On-Call Mowing and Landscaping for State Highway Administration Hanover Md. Complex

The Maryland State Highway Administration is requesting bids on on-call mowing and landscaping services for its Hanover Complex in Anne Arundel County, with bids due August 4, 2026. The contract term is two years.

The scope encompasses turf mowing with edging and trimming (32 cycles over the two-year period), weed control and herbicide applications on sidewalks, curbs, and pole yard (34 hours), pruning and shaping of shrubs with tree trimming and weeding of mulched beds, and mulching and grading (35 hours). Contractors are not responsible for mowing within the pole yard itself, only surrounding areas, though herbicide application within the pole yard is required. Materials including soil, mulch, fabric, shrubs, and miscellaneous items carry a fixed cost of $2,000 over the contract period and cannot be altered by vendors.

Bidding is structured on a unit-price basis. Labor rates are invoiced on a man-hour calculation: a three-person crew working at $50/hour is invoiced at $150/hour total (three man-hours at $50/hour each), not as a single crew rate. Bidders must submit their contracting entity name, address, phone number, email address, Federal Employer Identification Number, and Small Business Certification number with expiration date on the required Bid Price Form.

The State Highway Administration reserves the right to approve and provide additional compensation on a case-by-case basis if the actual number of mowing cycles exceeds 32 or if weed control and pruning hours exceed the specified amounts due to changed circumstances or increased workload.

Addendum No. 1, posted April 2, 2026, confirms the two-year contract term and requires bidders to acknowledge receipt by providing company name, phone number, bidder name, email address, title, signature, and date. Questions were due between March 26 and April 1, 2026, with responses posted March 30 and April 1, 2026.