Jackson County Facilities Maintenance - Park & Recreation - Turf & Field Chemical Applications & Mai

Jackson County Board of Commissioners in Georgia is soliciting sealed bids for a three-year athletic field turf treatment and maintenance contract (ITB 250095) covering chemical applications and field maintenance services at 12 Parks & Recreation facilities and schools, encompassing approximately 29 fields and turf areas. The contractor must provide all labor, materials, equipment, and supervision necessary to apply herbicides, fertilizers, fungicides, and insecticides according to a seasonal schedule that includes early spring, late spring, early summer, late summer, early fall, fall, late fall, and as-needed spot treatments. Services will be delivered at multiple locations including East Jackson Park, Jackson County Equestrian Center, Gum Springs Park, Hoschton Park, Lamar Murphy Park, Mountain Creek Church, North Jackson Elementary School, Sells Mill Park, West Jackson Elementary School, West Jackson/Hoschton Baseball Fields, Gordon Street Center, and ECCC. Required qualifications include current Georgia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services certification for all personnel, Workers' Compensation insurance compliant with Georgia state law, and Broad Form Comprehensive General Liability insurance with minimum limits of $100,000 covering premises operations, products/completed operations, contractual liability, personal injury, and owners and contractors protective coverage. All materials and chemicals must conform to current Federal, State, and OSHA requirements and be EPA-approved, with Material Safety Data Sheets submitted prior to use. Sealed bids are due on September 25, 2025 at 11:30 a.m. at the Jackson County Administrative Building, with one original and one copy required; questions must be submitted in writing by September 19, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. to the three designated contacts (Barry Vickery, Projects Manager; Ricky Sanders, Parks & Recreation Director; and Kenneth Morris, Purchasing Manager), and site visits are encouraged though no formal pre-bid conference will be held.

The contract runs from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028, with an option for Jackson County to extend for two consecutive years of renewal at fixed pricing; pricing must be submitted as a firm monthly rate for all services and contract extensions. Contractors must complete a notarized Contractor Affidavit verifying compliance with the Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act of 2011, and payment will be made monthly within 30 days of invoice submission. The procurement documents do not identify any specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or restrictions limiting the types of organizations that can respond, nor do they reference any incumbent vendors or current contractors. No budget range or award value is specified in the available documentation. Jackson County reserves the right to reject any or all bids, conduct inspections to verify conformance to specifications, require higher insurance limits if necessary, cancel the contract with 30 days written notice, and make changes within the general scope of work with equitable adjustments to price if applicable. Interested vendors must download the bid package and forms from the Jackson County website or www.vendorregistry.com.