Taylor Lake Aquatic Plant Removal
Closed State & local contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- 24-1104-ITQ
- State
- Florida
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdiction
- NIGP codes
- 12092 Vegetation Control And Removal Equipment, Water
- 59507 Aquatic Plants
- 95917 Aquatic Planting And Harvesting Services
- 96103 Agricultural Services (Including Production, Cotton Ginning, Planting, Harvesting, Marketing, Seed Extraction, Processing, Etc.)
- 96888 Tree And Shrub Removal Services
- 98889 Weed And Vegetation Control (Including Trees, Shrubs And Aquatic Weed Control)
- UNSPSC codes
- 70141500 Crop production
- 70142005 Cash grain crops market preparation services
- 93131606 International fund for agricultural development services
- 70141800 Crop planting and cultivation
- 70142000 Post harvesting crop processing
- 70141900 Crop harvesting
- 70141904 Seed harvesting services
- 50121803 Frozen aquatic plants
- 60103907 Aquaria plants
- 93141900 Rural development
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- 70142001 Silos related services
- 70142011 Cooling or refrigeration services
- 70141801 Orchard tree or vine planting services
- 70142008 Tree nut crops market preparation services
- 70142004 Field crops market preparation services
- 93141906 Farmers or peasants organizations services
- 93141907 Womens services in agricultural production or rural development
- 50121800 Aquatic plants
- 50121802 Fresh aquatic plants
- 50121804 Shelf stable aquatic plants
- 70141802 Sprout or twig services
- 70141803 Crop cultivating services
- 70141804 Crop planting services
- 70141901 Cash grains harvesting services
- 70141902 Fruit or tree nuts harvesting services
- 70141903 Field crop harvesting services
- 70142002 Grain dryers services
- 70142003 Crop processing services
- 70142006 Vegetable crops market preparation services
- 70142007 Fruit crops market preparation services
- 70142009 Ginning services
- 70142010 Crop cleaning services
- 93141910 Island development services
- Point of contact
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- Brenda Leigh baleigh@pinellas.gov (727) 464-4336
Opportunity details come from procurement.opengov.com. Updated .
About this opportunity
Pinellas County is seeking a contractor for the Taylor Lake Aquatic Plant Removal project through Invitation to Quote (ITQ) #24-1104-ITQ, which involves mechanical removal of invasive aquatic vegetation across 8 total acres within Taylor Lake at John S. Taylor Park in Largo, Florida. The project specifically targets primrose willow (Ludwigia spp.) and associated organic sediments, with work divided into two areas: a 5-acre north section and a 3-acre south section. Contractors must mechanically harvest floating, emergent, and submerged plant portions down to mineralized soil, with the primary objective of enhancing fish and wildlife habitat. The solicitation was released on October 21, 2024, with proposals due by October 29, 2024, at 3:00 pm, and contractors will have 90 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed to complete all project components. Bidders must submit responses electronically via OpenGov and provide comprehensive pricing for equipment mobilization, aquatic plant removal and disposal, and equipment demobilization, with mobilization and demobilization costs restricted to no more than 5% of the total quote price.
The county encourages participation from Small Business Enterprises (SBEs), potentially offering preference to those submitting bids within the first five business days. Contractors must be registered with the Florida Division of Corporations and utilize the E-verify system for employment verification. An in-lake disposal site approximately one mile from the harvesting areas has been designated, and strict equipment guidelines prohibit tracked or wheeled equipment from contacting the lake bottom. The contract will be awarded to the responsive and responsible bidder submitting the lowest total quote price, with the requirement that all line items must be quoted to avoid bid rejection. While specific budget ranges are not explicitly detailed, the county allows for an additional 10% of the contract total for unspecified funds. Pinellas County is not required to pay federal or state sales taxes on services, goods, or equipment for this project, which further impacts the overall procurement economics.
Opportunity text
This invitation to quote (ITQ) covers mechanical removal of aquatic vegetation and associated organic sediments, focusing on primrose willow (Ludwigia spp.), within Taylor Lake, located at John S. Taylor Park, 1100 8th Ave SW, Largo, FL 33770. Pinellas County has identified the need to remove invasive aquatic and wetland vegetation and associated organic detrital material for the purpose of enhancing valuable fish and wildlife habitat of Taylor Lake.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Taylor_Lake_Aquatic_Plant_Removal.pdf | ||
| 24-1104-ITQ_Location_Map.pdf | ||
| 24-1104-REQ_Taylor_Lake_Aquatic_Plant_Removal-RFQ.pdf | ||
| 24-1104-REQ_Location_Map.pdf | ||
| 24-1104-REQ_Price_Sheet.pdf | ||
| 24-1104-REQ_Price_Sheet.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Non-Competitive_Oversight_Committee_Justification_Form.docx | DOCX document |
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