Furnish and install trees in Pelican Bay

Collier County, Florida is soliciting quotes for furnishing and installing trees and palms within Pelican Bay Services Division rights-of-way during Fiscal Year 2026–2027, with responses due September 28, 2026. This is a Quick Quote solicitation.

Contractors must be qualified landscaping contractors with a minimum of five years of experience performing similar work in public rights-of-way, properly licensed in Florida and Collier County, with on-site supervision by an individual holding current FDOT Temporary Traffic Control Intermediate certification.

The scope includes furnishing and installing 33 plant units across seven line items: five 45-gallon Black Olive trees, six 45-gallon Buttonwood trees, five 45-gallon Live Oak trees, five 45-gallon Magnolia trees, nine 12'–14' Foxtail Palms, three 5'–6' Pygmy Date Palms, and root barrier installation for five trees. Work also covers staking, pruning, mulching, watering, cleanup, debris haul-off, and disposal. The contractor shall provide all supervision, labor, materials, tools, equipment, transportation, and temporary traffic control.

Pricing shall be submitted on a unit cost basis for each line item, with payment based on actual quantities of work performed and accepted at quoted unit prices. Award is made to the responsive vendor with the lowest total quote price. Quoted unit prices must remain firm for 180 calendar days from submission.

Insurance requirements include Workers' Compensation at statutory limits, Employer's Liability at $500,000 single limit, Commercial General Liability at $1,000,000 single limit per occurrence / $2,000,000 aggregate, and Automobile Liability at $1,000,000 each occurrence. A 90-day warranty period applies to all furnished and installed plant material from the Pelican Bay Services Division's acceptance of completed work.

Responses must be submitted online through the Collier County Procurement Services Division Online Bidding System. Required vendor documentation includes proof of corporate status from Florida's Division of Corporations, E-Verify enrollment documentation, W-9 Form, and required landscaping licenses. Questions are due September 8, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.