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

Sarasota County is requesting bids for right-of-way mowing and median maintenance services for Zone 7 Celery Fields under IFB #262882AMS, with proposals due November 4, 2026.

The scope encompasses maintenance of County right-of-way assets including maintenance of traffic, litter removal and disposal, mowing, string trimming, mechanical edging, and daily cleanup across a stormwater facility east of Interstate 75 near Exit 210, spanning north and south of Palmer Boulevard between Tatum Road and Porter Road. The service schedule requires 18 maintenance cycles annually for flat and right-of-way areas (two cycles monthly May through October; one cycle monthly November through April) and 12 cycles annually for slope areas. The County reserves the right to expand through optional interim zone services in Zones 1–6 at per-acre rates and may add, remove, or temporarily suspend asset locations.

Bidders must demonstrate minimum two verifiable governmental or commercial references covering mowing experience within the past seven years on monthly acreage of 100 acres or greater. Staffing qualifications include at least one employee licensed by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services in Category 6 Right-of-Way Pest Control, one employee holding Florida Department of Transportation Intermediate Maintenance of Traffic (IMOT) or Intermediate Temporary Traffic Control (ITTC) certification, and one employee certified in Florida Green Industries Best Management Practices. All work must comply with FDOT Temporary Traffic Control Methods and Guidelines, OSHA regulations, and Sarasota County ordinances regarding fertilizer management and stormwater protection.

Bids are submitted electronically through OpenGov Procurement at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/scgov using unit costs for all line items in the mandatory pricing table. A performance and payment bond of $50,000 with A.M. Best rating of "B+" or better is required. Insurance mandates include workers' compensation ($500,000 employers liability), commercial general liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence / $2,000,000 aggregate), and business automobile liability ($1,000,000 combined single limit). The contract operates on a calendar-year cycle basis with potential annual renewals.