District one lawn care 5 year

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) District One Office is soliciting bids for a comprehensive five-year lawn care and landscape maintenance contract located at 1400 Shop Road in Columbia, South Carolina. The Invitation for Bid (IFB) seeks a contractor to provide grounds maintenance services including weekly mowing and edging during the growing season (April through November), grass clipping removal, bed and shrub maintenance, weed control, disease and insect management, and fertilization. Services will be performed at the District One Engineering Office with specific requirements for maintenance during both growing and dormant seasons. The procurement process requires online submission through www.procurement.sc.gov, with bids due by April 10, 2024, at 2:30 PM. A nonmandatory pre-bid conference was held on April 3, 2024, at 9:00 AM, and potential bidders had until April 4, 2024, at 12:00 PM to submit questions. The contract is structured as a one-year agreement with four potential renewal options, creating a total possible five-year term from May 1, 2024, through April 30, 2029. Bidders must register as a state vendor and submit pricing on a fixed-price basis with unit prices for each line item.

The solicitation includes provisions for South Carolina resident contractor and resident subcontractor preferences, which must be claimed by line item if applicable. All bidders are required to complete standard state certifications including independent price determination, debarment status, drug-free workplace compliance, and ethics compliance. The procurement will be administered by Karen Brooks, who can be contacted at 803-737-8380 or Brookskm@scdot.org. Maintenance will be performed during standard operating hours of Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with specific guidelines for grass maintenance, bed care, and shrub trimming during both growing and dormant seasons. The amendment to the solicitation provides detailed clarifications on service specifications, including limitations on herbicide application, grass clipping removal methods, and tree limb removal. While no specific budget range was disclosed, the comprehensive nature of the services suggests a substantial multi-year contract value for ongoing landscape maintenance at the SCDOT District One Engineering Office.