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It is the intent of the City of Gainesville to obtain bid responses for grounds maintenance for Regional Transit System (RTS) facilities. Contract term will be from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. Furnish all supervision, labor, equipment, and materials for grounds maintenance at the following locations: Main RTS Maintenance Facility, 34 SE 13th Rd, Gainesville, FL Rosa Parks Transfer Station, 700 SE 3rd Ave, Gainesville, FL Butler Plaza,4231 SW 30th Ave, Gainesville, FL RTS Park and Ride Station, 5700 NW 23rd St, Gainesville, FL Gainesville is the largest city and also the county seat of Alachua County. It serves as the cultural, educational and commercial center for the north central Florida region. The city provides a full range of municipal services, including police and fire protection; comprehensive land use planning and zoning services; code enforcement and neighborhood improvement; streets and drainage construction and maintenance; traffic engineering services; refuse and recycling services through a franchised operator; recreation and parks; cultural and nature services; and necessary administrative services to support these activities. Additionally, the city owns a regional transit system, a municipal airport, a 72-par championship golf course and a utility. Gainesville is home to Florida's largest and oldest university, and is one of the State's centers for education, medicine, cultural events and athletics. The University of Florida and UF Health Hospital at UF are the leading employers in Gainesville and provide jobs for many residents of surrounding counties. Known for its preservation of historic buildings and the beauty of its natural surroundings, Gainesville's numerous parks, museums and lakes provide entertainment to thousands of visitors. Because of its beautiful landscape and urban "forest," Gainesville is one of the most attractive cities in Florida. Question Submission Deadline:May 30, 2025, 11:59 pm NOTE: The area around the pond is to be maintained. Maintenance of the retention areas (next to old RTS parking lot and outside the east fence of the new parking lot) require mowing, trimming and debris removal. 3.2.1 Mowing. Mow grass (approximately 25 acres) every seven days April through October, maintaining a height of approximately 2-l/2 inches. During the months of November through March the mowing cycle should be bi-weekly. All grass areas shall be neatly "trim mowed" around, along, and under all obstructions including fences, shrubbery, hedges, flower beds, posts, poles, signage, curbing and other objects. Trimmed grass shall be no taller than surrounding mowed turf. Care should also be taken to trim around flat markers so that grass does not encroach and eventually cover the markers. Clippings shall be removed from landscaping, irrigation equipment, and from the mowed turf i unsightly or damaging to grass areas. 3.2.2 Equipment. The Contractor shall maintain and own appropriate equipment. Equipment used shall have the capacity required to manage RTS's grounds to the highest quality. Examples of the equipment, at a minimum, are ZTR (Zero Turn Radius) type mowers, string trimmers, hedge trimmers, blowers, herbicide sprayers, All equipment shall have turf tires. The operation and use of this type equipment shall be skilled workmen who are thoroughly trained and experienced and who are completely familiar with the specification requirements and methods needed for proper performance of the work of high quality landscape management. All equipment to be used on this project must be commercial grade and less than 10 years old. All hand-held equipment, such as string trimmers, blowers, edgers, and other machines, must be less than five years old. Transportation vehicles and trailering equipment must be less than 15 years old. The equipment used by the Contractor must be in good repair and shall be maintained so as to produce a clean sharp cut and uniform distribution of the cuttings at all times. 3.2.3 Edging. Mechanically edge grassed area along sidewalks and curbing every two weeks to maintain a neat, trimmed appearance with no vegetation growing over the walkways. 3.2.4 Trimming. All "trim mowing" shall be accomplished by string trimmers. Caution shall be taken to not damage trees, shrubbery or hedges. 3.2.5 Trees and Ornamentals. Trees and ornamentals are to be maintained on as needed basis under the supervision of personnel knowledgeable and experienced in horticultural practices. 3.2.6 Shrubs and Hedges. Prune shrubbery and hedges as required per visit. However, flowering shrubbery shall be pruned after flowering. Shrubbery and hedge maintenance includes weeding, trimming, thinning and removal of all volunteer growth cut back even with ground level. Volunteer growth must be removed prior to the pruning. Pruning shall be done under the supervision of personnel knowledgeable and experienced in horticultural practices. All pruning and trimming shall be done using appropriate horticultural techniques to maintain shrubbery health and "natural" shape. 3.2.7 Debris Removal. Prior to each mowing or fertilizing cycle, remove all debris including, but not limited to, paper, bottles, cans, small branches, twigs, pine cones, pine straw, leaves, and discarded flowers (per Sections 3.2 and 3.10 of these Technical Specifications). 3.2.8 Debris Disposal. Leaves an debris shall be picked up by contractor and disposed of off-site during each mowing visit. RTS will not be responsible for providing a site or mechanism for leaves and debris disposal. 3.2.9 Fertilizing. Fertilize each RTS site during April with an appropriate application of l0-l0-l0 slow release fertilizer at a rate of 400 pounds per acre. Contractor must be in Compliance with Alachua County's Code Chapter 78 - Fertilizer Standards and Management Practices (ORD NO 09-06) 3.2.10 Weeding. Spray with systemic or contact herbicide as needed for weed control, which includes mulched and gravel areas. Hand weed when necessary. BEDS MUST BE MAINTAINED WEED FREE AFTER EACH VISIT. There will be a tolerance of 10% weed growth in all landscape beds. Any more than the 10% tolerance will require immediate remediation at the contractor's expense. 3.2.11 Fence Line. Remove all vegetation growing on or through the fence lines each month and maintain this fence line free of vegetation at each RTS site. 3.2.12 Storm Damage. Any large or heavy debris exceeding 4" in diameter and 8' in length left on RTS locations after a storm will be removed RTS personnel. The Contractor will be required to remove light debris, i.e., palm fronds, twigs, leaves, small branches and trash from the site within 72 hours after a storm. 3.2.13 Irrigation. Inspect all timers and sensors to ensure proper working order monthly. Manually run each fourteen operational zones at the RTS Main Facility to check for malfunctioning parts and adjust nozzles, heads, and programing, if needed. Irrigation damaged by the Contractor's operations shall be replaced by the Contractor at the Contractor's expense with same or approved equal as determined by RTS Management prior to the end of the work week. 3.2.14 Mulch. Mulch application to take place on a semi-annual basis maintaining a depth of three inches throughout the year. Shredded style mulch preferred. Question Deadline 05/30/2025 at 11:59 PM ET :All questions about the meaning or intent of this Solicitation are to be directed to the Procurement Representative. Interpretations or clarifications considered necessary in response to such questions will be issued by Addenda posted on the City's eProcurement Portal. Respondents must create an account on the City's eProcurement Portal to receive notifications. Registered Respondents will be notified of all Addenda posted in the City's eProcurement Portal. Only questions answered by formal written Addenda will be binding. Addenda may also be issued to modify the Solicitation as deemed advisable by the Procurement Representative. Addenda issued before the Solicitation due date and time are considered binding and treated as if they were originally written into the Solicitation. It is the responsibility of the Respondents to ensure they have received, signed, and included all addenda(s) with their submittals. The City may, at its sole and absolute discretion, reject any and all, or parts of any and all, proposals; re-advertise this solicitation; postpone or cancel, at any time, this solicitation process; or waive any irregularities in this solicitation or in the proposals received as a result of this solicitation.