Two (2) Year Contract to Provide Labor, Materials, and Equipment

Location:	Louisiana
Posted:	Apr 1, 2026
Due:	Apr 28, 2026
Agency:	State Government of Louisiana
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	N - Installation of Equipment
Solicitation No:	JPP-50-00149757
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Bid Number 50–00149757

Necessary for Turnkey Landscape Bed Maintenance Operations for

the Jefferson Parish Department of Parkways

BID DUE: April 28, 2026 AT 2:00 PM

ATTENTION VENDORS!!!

Please review all pages and respond accordingly, complying with all provisions

in the technical specifications and Jefferson Parish Instructions for Bidders and

General Terms and Conditions. All bids must be received on the Purchasing

Department’s eProcurement site, www.jeffparishbids.net , by the bid due date

and time. Late bids will not be accepted.

Jefferson Parish Purchasing Department

200 Derbigny Street

General Government Building, Suite 4400

Gretna, LA 70053

Purchasing Specialist II: Stacey Champagne

Email: stacey.champagne@jeffparish.gov

Phone: 504-364-2688

Bid #50-00149757

TURNKEY LANDSCAPE BED MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS

JEFFERSON PARISH PUBLIC WORKS – PARKWAYS

Bonds

Performance Bond: A performance bond in the amount of $350,000.00 will be required at the signing of

the contract. The proposer acknowledges and agrees that the Performance Bond may be forfeited for

the successful proposer’s failure to fully and faithfully perform its obligations in accordance with the

negotiated and executed agreement.

Licensing

Bidders shall be properly licensed in accordance with LA-R.S. 37:2150-2163 and must possess a Louisiana

State Contractor’s License with the classification of SPECIALTY: LANDSCAPE, GRADING AND

BEAUTIFICATION (The license number is required to be on the electronic envelope and failure to do so

will result in automatic rejection and your bid will not be read aloud in accordance with public bid law.).

The apparent low bidder shall, within ten (10) calendar days of bid opening, submit copies of the front

and back (as applicable) of all Agriculture & Forestry licenses and certifications (listed below) required for

performance of the work. Such documentation is not required at the time of bid submission; however,

failure of the apparent low bidder to timely provide the required documentation within the ten (10) day

period shall render the bid non-responsive and subject to rejection.

Bidders shall possess the following licenses and certifications:

• Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry State Landscape Horticulturalist License

• Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry Ground Owner Operator License

• Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry Category 3: Ornamental and Turf Pest Control;

• Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry Category 6: Right-of-Way & Industrial Certification

All required licenses shall be issued in the name of the company submitting the bid and performing the

work. Any license held in an individual capacity, including but not limited to a Landscape Horticulturalist

License, must reflect the bidding company as the individual’s place of business in the records of the

Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry.

All required licenses and certifications shall remain valid and in good standing for the duration of the

contract. In the event of any change in an individually held license (e.g., Landscape Horticulturalist),

written notice of such change shall be provided to Jefferson Parish prior to continuation of work.

The Contractor bears sole responsibility for compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws,

rules, and regulations governing required licensure and certification.

All work must be performed by the Contractor. No subcontractors shall be used to fulfill this contract.

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Insurance

In addition to Jefferson Parish’s standard insurance requirements, the Contractor shall possess Pollution

Insurance with the following coverages:

• Covering losses caused by pollution conditions that arise from the operations of CONTRACTOR;

• Minimum acceptable limits: $1,000,000 per incident; and $2,000,000 aggregate;

• Broad Form Named Insured endorsement;

• Fines, penalties and punitive damages to be included;

• Clean up costs to be included;

• Additional Insured endorsement in favor of Parish of Jefferson, its Districts, Departments,

Agencies and Employees under the direction of the Parish President and the Parish Council, and

should stipulate that the insurance afforded CONTRACTOR shall be primary insurance and that

any insurance carried by the Owner shall be excess and not contributing insurance;

• A Waiver of Transfer of Rights of Recovery Against Others to Us endorsement in favor of Parish

of Jefferson, its Districts, Departments, Agencies and Employees under the direction of the

Parish President and the Parish Council;

• If claims-made coverage is accepted, the retroactive date, if any, must precede the

commencement of the performance of the Contract; and

• Any retrospective date applicable to coverage will be maintained or an extended discovery

period will be exercised for a period of three (3) years, beginning when this Contract is

completed or terminated.

