Landscape Maintenance of Canals, Levees, and Water Control Structures

The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District (CFTOD) is seeking an experienced contractor to perform comprehensive landscape maintenance services for canals, levees, and water control structures in Orange County, Florida. The procurement opportunity (Bid #C006873) requires a contractor to provide all labor, materials, equipment, and incidentals for landscape maintenance tasks including mowing, string trimming, tree removal, vegetation and brush clearing, woodline maintenance, and litter and debris removal. Specific equipment requirements include chainsaws, chippers, stump grinders, tracked slope mowers capable of 60-degree inclines, forestry mulchers, tractor mowers with batwing attachments, Z-turn mowers, string trimmers, and trucks or trailers for debris removal. Contractors must submit a detailed equipment list with their bid response, and bids will be rejected if the minimum equipment requirements are not met. The bid is posted on June 6, 2025, with proposals due by July 8, 2025, through the PlanetBids electronic bidding platform.

While no specific set-aside designations are explicitly mentioned in the provided documentation, the bid suggests a preference for local vendors, veteran small businesses, and opportunity zone businesses. The procurement appears to be an open competitive bidding process accessible to qualified contractors with the necessary equipment and capabilities. The bid documents indicate this is an as-needed contract for landscape maintenance services, though no specific budget range or total contract value is disclosed in the available information. Vendors are encouraged to register on the PlanetBids platform, which is free and provides access to multiple governmental bid opportunities. The contract seems designed to establish a responsive and flexible landscape maintenance service for the district's water management infrastructure, with a focus on comprehensive and technically proficient service delivery.