Facility Mowing for MDOT / SHA in Somerset County

2026-11-03

This Invitation for Bids ( IFB ) is issued to procure the goods or services , as specified in this Section 2 , from a contract between the successful bidder ( s ) and the State of Maryland (“ State ”): Mowing and Trimming Services at the Princess Anne Rest Area and Landscape maintenance at the SHA Princess Anne main office , Somerset County for a Three - year period Contractor Responsibilities and Tasks Mowing : All mowing shall be performed with either a rotary or reel mowers with a 54 inch or smaller cut . Equipment shall have turf tires as to not cause damage to the lawn . When mowing , clippings shall not be thrown onto paved areas , tree rings , or tree , shrub , and perennial bed areas . The frequency of mowing cycles shall be adjusted according to growth rate as directed by the Resident Maintenance Engineer . Mowing shall be initiated when grass height reaches 4 ”. Mower height shall be set at 2 . 5 ” ( to be adjusted depending on growth ). Mower blades and settings shall be maintained so as to produce a level , clean cut . Ragged cuts shall be unacceptable . Clippings shall be collected if clumping occurs . If clumping does not occur , clippings shall be allowed to mulch naturally . Clippings and leaves shall be blown or otherwise removed from all paved areas and walkways . All grass areas not able to be cut but by the mowing equipment shall be trimmed to an equal height using a string trimmer . This shall be done on all areas , including pavement , walkways , planting beds , tree rings , etc . Mowing will not be permitted on any Friday , Saturday , Sunday or Holiday . SHA expects that mowing will be completed every 7 - 14 days , depending on weather conditions and the growing season . SHA will work with contractor after award to determine an appropriate schedule for mowing . Vendor must bid a fixed cost per cycle which will include all costs such as fuels , labor , insurance , taxes , overhead , travel , equipment , tools , transportation and all other costs associated with performing the work . Work during mowing cycles will include all mowing , trimming , blow off of all walking and parking areas , branch / debris removal and mulch weed removal within the outlined areas below . Mulch replacement services will occur once annually . Inspection and acceptance to be performed upon completion of each cut . Contractor is to call the SHA Contract inspector upon completion of each cut performed .

Maryland

2026-04-08