Scope

The Jefferson Parish Parkways Department (Parkways) is soliciting bids from qualified Contractors to

provide labor, materials, incidentals and equipment for turnkey landscape bed maintenance operations.

The contract period shall be for two (2) years. All work shall occur through a combination of scheduled

and as-needed maintenance.

Payment

Refer to Attachment ‘B’ for the schedule of required work for this two (2) year contract. Payment for

the work outlined in Attachment ‘B’ shall be made in equal monthly installment over twenty-four (24)

months. Although the required work may be different each month, the monthly invoice price will be the

same.

Any contract incidental work, additions, or subtractions, shall be made based on the provided unit prices

of the bid form. There is no minimum or maximum quantity of incidental items for this contract.

The provided unit prices for incidental items and/or work shall be calculated to the desired quantity for

the incidental task. For example, a chemical application may be priced at $100 for 1,000 SF, but the

required application is only 500 SF. The Purchase order for the work would be valued at $50.

Definitions and Specifications

Chemical Weeding (Non-Selective Herbicide): Chemical weeding (non-selective herbicide) shall refer to

the chemical treatment of visible weeds within a landscape bed with a non-selective post emergence

herbicide. All chemical weeding applications shall utilize a Parkways approved product. All applications

shall be performed by a Louisiana licensed applicator. All applications shall abide by the manufacturer’s

rates, schedule and installation specifications. All applications shall be documented via a spray log and

shall be submitted to the Parkways Department when invoicing. Any damage to the existing plant

material or any adjacent turf areas as a result of chemical application shall be remedied by the

Contractor with no additional cost to Parkways.

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The Contractor shall spray bed edges to keep surround turf from entering the bed area, but should not

leave a visible line of dead turf. All spraying shall be to the edge of the mulch.

Dead Plant Material: Removal of dead, or partially dead, plant material is critical to the desired look of

the landscape beds. At the same frequency as weed removal, the Contractor shall be responsible for

removing dead plant material. Dead plant material is considered to be any stem, branch or entire shrub

that is severely dried out, brown in color or without foliage in comparison to similar plant material.

Removal may require simply clipping the dead stem, or removing the entire plant. If removing an entire

plant, the Contractor shall remove as much soil from the dead plant as possible to backfill the hole, then

spread existing much to cover the area to the greatest extent possible. Additional fill is not required. All

removed plants shall be reported to the Parkways Department so that replanting may be scheduled.

Debris: Debris shall refer to any organic foreign material that may be located within a landscape bed.

Debris may include, but not be limited to, tree limbs, leaves, grass clippings and the like. All removed

debris shall be properly disposed of off-site by the Contractor immediately after completion of any work

performed at each site. Debris removal shall be inclusive to any requested task at a particular site. Any

time that the Contractor performs a task at any site location, they shall ensure all debris is removed as

part of the task. For example, if the Contractor is given a purchase order to mulch a location, they shall

also pick up any debris at the site. There will be no separate pay item for debris removal.

Garden Soil: Garden soil shall refer to a blended soil mixture suitable for landscape plantings. Garden

soil shall be made up of approximately 60% native topsoil, 30% composted organic material and 10%

sharp sand. Pricing for garden soil shall include all material, freight, installation, tools and machinery.

Granular Fertilizer: Granular fertilizer shall refer to blended bag fertilizer in formulations specified by

Parkways. All granular fertilizer shall arrive to the site in sealed bags clearly displaying the fertilizer’s

formulation. All applications shall be performed by a Louisiana licensed applicator. For scheduled

maintenance, the Contractor shall apply Lesco 14-14-14 Professional Landscape and Ornamental All-

Purpose fertilizer at the manufacturer’s half rate. All applications shall be documented via a spray log

and shall be submitted to the Parkways Department when invoicing. The Contractor shall provide

incidental pricing in accordance with Attachment ‘C’.

Granular Fungicide: Granular fungicide shall refer to bag fungicide in formulations specified by

Parkways. All granular fungicide shall arrive to the site in sealed bags clearly displaying the product’s

name and label. All applications shall be performed by a Louisiana licensed applicator. All applications

shall abide by the manufacturer’s rates, schedule and installation specifications. All applications shall be

documented via a spray log and shall be submitted to the Parkways Department when invoicing.

