Mowing and Grounds Maintenance for All City of Waco Fire Stations

The City of Waco is requesting bids for mowing and grounds maintenance at seventeen city fire stations under RFB 2026-028, with bids due August 6, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Central Time and a non-mandatory pre-bid meeting via Zoom on July 23, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.

Prevailing wage rates apply under U.S. Department of Labor wage determination 2015-5261 for the Falls and McLennan County areas. Work is limited to Monday through Friday operations.

The scope includes weekly full-service mowing, edging, string trimming, and litter removal from March through November (approximately 36 services per location annually) and bi-monthly rotations from December through February (approximately 6 services per location), totaling 45 rotations annually per station. Additional services include fertilizer application to irrigated turf areas in September and February, landscape trimming and limb raising eight times annually, and spring landscaping fertilizer application. The City reserves the right to add or remove fire station locations during the contract period, with pricing adjustments calculated based on per-cut rates and scheduled annual cuts.

The contract runs from October 1 through September 30 annually with a one-year base term and four optional one-year renewals. Bidders must provide proof of workers' compensation insurance, general liability of $1 million per occurrence, and business automobile liability of $1 million combined single limit prior to contract execution.

Bids are due August 6, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., with bid opening at 2:01 p.m. the same day via Zoom Video Conferencing. Questions are due July 30, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Central Time. Award will be made to the lowest responsible bidder, with final award notification anticipated by September 1, 2026. Submissions must be made electronically through the City's Bonfire e-procurement portal, though paper submissions are also accepted. Pricing must be submitted on official City of Waco bid sheets with costs broken down by rotation type and individual fire station locations.