Non-Main Campus Landscaping Services

Forsyth Technical Community College is soliciting proposals for landscaping services at six designated non-main campus locations in North Carolina under RFP 2026298, with proposals due July 21, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET and a mandatory site visit on July 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM.

Vendors must hold a North Carolina Pesticide Application License and Landscape Contractor's License, demonstrate five years of business operation within the United States, maintain North Carolina Secretary of State registration, and provide three customer references for similar services. At least one bilingual team member per crew is required. The mandatory scoring evaluation is 80% technical approach (800 maximum points) and 20% pricing (200 maximum points to the lowest-priced proposal, with others scored proportionally).

Services span six locations: Aviation Center, North West Center, Woodruff Center, West Campus Center, Transportation Center, and Swisher Center, with 40 weeks of annual service per location. The scope includes routine mowing, trimming, edging, litter removal, landscape maintenance with pruning and mulch application, turf health management with soil testing and herbicide application, site-specific grounds clearing and bush hogging, and seasonal snow and ice abatement. Work hours are 7:00 AM until dusk. Supplemental services—off-site mowing, trimming, edging, pruning, mulching, herbicide spraying, seeding, aerating, grading, and materials—are priced separately on the mandatory pricing form.

The contract has an initial one-year term with College options to renew for up to two additional one-year terms upon written notice at least 30 days before each term's end. Within 14 calendar days of award, the vendor must furnish a performance bond or irrevocable letter of credit equal to five percent of total contract value. Insurance requirements are $1,000,000 Employer's Liability, $1,000,000 Commercial General Liability per occurrence with $2,000,000 aggregate, $1,000,000 Automobile Combined Single Limit, and $2,000,000 Umbrella Liability. Award is anticipated on or before July 30, 2026. Invoices are not paid until inspection and service acceptance occur.