ITD District 2 Lenore Rest Area Landscape Services

The Idaho Department of Transportation District 2 is requesting bids for landscape and snow removal services at the Lenore Rest Area located at US 12 Mile Post 27.6 under ITB 1427, with bids due November 23, 2026 and an optional pre-bid tour on October 29 at 10:30 a.m. Pacific Standard Time.

The scope encompasses lawn mowing (28 weeks annually, April 1 through October 31), landscape bed maintenance (bi-weekly), tree maintenance and fertilization (twice yearly), irrigation system maintenance (monthly check-and-adjust plus annual turn-on and winterization), herbicide and fertilizer applications (four times annually), debris removal, and edging services. Contractors must submit weekly activity logs and maintain annual Safety Data Sheets and material inventory lists with 24-hour notification of changes. All services must be performed at the Lenore Rest Area site. Pricing must be fully burdened to include labor, materials, equipment, overhead, salaries, administrative expenses, profit, insurance, and bonding.

The initial contract term is two years, with two optional two-year renewal periods for a potential six-year total. Award will be made to the responsive, responsible bidder with the lowest total two-year cost for all line items. Bidders must bid on all line items to be considered; failure to complete all pricing fields renders the bid non-responsive. Pricing excludes replacement plants and parts, estimated at $2,000 annually and reimbursed separately; an additional services provision is estimated at $1,000 annually for scope adjustments. Monthly invoicing is accepted upon submission of detailed invoices to D2AP@ITD.Idaho.gov, with payment processed within 60 calendar days. Price adjustments may be considered after the first 12 months and annually thereafter upon industry-wide justification. Monthly ITD inspections will verify compliance; monthly payments may be reduced by 30% for ratings of 0.00–2.10 down to no reduction for ratings of 2.80–4.00.

Contractors must obtain comprehensive general liability, automobile liability, and workers' compensation insurance from insurers rated A-:VII or better by A.M. Best, with ITD District 2 named as additional insured on all liability policies. Written questions are due November 4, 2026, at 11:59:59 p.m. MST. All materials must be submitted electronically via the Idaho e-Procurement System (IPRO). Bid prices must remain firm for 90 days from closing.