City of Jacksonville Beach
Parks and Recreation
Date: 03/02/26
Invitation to Bid #: 2526-08
Landscape Maintenance
City of Jacksonville Beach
Property and Procurement Division
1460A Shetter Ave., Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250
Tel: 904-247-6229
Invitation to Bid
BID Number: 2526-08
BID Title: LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE
Day:
Date:
Time:
Location:
Submittal Deadline
Wednesday
April 1, 2026
2:00 P.M.
Property and Procurement
Address: 1460A Shetter Ave., Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250
ANTICIPATED TIME LINE: The anticipated schedule for this Bid is as follows:
Bid Advertised
Deadline to Submit Questions
Addendum (if necessary) Issued
Bids Opened
4-March-2026
20-March-2026
25-March-2026
1-April-2026
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City of Jacksonville Beach
Parks and Recreation
Date: 03/02/26
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION A: OVERVIEW
1. Purpose
2. Bid Due Date
3. Bid Award
4. Bid Submittal Requirements
SECTION B: GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION C: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
1. Overview
2. Contract Period
3. Additional Services
4. Termination of Contract
5. Mowing Requirements
6. Pruning
7. Line Trimming and Edging
8. Line Trimming and Edging Frequencies
9. Mulching and Thatching
10. Litter and Debris Control
11. Tree Care and Plant Replacement
12. Damages
13. Weather
14. Schedule and Reports
15. Licenses, Permits and Record Keeping
16. Assignment of Contract
17. Accident Prevention and Barricades
18. Clean Up
19. Other Considerations
20. Minimum Qualifications of Bidding Firms
21. Required Bid Submittal Items - Qualifications
22. Required Bid Submittal Items - Pricing
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City of Jacksonville Beach
Parks and Recreation
Date: 03/02/26
SECTION D: BID FORMS
Form 1: Bid Tender Form
Form 2: Bid Award Notice
Form 3: Required Disclosure
Form 4: Drug-Free Workplace Compliance
Form 5: Non-Collusion Affidavit
Form 6: Non-Bankruptcy Affidavit
Form 7: Certification Pursuant to Florida Statute §287.135
Form 8: Suspension & Debarment
Form 9: Florida Anti-Human Trafficking
Form 10: Part A - Pesticide Application Services
Form 10: Part B - Commercial Landscape Experience
Form 10: Part C - References
Form 10: Part D - Equipment List
Form 10: Part E - Proposed Maintenance Program
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City of Jacksonville Beach
Parks and Recreation
Date: 03/02/26
Invitation to Bid #: 2526-08
Landscape Maintenance
SECTION A: OVERVIEW
1. PURPOSE:
The objective of this Invitation to Bid is to award non-exclusive, continuing service
contract(s) for Landscape Maintenance of several locations throughout the City of
Jacksonville Beach. Each location is identified by address within this bid. There are six
(6) bid sections.
2. BID DUE DATE: 2:00 PM WEDNESDAY APRIL 1, 2026
Bids will be received until 2:00 P.M., Wednesday April 1, 2026, and then opened
publicly by the Property and Procurement Division, First Floor O&M Building, 1460A
Shetter Avenue, Jacksonville Beach, Florida 32250.
3. BID AWARD:
This will be a non-exclusive contract. The City intends to award the bid to the lowest
responsive, responsible bidder(s) as determined solely by the City to be in its best
interest. In addition, the City, reserves the right to cancel this bid, to reject any and all
bids, to waive any and all informalities and/or irregularities, or to re-advertise with either
the identical or revised specifications, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the City
to do so.
The City may award all sections and items to a single Contractor, or may award each
section and/or items independently.
4. BID SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS:
Submit completed package one (1) original plus three (3) copies and one (1) USB thumb
drive in one sealed envelope. Packages received without the requested information or
quantities may be rejected. It is incumbent upon the bidder to ensure that all copies of the
bid package submittals are complete and exact replicas of each other.
Clearly mark the submittal envelope with the BID number, BID title and Bidder
name.
It is incumbent upon the bidder to ensure that bid package submittals are received by the
Property and Procurement Division on time. Submissions received after the due date and
time will not be considered.
No verbal interpretations will be made of any documents. Requests for such
interpretations shall be made in writing via email at Purchasing@jaxbchfl.net no later
than March 20, 2026. It is the respondent’s responsibility to ensure that all queries
submitted for interpretation are received and addressed by the City no later than March
25, 2026. Questions which are not acknowledged by the City prior to March 20, 2026
will not be considered for addendum issuance. All interpretations will be in the form of
an addendum and will be published on the Bid/RFP/RFQ section of the City’s website
https://www.jacksonvillebeach.org/Bids.aspx.
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