Lawn Care - Landbank Federal

The City of Little Rock, Arkansas Housing and Neighborhood Programs Department is issuing an Invitation to Quote (ITQ) for lawn care services on three city-owned Federal landbank properties located at 2104 S Valmar Street, 3215 W 17th Street, and 3504 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Drive in Pulaski County. The contract period runs from April 13, 2026 through October 30, 2026, with services required bi-weekly during standard business hours (8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday). The procurement seeks a qualified vendor to maintain three medium-sized properties (5,000-9,999 square feet each) and perform comprehensive lawn care services including mowing to a maximum height of three inches, trimming and pruning vegetation, edging, debris removal, and weed control. Vendors must submit responses online through LRProcure powered by Bonfire by February 20, 2026, with pricing submitted as an aggregated lump sum for all three properties for the entire contract period, valid for ninety days following bid opening. The award will be made on an all-or-none basis to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. Required qualifications include a minimum of three years of landscape management experience, authorization to conduct business in Arkansas, maintenance of liability insurance naming the City as additional insured, and compliance with City Resolution Number 14,896 prohibiting Expanded Polystyrene foam use. Vendors must provide bi-weekly photographic documentation of completed work through the eProperty platform, and performance will be evaluated through vendor performance reports and annual reviews by the City's Procurement Division.

Joint ventures are encouraged, particularly those including small, minority, or women-owned businesses, and interested parties may submit an Affidavit of Joint Venture if applicable. In-state businesses with physical locations in Little Rock require a separate business license for each location, while out-of-state businesses without physical locations in Arkansas do not need a license to submit bids but must obtain one if awarded a contract. All vendors must comply with combined certification requirements, including certification that they are not engaged in a boycott of Israel (for contracts valued at $1,000 or greater), do not knowingly employ or contract with illegal immigrants (for contracts valued at $25,000 or greater), and are not engaged in boycotts of the Energy, Fossil Fuel, Firearms, or Ammunition Industries (for contracts valued at $75,000 or greater). No specific budget range or award value is provided in the solicitation documents. All costs, including insurance, equipment, and labor, must be included in the quoted price, with the City operating under standard Net 30 payment terms and no obligation to pay costs not identified in the vendor's proposal. These properties are funded through federal sources and located in Ward 1.