Grounds maintenance for fairplay and LAN

The South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism (SCPRT) is soliciting bids for comprehensive grounds maintenance services at two Welcome Center locations: Fair Play Welcome Center on I-85 North and Landrum Welcome Center on I-26 East. The procurement is an Invitation for Bid seeking qualified landscaping contractors to provide year-round services including vegetation management, turf care, mowing, string trimming, edging, mulching, pruning, weeding, insect and disease control, soil testing, fertilization, aeration, irrigation system monitoring, debris removal, and related maintenance tasks. A mandatory pre-bid conference is scheduled for December 11, 2024, with separate sessions at 10:00 AM for Landrum and 2:30 PM for Fair Play. Bid submissions are due online by December 18, 2024, at 3:30 PM EST, with all questions required to be submitted by November 27, 2024, at 5:00 PM EST. The contract will have an initial one-year term beginning February 1, 2025, with four potential one-year renewals, and award will be made to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder for each location. Contractors must submit a $5,000 bid bond and maintain a supervisor with minimum five years of landscaping experience on-site during all work operations.

The solicitation does not explicitly mention specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises. Contractors must obtain pesticide applicator licenses for Category 3 (Turf and Ornamental) and maintain commercial general liability insurance with minimum $1,000,000 per occurrence coverage. All contractor personnel must pass security background checks and cannot have felony convictions within the past three years. SCPRT reserves the right to make landscaping improvements up to $50,000 per location during the contract term, with the contractor providing labor at no additional cost. While specific budget ranges are not detailed, the contract will be calculated on a 60-month basis per line item, suggesting a potential multi-year contract value. The procurement covers comprehensive grounds maintenance for two Welcome Center locations in Florence County, with strict requirements for equipment, safety protocols, and work zone traffic control in compliance with SCDOT and federal highway standards. Monthly payments will be made upon submission of invoices and signed monthly reports detailing completed tasks and any encountered issues.