Town Grounds Landscape Maintenance

The Town of Morrisville, North Carolina, is soliciting bids under an Invitation to Bid for landscape maintenance of town grounds, with questions due November 9, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. EST and bids due November 20, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. EST. No set-aside program applies. The source names no contract value, incumbent, or evaluation criteria.

The contractor must furnish all materials, equipment, labor, and supervision for mowing, trimming, blowing, edging, and spraying of turf and landscaped areas at various Morrisville locations. Work falls into two classes. Class 1 requires weekly maintenance at ten sites, including Town Hall, fire stations, parks, and civic buildings. Class 2 requires biweekly maintenance at eleven sites, including greenways and church properties. The Town may add, suspend, or subtract sites as needed. Maintenance standards cover mowing heights of 4 inches for cool-season and 2 inches for warm-season grasses, debris removal, mulching, leaf removal from October through January, shrub and tree pruning, core aeration by turf type, and a turf program with fertilizer and herbicide applications managed by a North Carolina-licensed pesticide applicator. Proof of insurance naming the Town as an additional insured is required before work begins and before a Purchase Order issues.

The initial term runs January 4, 2027, through June 30, 2027, with two optional one-year extensions. The partial-year term requires 22 service visits at Class 1 sites and 11 at Class 2 sites. Extension price increases follow the Consumer Price Index for Gardening and Lawncare Services, using the February report. Work runs Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. EST, with Saturday work permitted under special circumstances. Sites are scored pass/fail at 50 percent or greater compliance, and verified failures are deducted from monthly invoices. Pricing must use the Town's bid form and remains valid for 90 days from submittal. Bids are submitted in PDF format to bids@morrisvillenc.gov. The Public Works Operations Analyst manages the contract with support from the Grounds Maintenance Supervisor.