1282673A: north and south lake shore drive landscape median maintenance

The City of Chicago Department of Transportation is requesting sealed bids for landscape median maintenance and services along North and South Lake Shore Drive under blanket purchase agreement 1282673A, with bids due August 10, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. Central Time. The solicitation carries mandatory diversity goals: 26% MBE utilization, 6% WBE utilization, and 2% VBE utilization. Additionally, the city implements city-based business preference, local manufacture preference, alternative fuel vehicle preference, and support for businesses owned by people with disabilities.

The scope encompasses twelve monthly maintenance periods across both drive segments, with individual line items for routine maintenance, tree pruning and removal, mowing, sodding, seeding, fertilization, mulching, planting of annuals, perennials, shrubs, and trees, and specialized landscape services. Target quantities vary by service type, ranging from 50 units for certain specialized tasks to 729,323 square yards for monthly maintenance on South Lake Shore Drive. The contract term is 60 months with an option for a 3-year extension. Place of performance is CDOT's office at 2 North LaSalle Street, Room 950, with immediate payment terms and FOB delivery.

Vendor registration in the City of Chicago's iSupplier portal is required, with an allowance of 3 business days for completion. Bidders must submit an Economic Disclosure Statement certificate, Certificate of Insurance, bid execution pages, MBE/WBE compliance plans, and affidavits related to business status and diversity commitments. Funding is provided through City of Chicago sources under fund number 026-0400-084-2015-0140-220140.

A pre-solicitation conference is scheduled for July 16, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at City Hall, Room 806. Questions are due July 23, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. Central Time. No site visit is required.