RFP 26-007 Landscaping, Landscape Maintenance and Mowing Services

The City of Ocoee, Florida, in Orange County, is soliciting proposals for comprehensive landscaping, landscape maintenance, and mowing services through RFP 26-007, with a submission deadline of June 16, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. through the Bonfire e-procurement platform. The procurement encompasses services across 25 citywide locations and 7 Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) sites, including rights-of-way, medians, fire stations, parks, cemeteries, municipal buildings, and water treatment facilities. Required services include mowing, edging, weeding, trash pick-up, fertilization, pest control, irrigation system diagnostics and repair, and general landscape maintenance performed at specified frequencies. Bidders must possess a current Florida Pest Control Applicator License for Lawn and Ornamentals, and tree pruning work exceeding six inches diameter at breast height must be performed under the direct supervision of an ISA Certified Arborist. The evaluation committee will assess proposals using the following criteria: experience and references (30 points), project staff and qualifications (30 points), project equipment (20 points), and price proposal (20 points). Bidders must submit written questions by June 9, 2026, to Shannon Hopper at shopper@ocoee.org, and the virtual public bid opening will occur on June 16, 2026, at 2:01 p.m. EST via Microsoft Teams.

The City has not identified any set-aside designations or restrictions on respondent types based on the available documentation. No incumbent contractor information is disclosed in the solicitation materials. Bidders will be responsible for maintaining all existing irrigation infrastructure across the service area, which comprises multiple timer types including Rainbird, Hunter, Rain Dial, Toro, and Irritol systems with varying zone configurations documented in Exhibit D1 and D2. The initial contract term will be three years with two automatic one-year renewals and one optional one-year renewal, with price adjustments permitted after the initial three-year period. Respondents must provide a 5% bid security in the form of a cashier's check, certified check, or bid bond, and all contractors must maintain general liability insurance with a $2,000,000 aggregate limit, automobile liability coverage with $1,000,000 combined single limit, and workers' compensation insurance. No specific budget or award value is provided in the solicitation documents; pricing will be determined through competitive bidding based on the annual cost proposals submitted for each identified location.