Grounds Maintenance for Recreation Parks Division

The City of Orlando Procurement and Contracts Division is requesting bids for grounds and irrigation maintenance services at nine designated city parks under IFB26-0501, with bids due September 3, 2026, and a non-mandatory virtual pre-bid conference on August 13, 2026. The City's Veteran Business Enterprise preference program applies to award consideration.

The scope encompasses mowing, string trimming, edging, litter and debris removal, landscape maintenance, mulching, irrigation system maintenance, palm tree maintenance, herbicide spraying, and fence line trimming at Airport Lakes Park, Grand Avenue, Heroes Park, Lake Fairview Park, Lorna Doone Park, McCoy Park, Rosemont Community Center, Southport Community Park, and Trotters Park. Work must be performed Monday through Friday, excluding city holidays, between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. local time.

Mandatory minimum qualifications include current lawn and ornamental pesticide applicator licenses under Florida Chapter 487 for all required employees, and three years of similar grounds and irrigation maintenance experience within the last five years, documented through references. Respondents must own or lease three zero-turn radius mowers with varied deck sizes, one commercial gas-powered string trimmer, one edger, one shrub trimmer, one backpack blower, one backpack sprayer, and spare equipment for each piece. Insurance requirements are workers' compensation (statutory), commercial general liability ($1 million combined single limit), commercial automobile liability ($1 million combined single limit), and contractors' pollution liability ($1 million per occurrence / $2 million annual aggregate).

The contract term is three years from approval and execution, with two optional one-year renewal periods available, for a cumulative maximum of five years. Pricing submissions must be line-itemized with unit prices and calculated extensions through the City's e-Procurement Portal. The deadline for bidder questions is August 20, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Award goes to the lowest responsive and responsible compliant bidder.