Aquatic invasive vegetation control services - bid #26-0116
Closed State & local contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- 26-0116
- State
- Florida
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdictions
- NIGP codes
- Points of contact
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- Veronica Duffy veronica.duffy@sarasotacountyschools.net
- Samantha Clark samantha.clark@sarasotacountyschools.net (941) 486-2183
- Connie Troyer connie.troyer@sarasotacountyschools.net (941) 486-2183
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About this opportunity
The School Board of Sarasota County, Florida has issued an Invitation to Bid (ITB) #26-0116 for Aquatic Invasive Vegetation Control Services covering 30 designated school and facility locations throughout Sarasota County. The procurement seeks a contractor to provide comprehensive quarterly maintenance of storm-water areas, including herbicide applications, manual vegetation removal, littoral shelf maintenance, water quality testing, trash removal, and maintenance reporting. Specific deliverables include controlling nuisance and invasive vegetation, treating emergent shoreline weeds, removing debris, and managing South West Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) permitting for approximately 49 locations. Contractors must conduct pre-treatment dissolved oxygen testing, manage water use permits, perform renewal inspections, and handle recertifications. The bid requires electronic submissions through the VendorLink portal by December 2, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. EST, with recommended awards to be posted on January 13, 2026, and final Board action scheduled for January 20, 2026. Bidders must demonstrate at least three years of verifiable experience in aquatic invasive vegetation control and provide three commercial references.
The solicitation includes provisions for Small Business Enterprise (SBE) and Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) designations, with options for African American, Asian American, Woman-Owned, Hispanic American, or Native American businesses. Contractors must maintain comprehensive general liability insurance with minimum $1,000,000 per occurrence and aggregate coverage, with the School Board named as an additional insured. Bidders must comply with Jessica Lunsford Act background screening requirements and maintain E-Verify enrollment for all employees. The contract term is one year from Board approval, with optional renewals for two additional one-year periods. Markup on materials and subcontracted services is limited to 15% during normal operations, with no markup permitted during declared disaster situations. While specific budget ranges are not explicitly stated, the contract covers 30 annual line items for quarterly maintenance services across multiple locations. Emergency response capabilities are critical, with contractors required to respond to emergency service calls within two hours and routine work scheduling requests within 12 hours of authorization.
Opportunity text
The Contractor shall provide all chemicals/herbicides, labor, required permits, dump fees, tools, travel, fuel cost, equipment, and materials to provide quarterly maintenance of storm-water areas for the control of nuisance and invasive vegetation on an as needed basis from the designated areas. The Contractor shall be responsible for water quality testing to determine the level of dissolved oxygen prior to treatment, to ensure that the oxygen level is high enough to allow for safe treatment. The Contractor may perform additional routine water analysis and/or bacteriological analysis, if required, for the success of the water management program. The Contractor shall also be responsible for South West Florida Water Management District (SWFMS) water use permitting, SWFMD permitting renewal inspections, and recertification's of SWFMD requirements. There are currently 49 locations that require SWFWMD inspections. This number can fluctuate based on expiring and/or new permits. Pricing shall include all costs for labor, supervision, travel, fuel cost, chemicals/herbicides, required permits, dump fees, hand tools, hand operated power tools, such as chain saws, and clam truck. a.) The work necessary to provide quarterly scheduled maintenance of storm-water areas, listed as annual price on items 1 through 30 on the bid form, shall include the following: 1. Herbicide maintenance for control of nuisance/invasive vegetation. 2. Treatment for emergent shoreline weeds and grasses. 3. Manual maintenance (weed-eater/brush-cutter) for control of nuisance/invasive vegetation within the buffer areas of storm-water retention areas and ponds up to where SBSC mowing crews can maintain. 4. Removal of all other foliage including weeds and vines. 5. Littoral shelf maintenance. 6. Removal and disposal of miscellaneous trash and general debris. 7. Maintenance reporting. 8. Algaecide maintenance at the Landings and as needed at remaining sites, if algae bloom threatens water quality/flow. 9. Note: All herbicide treatments will be supervised by state licensed herbicide applicator. b.) The work necessary to remove trees and brush as listed below will be covered under the hourly rate submitted on items number 31 and 32 of the bid form. 1. Remove all pepper trees as directed. 2. Remove all palm trees less than four feet in height as directed. 3. Remove all brush as directed. Site maps are attached with an "X" marking all storm-water areas and aerial views are available on Google Earth website, www.google.com/earth/index.html It will be the responsibility of the SBSC to provide access to designated brush and storm-water areas.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| A._Certification_Page.pdf | ||
| AquaticInvVegSrvcs26-0116ITB.pdf | ||
| AquaticInvVegSrvcs26-0116BF.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| AquaticInvVegSrvcs26-0116_BID_RESPONSE.pdf | ||
| AquaticInvVegSrvcs26-0116_BID_RESPONSE_2.pdf |
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