Landscape Maintenance- Taft Area Section I
Open State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- Y26-1007
- State
- Florida
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdictions
- UNSPSC codes
- Point of contact
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- Ana Villalona ana.villalona@ocfl.net (407) 836-5640
Opportunity details come from procurement.opengov.com. Updated .
About this opportunity
Orange County, Florida is requesting sealed bids for landscape maintenance services in the Taft Area Section I under IFB Y26-1007, with bids due November 5, 2026 at 4:00 pm ET via the OpenGov e-Procurement Platform, and a non-mandatory virtual pre-bid conference on October 12, 2026 at 10:00 am. A 30 percent Small Business Enterprise participation goal applies to certified Orange County SBEs.
The scope encompasses approximately 138 locations across 321.99 acres, including mowing on twelve-calendar-day cycles (up to twenty-six annually), edging, herbicide treatment, grass clipping and litter removal, brush control, fertilization, tree maintenance and replacement, and sodding. Work is performed Monday through Saturday, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm, excluding Sundays and official County holidays without pre-approval. The contractor must submit daily reports by 7:30 am detailing locations worked and areas completed, and designate a Contractor's Representative with twenty-four-hour emergency contact availability. Up to two fertilization cycles, two tree maintenance cycles, and six additional litter removal cycles per year are available through Delivery Orders. All replacement trees and plants carry a twelve-month guarantee from planting.
The contract term is five years with price adjustments based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) after the first year; increases exceeding 4 percent require procurement manager authorization. Payment is unit-price based (per acre for mowing and additional litter removal, per square foot for planted beds and sodding, per tree for tree services). Liquidated damages are $200 per workday for missed cycle deadlines, uncorrected deficiencies within two calendar days of notification, or deviations from the approved work plan. Re-inspection fees of $80 apply for inspections beyond the first re-inspection.
Required insurance includes Commercial General Liability ($1 million per occurrence), Commercial Auto Liability ($1 million per accident), Workers' Compensation with statutory limits and $500,000 Employers' Liability, and Pesticide/Herbicide Application Liability ($1 million per occurrence). Award is made on lowest responsive and responsible bidder basis, all-or-none, with all line items requiring pricing to avoid non-responsiveness. Questions are due October 14, 2026 at 5:00 pm ET. Good Faith Effort submission deadline is October 26, 2026 at 4:00 pm ET. The contract is subject to availability of appropriated funds and Florida Statute 218 payment terms.
Opportunity text
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Orange County, Florida, henceforth referred to as the County is accepting sealed offers for Landscape Maintenance- Taft Area Section I (Y26-1007)
Sealed offers for furnishing the above will be accepted up to 4:00 pm ET on Thursday, November 5, 2026.
NOTE: Respondents are required to submit responses electronically via the OpenGov e-Procurement Platform. Respondents shall not be permitted to hand-deliver, mail, telephone, fax or email offers.
Responses received after the submission deadline and/or transmitted outside of the designated OpenGov e-Procurement Platform shall be rejected.
Important Instructions for Electronic Submittal
The County is ONLY accepting electronic submissions using the OpenGov e-Procurement Platform. Respondents shall create a FREE account with OpenGov by signing up at https://procurement.opengov.com/login . Once you have completed account registration, browse back to this page, click on "Submit Response", and follow the instructions to submit the electronic offer.
It is the Respondent's responsibility to ensure they commence their upload efforts timely to meet the submission deadline. The County shall not be responsible for delays caused by any occurrence, including the Respondent's network delays, bandwidth issues, internet outages, or technical difficulties.
OpenGov Technical Support
For Technical Support, respondent's can reach the OpenGov Service Desk:
Chat (preferred): Click the button in the lower right hand corner of the portal
Email: procurement-support@opengov.com
Phone: 1 (650) 336-7167 Hours: Mon-Fri 7am - 10pm ET
Timely Questions Regarding this Solicitation
The question and answer module of OpenGov IS being utilized for this solicitation. Timely questions concerning this solicitation shall be submitted in accordance with the deadline for questions: Wednesday, October 14, 2026 at 5:00 pm ET. Respondents are instructed not to contact the initiating division directly.
Consideration for modification or alteration of the documents contained in this solicitation shall be requested during the specified question period, before the applicable deadline. No oral interpretation of the meaning of the plans, specifications, or other Contract documents shall be considered binding. The County shall be bound by information and statements only when such statements are written and executed under the authority of the Manager, Procurement Division.
Answers for timely questions will be addressed in the OpenGov question and answer module or as an addenda to this solicitation depending on volume, participants are encouraged to subscribe as a follower and monitor all notifications. Beyond questions and answers, any and all modifications, clarifications, interpretations and supplemental instructions will be in the form of a written addendum which, if issued, will be available for download. All addenda and questions/answers so issued shall become part of the Contract Documents and receipt shall be acknowledged as specified herein.
This provision exists solely for the convenience and administrative efficiency of Orange County. No Respondent or other third party gains any rights by virtue of this provision or the application thereof, nor shall any Respondent or third party have any standing to sue or cause of action arising there from.
Untimely questions are unable to be submitted in the question and answer module, thereafter respondents raising critical concerns must email ana.villalona@ocfl.net. Critical clarifications may be made via addenda, however, untimely questions may not be considered.
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