Landscaping Services

The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is requesting bids for landscaping services across multiple facilities throughout Orange County, California, under IFB 260524, with sealed bids due August 31, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. This is a prevailing wage contract subject to Davis-Bacon and California Labor Code requirements. A DBE goal applies (specific percentage not yet finalized in the solicitation documents). A pre-bid conference is scheduled for August 17, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at OCTA's Administrative Offices I with Microsoft Teams teleconference option; questions are due August 18, 2026 by 5:00 p.m.

The scope encompasses landscaping maintenance across approximately 99 acres distributed among thirteen OCTA facilities: Santa Ana, Garden Grove, Anaheim, Irvine (two bases), Newport Beach, Golden West, Fullerton, Laguna Hills, Brea maintenance and operations bases or transportation centers, and three OC Streetcar locations (Harbor Park-and-Ride, SARTC Parking Lot, and medians, platforms, and right-of-way). Services include turf maintenance, shrub and ground cover trimming and fertilization, xeriscape management, slope cover maintenance, irrigation system operation and minor repairs, drainage system maintenance, weed control on paved surfaces, annual mulch replacement, and removal of diseased agave plants. Glyphosate-based herbicides and pesticides bearing EPA "Warning" or "Danger" signal words are prohibited unless specifically approved in writing by the OCTA Section Manager of Facilities Maintenance. All chemical applications require OCTA Health, Safety, Environmental and Compliance approval at least one week prior to use, with product labels and Safety Data Sheets submitted for review.

Contractor qualifications required: California Class C-27 State Contractors License, Public Works Contractor Registration with the Department of Industrial Relations, Department of Pesticide Regulation Maintenance Gardener Pest Control Business License, Qualified Applicator License with Category B attachment, and International Society of Arboriculture Certified Arborist certification. Designated field representatives performing OC Streetcar work must complete mandatory four-hour OC Streetcar Roadway Worker Program training annually.

The estimated contract value is $550,000 for a two-year initial term with one optional one-year renewal. Evaluation is cost-based at 100 percent weighting; the lowest responsive, responsible bidder will be selected. Insurance requirements include Commercial General Liability ($1 million per occurrence / $2 million aggregate), Automobile Liability ($1 million combined single limit), Workers' Compensation, Employers' Liability ($1 million per accident and per disease), and Pollution Legal Liability ($2 million per loss / $4 million annual aggregate) with OCTA designated as additional insured. Work commences January 1, 2027.