Right of Way Mowing & Median Maintenance for Zone 7 Celery Fields

Sarasota County, Florida is requesting bids on right-of-way mowing and median maintenance services for Zone 7 Celery Fields under IFB #262882AMS, with bids due November 4, 2026. Local and American Business Preferences do not apply to this bid due to grant funding requirements.

The scope encompasses mowing, string trimming, mechanical edging, litter removal and disposal, maintenance of traffic (MOT), and site cleanup across 46 maintenance assets totaling approximately 101.99 acres (39.98 acres flat stormwater, 14.99 acres right-of-way transportation, and 47.05 acres slope stormwater). Services include three county right-of-way segments (Center Road, Raymond Road, and Coburn/Apex Road) with flat and slope areas requiring 18 maintenance cycles per calendar year (two cycles per month May through October, one cycle per month November through April) and 12 cycles annually for slope areas, respectively.

Minimum qualifications require two verifiable references demonstrating mowing services experience within the past seven years covering at least 100 acres per month; Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Category 6 Right of Way Pest Control license; Florida Department of Transportation Intermediate Maintenance of Traffic certification; and Florida Green Industries Best Management Practices training. Bidders must demonstrate sufficient equipment and labor capacity.

The anticipated contract term is three years. A performance and payment bond of $50,000 is required. Insurance requirements include Workers' Compensation per Florida Statutes Chapter 440, Commercial General Liability with limits of $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate, and Business Automobile Liability with $1 million combined single limit, with Sarasota County endorsed as an additional insured. Award shall be made to the responsive and responsible bidder submitting the lowest total bid price based on a completed pricing table in OpenGov. All pricing must include trip charges, mileage, travel time, labor, and all other costs within unit prices. Bids are submitted through OpenGov Procurement at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/scgov. Specific pre-bid meeting dates and award dates are listed in the OpenGov Solicitation Timeline.