Outfall Ditch ROW Cleaning and Maintenance - South Area

The City of Jacksonville is requesting bids for outfall ditch right-of-way cleaning and maintenance in the South Area, with bids due September 17, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time and a mandatory pre-bid conference on August 26, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. at 609 Saint Johns Bluff Road North. The procurement carries a 20% Jacksonville Small Emerging Business (JSEB) participation goal and is subject to the City's Local Preference Policy, which may require 20–40% local business participation on awards of $7 million or more.

Bidders must hold City certification in Landscape and/or Ditch Maintenance (NIGP 988), Underground Utility, or General Contractor-Horizontal Construction; three consecutive years of active engagement in landscape or ditch maintenance; and successful completion of at least one landscape maintenance contract lasting one full year with annual billing of at least $500,000. A valid Waste Tire Transporter License is required. The scope encompasses litter and debris removal, mowing, edging, line trimming, blowing, tree pruning, clearing, hauling, and disposal for City-controlled outfall ditches and rights-of-way of varying lengths, widths, and depths using mechanical and/or manual labor. Equipment ownership or long-term lease of specified assets is mandatory, including tractors with mowers and brush cutters, pickup trucks with mower trailers, dump or trash trucks, skid steers with grappling attachments, chippers, string trimmers, pole saws, chain saws, and blowers — all equipment must be no more than ten years old.

The initial contract period extends through September 30, 2027, with four optional one-year renewal periods. Contractors must commence work within ten calendar days of receiving a Blanket Order or Purchase Order and maintain a production rate of 2.5 miles per week of cleaned outfalls for each issued order. A performance bond equal to 100% of the contract amount is required. Questions are due September 10, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Bids must be submitted electronically through the 1Cloud Supplier Portal, with all prices including sales taxes and freight.