Cut & Clean - Neighborhood Resource Centers

The City of Little Rock, Arkansas, issued an Invitation to Quote (ITQ) on March 13, 2026, for lawn care and grounds maintenance services at fifteen Neighborhood Resource Centers and related facilities throughout the city. The solicitation closing date is March 24, 2026, with submissions required electronically through LRProcure powered by Bonfire. The scope of work encompasses bi-weekly grounds maintenance services (every ten business days) during an estimated twenty-eight-week growing season, including trimming, shaping, pruning, mowing, edging, debris removal, and general grounds cleaning at designated facilities such as East Broadway NRC, South End NRC, Wright Avenue NRC, Willie L. Hinton NRC, Capitol View-Stifft Station NRC, Oak Forest NRC, Southwest Little Rock NRC, Central High NRC, West Baseline NRC, Daisy Bates House, Legacy Center, West Central NRC, Facility Based Housing, and Quadplex. Work must be performed Monday through Friday between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, with on-call availability during the off-season. Minimum qualifications require bidders to possess a valid Arkansas Contractors License listing demolition services, a current business license demonstrating demolition experience, comprehensive Workers' Compensation insurance at statutory levels, and General Liability, Personal Injury, and Property Damage coverage each at one million dollars with the City named as additional insured. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive and qualified bidder on an all-or-none basis for an initial one-year term with six optional one-year extensions by mutual agreement. Bidders must conduct pre-bid site visits prior to submission and acknowledge familiarity with the scope of work, with pricing valid for ninety days following the close date and submitted as net pricing in U.S. dollars on a unit price basis with all associated costs included.

The City of Little Rock encourages minority and women-owned business partnerships as defined under Arkansas state law (Act 554 of 1977 and Act 1080 of 2017), and joint ventures are permitted with submission of an Affidavit of Joint Venture Form and written joint venture agreement specifying capital contributions, work items, and personnel commitments. All respondents must complete and submit the Combined Certifications for Contracting form, which requires certification of non-boycott of Israel for contracts valued at $1,000 or greater, non-employment of illegal immigrants for contracts valued at $25,000 or greater, and non-boycott of Energy, Fossil Fuel, Firearms, and Ammunition Industries for contracts valued at $75,000 or greater. Out-of-state businesses are exempt from business licensing requirements when solely bidding on Little Rock purchasing proposals unless establishing a permanent location within city limits for the project duration. The solicitation documents do not specify an estimated award value or budget range for this procurement. Payment terms are net thirty days following invoice submission via email to the Department of Finance Accounts Payable, with acceptable payment methods including purchasing cards, physical checks, and electronic fund transfers.