ITB-1351 Questions and Answers

Polk County in Florida is procuring district-wide general landscape services for northern counties through Invitation to Bid (ITB) 1351, with a submission deadline of February 26, 2026. The procurement encompasses both landscape installation and maintenance services, with work to be defined through individual Landscape Orders of Authorization (LOAs) that will specify designated maintenance areas, detailed work plans, and requirements for mowing, weeding, plant material installation, and irrigation system work. The contractor will be responsible for site watering during establishment periods when supplemental irrigation is unavailable, maintaining newly installed irrigation components throughout the establishment period, and performing plant removal and stump extraction as separate pay items when specified in LOAs. Compensation follows a unit-based pricing structure where contractors submit base rates that are combined with market-driven material costs to determine final billing amounts, with detailed pricing information provided on contract sheets B-2 and B-3. The Department/FDOT will maintain responsibility for existing irrigation system power bills outside new project limits and will determine on a case-by-case basis whether existing irrigation systems require restoration work. Questions regarding the ITB were accepted with responses provided in the Questions and Answers addendum posted February 12, 2026.

The provided documentation does not specify set-aside designations, restrictions on organization types, disadvantaged enterprise requirements, incumbent vendors, current contractors, existing infrastructure or technology integration requirements, or award values and budget ranges. Interested vendors should consult the complete ITB-1351 solicitation documents and any additional amendments or notices posted by Polk County to obtain comprehensive information regarding bid qualifications, evaluation criteria, contractor eligibility requirements, and estimated contract values. Prospective bidders are advised to review the full contract specifications, particularly bid sheets B-2, B-3, and C-19, and any referenced as-built plans or marked-up site plans that will be provided with individual LOAs.