Phase 1 Coliseum Landscaping

The City of Greensboro, North Carolina is requesting bids for Phase 1 Coliseum Landscaping under RFB, with bids due October 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST via the Greensboro eProcurement System. The question-and-answer period closed October 5, 2026. Award notification is anticipated for October 2026, with project work commencing November 1, 2026 and concluding February 28, 2027 — a four-month contract term.

Bidders must hold a current North Carolina Landscape Contractor License per N.C.G.S. 89D-11(3), current North Carolina Secretary of State registration, and a minimum of five years of documented experience transplanting and installing mass quantities of plants. Contractors must own or have contracted access to appropriately sized equipment including a small backhoe or landscape excavator.

The scope encompasses shrub bed preparation and planting, sod installation across 5,500 square feet, seeding approximately 4,400 square feet, and mulch installation totaling approximately 1,000 cubic yards. Planting materials include 467 Carissa Holly, 160 Distylium, 149 Flowering Quince, 86 Variegated Liriope, 33 West Coast Schip Laurel, 24 Boxwood, and 12 Globe Arborvitae plants, all sourced from SiteOne Landscaping Supply at a pre-determined cost of $39,275.46. Pricing is submitted on a line-item basis for bed preparation and shrub planting, sod bed preparation and placement, seeding bed preparation and placement, and mulch installation.

The City awards the contract to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder. Payment terms consist of a 50 percent deposit to the awarded contractor, allocated toward the $39,275.46 SiteOne Landscaping quote, with the remaining 50 percent due net 30 days upon project completion. Plant removal and bed grading must be completed by November 15, 2026; sod and seed installation by November 30, 2026; and plant bed preparation and planting between January 15 and February 28, 2027. Bidders must submit three professional references, equipment lists, licenses, and a completed questionnaire. Insurance requirements mandate combined single limit bodily injury and property damage coverage of $1,000,000 per occurrence with a $2,000,000 aggregate, $1,000,000 automobile coverage, and statutory workers' compensation limits.