Scope_of_Services_-_Landscape_&_Lawn_Care_Services.pdf
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- Landscape & Lawn Care Services
- Solicitation number
- 2026-RFP-003
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- Riverside County, California
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This Scope of Services document outlines the landscape and lawn care services requirements for the Coachella Valley Water District (VSD) Administration and Treatment Facility in Indio, Riverside County, California. The services encompass comprehensive grounds maintenance including weekly lawn mowing, edging, and weed control (to be completed by 11:00 a.m.); quarterly fertilization using Turf Grow or approved equivalent; semi-annual aeration; groundcover management and fertilization; weekly weed abatement in lawn areas, groundcover areas, and along property fence lines using approved herbicides applied by state-licensed applicators; daily cleanup of parking areas, sidewalks, buildings, interior roads, and bare grounds; irrigation system operation, adjustment, and maintenance; and annual pruning and quarterly fertilization of trees under 15 feet in height, plus annual spraying of olive trees. The contractor must provide all labor, equipment, materials, and supervision, with site access limited to 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The service frequency schedule specifies weekly performance of mowing, edging, weed eating, irrigation maintenance, weed spraying, sweeping/blowing, and litter removal; quarterly fertilization; semi-annual aeration; and annual tree trimming and olive tree spraying.
The contractor is responsible for ensuring equipment is clean of invasive plants, obtaining prior approval from an authorized VSD employee before applying any chemicals with corresponding Safety Data Sheets, and managing all plant debris removal on the service day. Any damages to the sprinkler system caused by the contractor will require prior VSD approval and a change order for repair authorization. Water and power for irrigation are supplied by VSD. The document does not specify pricing terms, contract duration, set-asides, incumbent information, or funding sources, focusing instead on detailed operational procedures and performance standards for landscape maintenance activities.
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Scope of Services – Landscape & Lawn Care Services
Contractor must provide their own labor, equipment, materials, and supervision. The contractor will have access to the work site only between the hours of 7:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
1. LAWNS
The following procedures apply to lawns. All lawn maintenance (mowing, edging, and weed control) must be completed no later than 11:00 a.m. Lawn must be maintained by the following: fertilization; irrigation and weed control. Lawn is to maintain a green and healthy structure. Equipment must be clean of foreign and invasive grasses and weeds.
1.1. MOWING
All lawns shall be mowed on a weekly basis.
1.2. FERTILIZATION
All lawns must be fertilized quarterly to maintain good health, vigor and color throughout the year and applied within the proper time delay. Turf Grow, or District approved equal, is required.
1.3. AERATION
Aeration shall and will be performed semi-annually by the contractor to the maximum depth needed to make sure ground can absorb as much moisture as possible.
1.4. EDGING
All lawns shall be kept within designated areas and edging shall take place weekly.
2. GROUNDCOVER
2.1. EDGING
Groundcover shall be kept within designated areas. Invasive groundcover shall be kept at least six inches from buildings and other structures. Groundcover shall be prevented from invading shrubs or climbing trees.
2.2. FERTILIZATION
Plant material shall be fertilized quarterly and where there are signs of nutritional deficiencies or a desire for additional growth.
3. WEED ABATEMENT
Prior to use of chemicals on recharge facility grounds, Contractor must first provide submittals and Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for prior approval to an authorized VSD employee.
3.1. WEEDS (LAWN AREAS)
Weeds in lawn areas will be controlled by application of an approved pre- or post- emergent selective herbicide or hand pulling.
3.2. WEEDS (GROUNDCOVER)
Weeds in groundcover areas will be controlled by application of approved pre-emergent and post-emergent herbicide, hoeing or hand pulling. Herbicides should be applied on a weekly basis to control this problem. This process must be applied by a state licensed applicator. No Exceptions.
3.3. Weeds (VSD PROPERTY FENCE LINE) weeds, shrubs, along the length of the property fence line will be controlled by application of approved pre-emergent herbicide, hoeing or hand pulling. Herbicides should be applied on a weekly basis to control this problem. This process must be applied by a state licensed applicator.
No exception.
4. CLEANUP
All parking areas, sidewalks, around buildings, interior roads, and bare grounds will be cleaned of plant debris. All plant debris produced by Contractor shall be removed from the site on the service day. The Contractor is required to pick-up all materials left behind on lawn and/or sidewalks. During the fall season, leaves and debris must be cleaned in parking lot areas.
5. IRRIGATION MAINTENANCE
5.1. SPRINKLER OPERATION (The Contractor shall operate the irrigation system)
It is the Contractor’s responsibility to adjust/program the sprinkler system to apply water in accordance with plant requirements based on weather, soil conditions and programmed to minimize runoff. Water and power are to be supplied by VSD. If possible, automatic controllers will be programmed to apply water at early morning hours before 6:00 a.m., to conform to periods of low traffic.
5.2. SPRINKLER CLEANING & ADJUSTING
The contractor is responsible for cleaning & adjusting sprinkler heads.
Damages to the sprinkler system caused by the Contractor will be brought to the attention of an authorized employee of VSD for prior approval of repairs. If Contractor is approved for the repairs, a change order will be created.
6. TREE TRIMMING
The following procedures apply to trees less than 15 feet in height.
6.1 PRUNING
All trees shall be pruned annually, including palm trees, olive trees, and miscellaneous tree.
6.2 FERTILIZATION
Trees shall be fertilized quarterly each year and where there are signs of nutritional deficiencies or of desired additional growth.
6.3 SPRAYING
Annual spraying of olive trees.
Service Frequency Schedule (Subject to Change) Item
Description Weekly Bi-
Weekly Month Quarter Semi-
Annual Annual
1 Mowing X
2 Edging X
3 Weed Eat X
4 Maintain/adjust irrigation X
5 Clear/spray weeds X
6 Sweep/blow X
7 Litter removal X
8 Fertilize X
9 Aeration of lawns X
10 Clear drains/ditches of debris X
11 Tree trimming (Palm, Olive, Etc.) X 12 Olive Tree Spraying X
| 1. LAWNS |
| 1.1. MOWING |
| 1.2. FERTILIZATION |
| 1.3. AERATION |
| 1.4. EDGING |
| 2. GROUNDCOVER |
| 2.2. FERTILIZATION |
| 3. WEED ABATEMENT |
| 3.1. WEEDS (LAWN AREAS) |
| 3.2. WEEDS (GROUNDCOVER) |
| 3.3. Weeds (VSD PROPERTY FENCE LINE) weeds, shrubs, along the length of the property fence line will be controlled by application of approved pre-emergent herbicide, hoeing or hand pulling. Herbicides should be applied on a weekly basis to control thi... |
| 4. CLEANUP |
| 5. IRRIGATION MAINTENANCE |
| 5.2. SPRINKLER CLEANING & ADJUSTING |
| 6. TREE TRIMMING |
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