Outfall Ditch ROW Cleaning and Maintenance - South Area

The City of Jacksonville is soliciting bids for Outfall Ditch Right-of-Way Cleaning and Maintenance services in the South Area, with bids due September 17, 2026, and a mandatory pre-bid meeting on August 26, 2026 at 9:00 AM at 609 Saint Johns Bluff Road North. The City has established a 20 percent participation goal for Jacksonville Small and Emerging Businesses.

Bidders must possess City certification in Landscape and Ditch Maintenance, maintain applicable local business licenses, demonstrate three consecutive years of active engagement in landscape or ditch maintenance, and show successful completion of at least one full-year landscape maintenance contract with minimum annual billing of $500,000. A valid Waste Tire Transporter License is required. Awardees must own or hold long-term lease of all required equipment, including two 4x4 tractors with side vertical arm mowers, two 4x4 tractors with brush cutters, and subordinate specialized equipment, all no more than ten years old.

The scope encompasses litter and debris removal, mowing, edging, line trimming, blowing, tree pruning, clearing, hauling, and disposal of debris from City-controlled outfall ditches and rights-of-way. Work must commence within ten calendar days of purchase order issuance at a required production rate of 2.5 miles per week of cleaned outfalls per purchase order. All unit prices must include freight, delivery, handling charges, and applicable Florida sales and use taxes.

The contract covers an initial one-year period with four optional one-year renewal periods, contingent on mutual agreement and available funding. A performance bond equal to 100 percent of the contract amount is required. Award is made to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder based on Total Base Bid, with the intent that no single bidder receive more than two of the four designated project areas. Contract Unit Prices may be adjusted upon renewal based on the Consumer Price Index for the preceding twelve-month period. Questions are due September 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM.