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| Solicitation:
SDOC-26-B-085-LV
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| Title: |
Lawn Care Service for West Osceola Transportation and Operations Center |
| Status: |
Expired |
| Purchase
Agency: |
School District of Osceola County |
| Publish
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4/16/2026 |
| Due Date: |
5/19/2026 2:00 PM EST |
| Contact: |
Loni VanBenthuysen @ 407-870-4626, loni.vanbenthuysen@osceolaschools.net |
| Description: |
2.0 SCOPE OF GOODS AND/OR SERVICES AND APPLICABLE SPECIFICATIONS
This Specification establishes the minimum requirements for this solicitation, listed and described in the body of these specifications, to be used as noted, by The School Board of Osceola County, FL.
The scope of work shall consist of completely mowing, weeding, edging, trimming, pruning and debris removal within the perimeter of the campus in order that the campus maintains a neat and orderly appearance. The mowing, weeding, edging, trimming, pruning, and removal of debris must be done on a weekly basis. The awarded contractor will be responsible for maintaining the main buildings, parking lots, courtyards and the items listed below:
a. Maintaining all areas around the portables, where applicable
b. Weeding along all fences on campus, retention pond perimeters and all parking lots
c. Mowing and weeding around all athletic equipment, utility, trees, shrubs, bike racks, fence, school signs, and any other obstacles
d. Weeding in all flower beds, and areas inside fenced in electric units
e. Clearing off parking lots of grass, sand, and mulch
f. Maintain around all playground equipment
g. Periodic testing of present and/ or working irrigation systems is required, as determined in walkthroughs, and recorded in writing, if head needs to be replaced, the vendor is responsible to replace heads, heads are supplied by the school
h. Mulching 1 (one) time per year in August with red cypress mulch
2.01 CAMPUS BOUNDARIES
See the attached map (Attachment “H”) for boundaries. Total property acreage is 15 (Fifteen).
2.02 SCHEDULE
At least seven (7) calendar days prior to commencement of the contract, the awarded contractor shall submit a permanent schedule listing the day of the week services shall be performed (weather permitting). Any amendment to the schedule must be requested in writing to the maintenance contact person prior to implementation, and a copy of the “approved” schedule sent to Purchasing.
2.03 LAWN CARE SERVICES
The lawn care services as listed below shall be performed by the contractor according to the guidelines and schedule outlines in Attachment I: Cutting Height for Turf Grasses and Attachment I: Cutting periods. These services shall be performed such that the campus maintains a well-groomed appearance.
A. MOWING
All grass areas shall be mowed and maintained. The lawn care Contractor is to make all efforts to maintain the grass height to a 3-inch standard. The mowing schedule may be adjusted by the contractor only after consultation and approval with the District Contact Person to fit the changes in weather conditions and climatic factors.
B. EDGING
The edging shall be done for all such areas as sidewalks (chemical edging of sidewalks is NOT PERMITTED), curbs, parking lot, flowerbeds, shrub beds and around the bottom of trees. This is to be done on a weekly basis.
C. TRIMMING
All grass areas shall be trimmed evenly around areas such as tree bases, building perimeters, fence lines, etc. to maintain a neat and orderly appearance. Note: It is imperative that all fence lines be weed free and maintain a neat and orderly appearance. Environmentally safe chemicals are to be used to keep fence lines free of weeds, are to be removed from the fence lines as well. The chemical kill line shall not exceed four (4) inches. The vendor will provide and apply the chemicals, as needed. MSDS (materials safety data sheets) for all chemicals used in the performance of this contract and a log of the dates and locations the chemicals were used.
D. PRUNING
All Plants and trees shall be neatly pruned and/or clipped to preserve the natural character and in a manner appropriate for each plant. All trees must be maintained with a twelve (12) foot canopy. Broken or bruised limbs shall be removed with a clean cut; all clippings shall be taken up and properly disposed of off SDOC property. Trimming required on trees or palms over twelve (12) feet |
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