The bid is for mowing and maintenance services for offroad stormwater systems in Polk County, Florida. Bidders must be WMBEs or local Polk County vendors. Questions must be submitted in writing by November 7, 2025. Bids must be submitted by November 19, 2025, at 2:00 PM. The period of performance is from the date of award through December 1, 2026, with the possibility of two one-year renewals. The successful bidder must register in the vendor database. The county will provide disposal charges for debris removal. The vendor must provide a list of sites mowed each week and a list of those sites that are reworked. The vendor must have a Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services pesticide certification office commercial applicator license category 5a aquatic pest control license. The vendor must provide 5 references. The vendor must submit a resume of the supervisor. The vendor must provide a primary and secondary vendor point of contact. The bid sheets are available on an FTP site and must be submitted on a USB flash drive along with the hard copy, if not submitting electronically through kiteworks.
The bid documents must be delivered to the procurement division prior to 2:00 p. m. on the date specified, as stated in the bid notice: bid documents must be delivered to the procurement division prior to 2:00 p. m. on the date specified.
The bid states that prices bid shall be firm for forty-five 45 days.
The bid states that unless otherwise specified, the bidder agrees that the goods furnished under this bid shall be covered by the most favorable commercial warranty the bidder gives to any customer for comparable goods, and that the rights and remedies provided herein are in addition to and do not limit any rights afforded to the county by any other provision of this bid.
The award will be made based on overall low bid for all items, as stated in the special conditions: award will be made based on overall low bid for all items.
The bid requires that vendor must have been in business under the same fein number for the past 2 years.
Services not delivered as per delivery date in bid and purchase order may result in bidder being found in default, in which event any and all reprocurement costs may be charged against the defaulting vendor. This nonconformance to bid conditions may result in immediate cancellation of the purchase order, as stated in the bid notice: services not delivered as per delivery date in bid and purchase order may result in bidder being found in default, in which event any and all reprocurement costs may be charged against the defaulting vendor. This nonconformance to bid conditions may result in immediate cancellation of the purchase order.
Any bidder desiring to file a bid protest, with respect to a recommended award of any bid, shall do so by filing a written protest. The written protest must be in the possession of the procurement division within three 3 working days of the notice of recommended award mailing date, as stated in the bid notice: any bidder desiring to file a bid protest, with respect to a recommended award of any bid, shall do so by filing a written protest. the written protest must be in the possession of the procurement division within three 3 working days of the notice of recommended award mailing date.