Project Information

Bid Title

Lawn Maintenance Services

Issuing Agency

Manatee County School District

Location

Florida

Published Date

May 20, 2026

Closing Date

May 26, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

27-0027-TM

Original Source

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Project Description

Main

Agency
Manatee County School District

Status
Active

Fiscal Year
2027

Primary Contact
Taylor Murray

Title
Lawn Maintenance Services

Secondary Contact
Susan Muldoon

Number
27-0027-TM

Tertiary Contact

Type
Request for Proposal

Department

Online Submissions
Yes

Project Estimate

Piggyback Solicitation
No

Insurance Required
No

Bid Bond Required
No

Bid Bond Amount

Performance Bond Required
No

Performance Bond Amount

Construction Bond Required
No

Construction Bond Amount

Scope of Services
The purpose of this solicitation is to establish a pre-qualified list of providers of lawn maintenance services for the District on an as needed basis throughout the School District of Manatee County. The purpose of this solicitation is to obtain qualified Contractor(s) to provide lawn maintenance at various School District of Manatee County properties.
Contractor shall provide lawn maintenance staff to properly and completely manage the Lawn Maintenance needs of the School District of Manatee County.
Workmanship shall be of the highest quality to keep district properties in pristine conditions.

Dates(All times are listed as EST )

Broadcast Date
5/8/2026 7:00 PM EST

Question End Date
5/15/2026 11:30 PM EST

Sample Due Date

Due Date
5/26/2026 12:00 PM EST

Bid Opening Date

Question End Date Reminder Notification
5 Day(s)

Sample Due Date Reminder Notification
0 Day(s)

Due Date Reminder Notification
5 Day(s)

Pre-Bid Meetings

Total: 1 (All times are listed as EST )

Date	Time	Mandatory	Location
5/14/2026	1:00 PM	Yes	To log in via teams please email Taylor Murray at murray2t@manateeschools.net to request access or to attend the meeting, by phone: +1 407-502-8485, Conference # 414107745.

Shortlist Meeting

Total: 0 (All times are listed as EST )

Date

Time

Location

Documents

Total: 9

Type	Name	Description	File Type
Request for Proposal	270027 Lawn Maintenance RFP.pdf	270027 RFP	PDF
Request for Proposal	270027 Attachment Correction - Site Plans.pdf	270027 Attachment Correction - Site Plans	PDF
Addendum	PreProposal Meeting Signin Sheet.xlsx	Pre-Proposal Meeting Sign-in Sheet	Excel
Addendum	Addendum Missing Site Plans.pdf	Addendum - Missing Site Plans	PDF
Addendum	270027 Addendum 1.pdf	270027 Addendum 1	PDF
Addendum	220086 Tab with summary EXT1.pdf	Prior awarded tabulation	PDF
Addendum	270027 Addendum 2.pdf	270027 Addendum 2	PDF
Addendum	270027 Attachment 1 Revised Section 6. Pricing and Warranty.pdf	270027 Attachment 1 Revised Section 6. Pricing and Warranty	PDF
Addendum	270027 All Site plans 5.20.2026.pdf	270027 All Site plans 5.20.2026	PDF

Quote/Bid

Zones
Total: 0

Zone

Groups
Total: 0

Group

Quote/Bid Items

Total: 0

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Required

Group

Make

Model

Description

Quantity

Unit of Measure

Price/ Percent

Type

Additional Quote/Bid Items Fields

Display Options Spreadsheet Section	No	Display Image and Specifications Hyperlink Fields	No
Display Build Sheet File Upload Field	No	Display Options File Upload Field	No
Require Build Sheet File to be Uploaded	No	Require Options File to be Uploaded	No
Display Lead Time Field	No	Display Standard Packaging Field	No

Delivery Date
None

Required Files to be Uploaded by the Vendor
RFP Response

Shipping
None

Terms and Conditions
None

Include Shipping in Price of Items
No

Display Bid Tabulation to Vendors
No

Display Vendor Submissions to Vendors
No

View Vendor Submissions while Bid Solicitation is Active
No

Allow Options File to be Updated after Due Date
No

Allow Post Due Date Submission
No

Questions & Answers

Total: 7

Question	Date Asked	Answer	Date Answered
270027 Attachment 1 - Site Plans has been removed as it showed the incorrect site plans. The correct plans have been attached under 270027 Attachment Correction - Site Plans.	5/12/2026 8:08:04 AM
We downloaded the plan set images. These Schools or Locations are not listed on the Bid Sheet ($). Are we supposed to bid these locations? Thanks	5/12/2026 11:36:16 AM	Please redownload the correction attachment listed. There was an error and the previous document was incorrect locations.	5/12/2026 11:42:10 AM
I downloaded the new site map plans for the attached schools, and I noticed the following schools were not included in the new download: Mona Jain Middle, Rye Ranch Elementary, Samoset Elementary, School Support Center, and Veterans Elementary.	5/13/2026 10:20:16 AM	Site plans for Mona Jain, Samoset, School Support Center have been uploaded. An addendum has been posted to remove Rye Ranch and Veterans as we do not have site plans at this time.	5/18/2026 5:06:10 PM
Can we get the awarded amount for previous contracts for these lawn maintenance services?	5/14/2026 3:12:18 PM	Please see uploaded document named 'Prior awarded tabulation'.	5/18/2026 5:04:50 PM
can we drop off bids somewhere else besides having to send thru this site ? or send to a email address ? this could be a issue trying to send thru here.	5/15/2026 10:03:38 AM	Bids are to be submitted electronically through VendorLink by May 22, 2026 at 3:00 pm. If you are having issues with VendorLink while trying to submit, please contact their support system.	5/18/2026 11:24:53 AM
can we get a list of who showed up for the mandatory meeting ?	5/15/2026 10:04:31 AM	Please see the attached document labeled "Pre-Proposal Meeting Sign-in Sheet".	5/18/2026 11:42:12 AM
Within the bid packet there are site maps for schools with highlighted areas we are to maintain. If there are planting beds outside the highlighted area[s] are we to maintain these beds, or is it ONLY any bed[s] within the highlighted area[s]?	5/15/2026 10:54:18 AM	If it is outside of the highlighted area it is not the awarded vendors responsibility to maintain.	5/18/2026 4:37:00 PM

Commodity Codes

Total: 1

Code	Description
[988-36]	Grounds Maintenance: Mowing, Edging, Plant (Not Tree) Trimming, etc.

Publications

Total: 0

Publication

Date

Commodity Codes

• NAICS 561730Landscaping Services

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