Landscape Maintenance for Public Grounds (Annual Contract with 2 Options to Renew)
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Invitation To Bid from County of DeKalb, GA - Decatur, GA
County of DeKalb, GA - Purchasing and Contracting has issued invitation to bid, solicitation 2025-152-ITB.
The County of DeKalb, GA (the "County"), is soliciting sealed Bids for Landscape Maintenance for Public Grounds (Annual Contract with 2 Options to Renew). Bids are to be submitted via the County's eProcurement Portal via https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/dekalbcountyga PRIOR TO 3:00 PM on October 7, 2026. Late Bids will not be accepted. Project work includes but is not limited to, landscape and grounds maintenance activities such as mowing, line trimming, edging, aerating, de-thatching, litter and debris removal, fertilizer and lime application, tree and shrub care (including pruning and selective removal), weed and invasive plant control, insect and disease management, herbicide application (pre- and post-emergence), watering, minor planting operations (including bedding plants and a limited number of trees and shrubs), pressure cleaning, irrigation maintenance and repair, mulching, soil testing, minor maintenance and repair, and site clean-up.
Responses are due October 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT.
Questions must be submitted by December 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST.
A mandatory pre-proposal conference is scheduled for December 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM EST at https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NmNhMTA2MzAtMjI2MC00ZjY3LWIyZjItMjRmOGVjMzYwNmE3%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22292d5527-abff-45ff-bc92-b1db1037607b%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22f9c5904c-cb44-42bc-92a5-51bf71a5bf89%22%7d.
Commodity categories: Roadside, Grounds, Recreational And Park Area Services; Grounds Maintenance: Mowing, Edging, Plant (Not Tree) Trimming, etc.; Landscaping (Including Design, Fertilizing, Planting, etc., But Not Grounds Maintenance or Tree Trimming Services).
Contact: Fatima Calkins, Procurement Agent Senior (c-ffcalkins@dekalbcountyga.gov, (404) 687-2739).
9 documents are attached to the notice: Attachment C - Equipment List; FIRST SOURCE JOBS ORDINANCE_May 2025; LSBE INFORMATION; Attachment E - RPCA Inspection Form; Site Visit Acknowledgement Form; 2025-152, Schedule A-Pricing; PAYMENT BOND; PERFORMANCE BOND.
The full solicitation document, addenda and the question-and-answer thread are on the agency's OpenGov portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/dekalbcountyga/projects/210742. Responses are submitted electronically there, and a free vendor account is required before you can upload one.
Who should bid
Landscaping, Tree Service, Irrigation, Hauling & Trucking contractors - the work is Decatur, GA.
Deadline
7 October 2026, 3:00 PM EDT (5 days remaining - last confirmed 1 Oct)
How to submit
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- Questions close on 19 December, before the bid deadline.
- Only 5 days left to prepare a bid.
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Important dates
Add all to calendar| Event | Date and time | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-bid meetingcheck the notice for whether attendance is mandatory | 8 December 2025, 10:00 AM EST check | |
| Questions due | 19 December 2025, 5:00 PM EST check | |
| Bid deadline5 days remaining - last confirmed 1 Oct | 7 October 2026, 3:00 PM EDT check | 5 days |
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Collected from OpenGov Procurement - Georgia, first seen 25 September 2026, last confirmed 1 October 2026.
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