Landscape Maintenance- Taft Area Section I

Orange County, Florida is soliciting sealed bids for landscape maintenance services in the Taft Area Section I under IFB #Y26-1007, with responses due November 5, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET. A 30% Small Business Enterprise subcontracting goal applies for the contract duration, and all participating SBEs must be certified by Orange County prior to bid opening. Respondents unable to meet the goal may request a waiver by submitting good faith effort documentation at least ten calendar days before the bid deadline.

The scope encompasses landscape maintenance services for the Taft Area Section I over a five-year contract term commencing upon execution. All bids must include pricing for every line item; failure to price any line item renders the response non-responsive. Award will be made on an all-or-none estimated total basis to the lowest responsive and responsible respondent.

Insurance requirements include Commercial General Liability of $1 million per occurrence, Commercial Automobile Liability of $1 million per accident, Workers' Compensation with statutory limits and $500,000 employers' liability, and Pesticide Herbicide Application Liability of $1 million per occurrence. The contract is subject to liquidated damages of $200 per calendar day for delays beyond the specified completion time.

Pricing will be firm for the initial one-year period; thereafter, annual price escalation is permitted based on the Consumers Price Index (CPI-U), with increases exceeding 4% requiring authorization from the Manager, Procurement Division. Bid acceptance is valid for 120 days from the public opening date. A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held virtually on October 12, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. via Microsoft Teams. Questions are due October 14, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. ET. The Good Faith Effort submission deadline is October 26, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET. Responses must be submitted electronically through the OpenGov e-Procurement Platform.