Outfall Ditch ROW Cleaning and Maintenance - North Area

The City of Jacksonville, Florida is requesting bids for outfall ditch right-of-way cleaning and maintenance services in the North Area under two line items, with bids due September 17, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. and a mandatory pre-bid meeting held August 26, 2026 at 609 Saint Johns Bluff Road North. A 20 percent Jacksonville Small and Emerging Business (JSEB) participation goal applies. The question cutoff is September 10, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.

Scope covers litter and debris removal, mowing, edging, line trimming, blowing, tree pruning, clearing, hauling, and disposal across multiple outfall ditch and right-of-way locations in Jacksonville's North Area. Contractors must achieve a production rate of 2.5 miles per week of cleaned outfalls per area awarded and begin work within ten calendar days of receiving a Purchase Order or Blanket Order.

Mandatory qualifications include possession of applicable local business licenses; City certification in Landscape/Ditch Maintenance, Underground Utility, or General Contractor-Horizontal Construction; a minimum of three consecutive years actively engaged in landscape or ditch maintenance; successful completion of at least one year-long landscape maintenance contract with annual billing of at least $500,000; a valid Waste Tire Transporter License; and ownership or long-term lease of all required equipment (tractors with mowers, brush cutters, finish mowers, pickup trucks with trailers, trash/dump trucks, skid steers, chippers, trimmers, saws, blowers, and hand tools), with equipment not exceeding ten years old.

The initial contract term runs from Purchase Order issuance through September 30, 2027, with four optional one-year renewal periods available by mutual agreement. Contract unit prices may be adjusted upon renewal based on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers-South Region. Award is made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder; no single bidder will be awarded more than two of the four project areas unless price differentials exceed 10 percent. A performance bond equal to 100 percent of the contract amount and CIP construction insurance are required. All bids must be submitted electronically through 1Cloud with freight prepaid and FOB destination terms.