance areas within the city's right-of-ways. Service frequencies vary seasonally, with weekly maintenance required April through October and bi-weekly maintenance from November through March. A mandatory pre-bid conference was held on September 18, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., and bids are due on October 7, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. The initial contract term extends through September 30, 2028, with three potential renewal options for additional terms.

Bidders must be certified by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for Maintenance of Traffic (M.O.T.) and possess demonstrated commercial right-of-way maintenance experience. All contractors must submit a 5% bid bond along with documentation including references, equipment lists, supervisory personnel details, and relevant certifications. The city will pay 95% of invoiced amounts upon satisfactory completion and contract compliance, with final payment contingent upon meeting all contract requirements. Contractors must maintain FDOT Maintenance Rating Program standards requiring 85-95% compliance across roadway, roadside, traffic services, drainage, and vegetation/aesthetics categories. No specific budget range or contract value was disclosed in the procurement documents, and no set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises were explicitly mentioned.