26-42013-000 Landscaping Maintenance Services

The Department of State Hospitals - Napa (DSH-N) is soliciting bids under Invitation for Bid 26-42013-000 for landscaping maintenance services at its Napa, California facility, with a mandatory bidder's conference on November 4, 2026 and bids due November 13, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Bidders must hold a California C-27 Landscaping Contractor license and have at least five years of landscaping maintenance experience. A five percent small business preference is available to certified small businesses, microbusinesses, or non-small businesses with at least 25 percent small business subcontracting. A disabled veteran business enterprise (DVBE) incentive of one to five percent, based on DVBE participation levels, is available but not mandatory.

The contractor must furnish all personnel, labor at prevailing wage rates under Labor Code sections 1771 and 1774, tools, supplies, materials, equipment, insurance, and properly equipped vehicles. Work covers Administration Building 167, Nutrition Services Building 400, the Memorial Cemetery Site, and the Labyrinth at 2100 Napa Vallejo Highway. Services include plant trimming, leaf removal, sidewalk and street blowing, irrigation inspection and repair, replacement of dead or dying plants, and ground cover maintenance. Required experience includes irrigation electrical wiring, irrigation plumbing and controls, plant care, soil health, and spray patterns. Bidders must register with the Department of Industrial Relations for public works projects exceeding $15,000. Services run Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., excluding state-observed holidays.

The anticipated term runs December 1, 2026 through October 31, 2030, with an anticipated start date of December 1, 2026. Bids must include rates for each fiscal year, with hourly rates for Crew Lead and Groundskeeper positions and a $7,500 allowance for contingencies and parts replacement. Award is made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. Required attachments include contractor certifications, insurance documentation, references, rate sheets, payroll records compliance acknowledgments, and state-mandated certifications. The opportunity covers Napa City and Napa County, California, and was posted October 22, 2026.