Zacate Creek Maintenance - Environmental Services

The City of Laredo is requesting bids for annual maintenance and environmental services of Zacate Creek under IFB 2026-084, with bids due September 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM Central Time and a question deadline of September 10, 2026 at 12:00 PM Central Time. The City maintains a local vendor preference ordinance providing a 5% preference for local vendors in evaluation.

The scope includes trash and debris collection, mowing and lawn maintenance of vegetated buffer areas, tree cutting and trimming along fence lines to street curb, removal of branches, tires, shopping carts and waste materials, concrete channel cleaning and scraping at least monthly, removal of all trees including palm trees in the channel, and storm drain and outfall vegetation and debris removal. The service area spans multiple creek sections from Meadow and Bustamante to areas north of Taylor, from Cherry Hill to McPherson Road, and from Canal Street and San Francisco Avenue to San Dario to the mouth of the river, plus additional services from Iturbide/Market Street to the Rio Grande River. The contract requires 12 monthly cutting cycles per year, with each cycle defined as completion of all work within 15 consecutive calendar days. All trash and waste must be disposed of at the City of Laredo Landfill at the contractor's expense, and the contractor must maintain a monthly log of collected waste for submission with invoices.

The contract term is two years from execution, with an option to extend for one additional two-year period upon mutual written agreement and Council approval. The City reserves the right to extend or terminate on a month-to-month basis for up to three months beyond the initial or renewal term. Bidders must submit unit prices on a per-cycle basis. Insurance requirements include Commercial General Liability of $1 million per occurrence/$2 million general aggregate, Workers Compensation at statutory limits with $1 million Employers Liability coverage, and Commercial Automobile Liability of $1 million per occurrence, with the City named as additional insured. Award will be made to the lowest responsive responsible bidder. Contractors must visit the site and notify the Environmental Services Department when services will be performed. Bid responses are submitted electronically through Cit-E-Bid or hand-delivered to the City Secretary's Office at 1110 Houston Street, 3rd Floor, Laredo, Texas 78040, with bid acknowledgment on September 21, 2026 at 10:00 AM.