Landscape and Construction Materials (Bid Discount)

The City of Tampa Parks & Recreation Department is soliciting bids for landscape and construction materials (ITB 26-P-00324) to support municipal infrastructure projects including shoreline erosion control, parking lot repair, trail repair, and flower bed construction throughout Hillsborough County. The procurement encompasses sixteen material types spanning small and medium washed shell, fine masonry sand, yellow sand, coarse concrete sand, crushed asphalt, small and large rip rap, fill dirt, topsoil, pea gravel, limestone screenings, granite chips, marble chips, and potting soil mix, with quantities ranging from 20 to 1,000 cubic yards per item. Bidders must submit separate pricing for Division I (pick-up) and Division II (delivery) options, with all costs including shipping F.O.B. Tampa, Florida and applicable taxes. Technical specifications require strict compliance with material size requirements, purity standards, screening specifications, cleanliness standards, organic content limits, and pH levels to ensure quality for municipal infrastructure use. Prospective vendors must maintain permanent places of business in Hillsborough County or adjacent counties, provide proof of business registration in Florida, demonstrate adequate inventory and current financial statements, maintain 24/7 emergency contact availability, and comply with E-Verify requirements and all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Materials must be delivered within 15 working days of purchase order receipt, with the City reserving the right to reject non-conforming materials and require removal within 24 hours at the vendor's expense. Bid responses are due electronically through the OpenGov eProcurement Portal by 3:00 PM on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, with award to be made within 120 days of bid opening to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder.

This procurement includes a five percent bid discount (capped at $10,000) available exclusively to bidders certified as Small Local Business Enterprises (SLBEs) by the City of Tampa, with the discount applied for evaluation purposes only. The Equal Business Opportunity determination letter designates this as a traditional goods solicitation with no sheltered market designation or subcontracting goals established. Eight certified SLBE vendors have been pre-identified on the minimum certified contact list, including AREHNA Engineering, Inc., Asphalt Millings, Inc., Capital P Enterprises, J & M Materials of Riverview Inc., JNandlal Maintenance Services of Brandon LLC, Ortzak Construction Group LLC, Team Real Hauling Inc., and Vermogen LLC, all located throughout the Tampa Bay area. The estimated contract amount is $60,000.00 with a contract term of one year from the effective award date, accompanied by options for two additional one-year renewal periods by mutual written agreement plus unilateral City renewal options of up to three additional 30-day periods. The City of Tampa maintains no minimum or maximum purchase obligations during the award term, and the Hillsborough County Government Purchasing Council and other governmental entities may utilize this contract. All vendors must comply with ADA requirements for information technology accessibility and the City's mandatory cloud hosting and information security policy terms for any applicable digital submissions or technology integration.