Lawn maintenance services

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is seeking lawn maintenance services for multiple facilities located in Columbia, South Carolina. The procurement is a comprehensive lawn maintenance contract covering ten primary campus locations and one annex facility, with specific requirements for mowing, edging, raking, weeding, pruning, and debris removal. Service specifications include fine cut mowing at 2.5 inches (not exceeding 3.5 inches), incidental area cutting maintained at no more than 6 inches, and right-of-way cutting weekly at 2.5 inches. Landscape maintenance must include power edging, weeding, pruning according to ANSI Z133.1 standards, sidewalk sweeping, and debris collection. The contract is structured for a three-year period, with an initial one-year term and two optional one-year renewals, starting October 1, 2022, and ending September 30, 2025. Key procurement dates include a pre-bid conference and mandatory site visit on September 6, 2022, at 10:00 AM, with questions due by September 7, 2022, at 10:00 AM, and bid opening on September 15, 2022, at 3:00 PM.

Contractors must meet specific qualifications, including maintaining commercial general liability insurance ($1,000,000 per occurrence), auto liability insurance ($1,000,000 per accident), and worker's compensation insurance. The solicitation offers South Carolina Resident Contractor Preference for bidders maintaining an in-state office with two full-time employees and employing South Carolina-domiciled workers for over 50 percent of the total bid price. Additionally, a 2% or 4% Resident Subcontractor Preference is available for utilizing qualified South Carolina subcontractors. All contractor personnel must pass SLED-provided background checks at no cost and comply with safety and property protection requirements. While a specific budget is not disclosed, the current contract price is $1,500 per month, suggesting the potential three-year contract value could exceed $50,000. Work must be completed during normal SLED operating hours, with coordination through the Facilities Department for scheduling and inspections. Offers must be submitted online at http://www.procurement.sc.gov, with award notification expected on September 19, 2022.