Granular Pre-Emergent Herbicide: Granular pre-emergent herbicide shall refer to a selective pre-

emergent herbicide as specified by Parkways. All granular pre-emergent herbicide shall arrive to the site

in sealed bags clearly displaying the product’s name and label. All applications shall be performed by a

Louisiana licensed applicator. All applications shall abide by the manufacturer’s rates, schedule and

installation specifications. In general, the Contractor shall be directed to apply the product at 1/4 the

manufacturers recommended rate for the year, per application. It is typical that the granular pre-

emergent herbicide shall be applied to landscape beds four (4) times per year. For scheduled

maintenance, the Contractor shall apply FreeHand® 1.75G herbicide. All applications shall be

documented via a spray log and shall be submitted to the Parkways Department when invoicing. When

applying granular pre-emergent herbicide in the vicinity of ornamental grasses, application shall take

place outside of the drip line of the grasses. No granular material shall be applied within the crown of

ornamental grasses. The Contractor shall provide incidental pricing in accordance with the Bid Form.

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Hand Weeding: Hand weeding shall refer to the manual removal of weeds and undesirable plant

material from a landscape bed. All debris generated from hand weeding shall be properly disposed of

off-site by the Contractor immediately after completion of hand weeding.

Horticultural Oil: Horticultural oil shall refer to bottled horticultural oil in formulations specified by

Parkways. All horticultural oil shall arrive to the site in sealed manufacturer’s containers. All

applications shall be performed by a Louisiana licensed applicator. All applications shall be documented

via a spray log and shall be submitted to the Parkways Department when invoicing. All applications shall

abide by the manufacturer’s rates, schedule and installation specifications.

Insecticide: Insecticide shall refer liquid or granular formulations specified by Parkways. All insecticides

shall arrive to the site in sealed manufacturer’s containers. All applications shall be performed by a

Louisiana licensed applicator. All applications shall abide by the manufacturer’s rates, schedule and

installation specifications. All applications shall be documented via a spray log and shall be submitted to

the Parkways Department when invoicing.

Inspection: Prior to any Owner requested tasks (outside of the scheduled maintenance described in

Attachment ‘B’) taking place, a site inspection must occur with both the Contractor and the Owner. The

inspection shall ensure an agreed upon square foot quantity of landscape bed area is derived, as well as

to document existing conditions and discuss the expected standards of work. All agreed upon square

foot quantities of landscape bed areas shall be recorded for future tasks involving the same area(s).

Once the Contractor has completed any assigned task(s), they must immediately notify the Parkways

Department so that an inspection of the work can be performed to ensure the quality of work

expectations are met. Any work not deemed acceptable by the Owner shall be immediately be revised

by the Contractor prior to invoicing. In instances of herbicide applications, Parkways will inspect for

signs of decline. In the event that weed dieback is insufficient, the Contractor may be required to

provide a second application at no cost to Parkways.

Jefferson Parish Parkways Department: The Jefferson Parish Parkways Department (Parkways) shall be

considered the Owner of this contract. All directives and approvals shall come from a Parkways

representative.

Liquid Fungicide: Liquid fungicide shall refer to bottled fungicide in formulations specified by Parkways.

All liquid fungicide shall arrive to the site in sealed manufacture’s containers. All applications shall be

performed by a Louisiana licensed applicator. All applications shall abide by the manufacturer’s rates,

schedule and installation specifications. All applications shall be documented via a spray log and shall be

submitted to the Parkways Department when invoicing.

Liquid Herbicide: Liquid herbicide shall refer to bottled herbicide in formulations specified by Parkways.

All liquid herbicides shall arrive to the site in sealed manufacture’s containers. All applications shall be

performed by a Louisiana licensed applicator. All applications shall abide by the manufacturer’s rates,

schedule and installation specifications. In some situations, the Contractor shall be directed to apply a

product at 1/3 the manufacturers recommended rate for the year. All applications shall be documented

via a spray log and shall be submitted to the Parkways Department when invoicing. The Contractor shall

provide pricing accordingly as specified on the Bid Form.

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Bid Number	Description	Date Issued	Bid Open Date/Time
JPP-50-00149757	Two (2) Year Contract to Provide Labor, Materials, and Equipment Necessary for Turnkey Landscape Maintenance Operation for Jefferson Original: JPP-50-00149757	04/01/2026	04/28/2026 2:00:00 PM CT

Department	Non State - Jefferson Parish Purchasing Department
Section	Jefferson Parish Purchasing
Dept Code	JPP
Contact	Misty Camardelle
Address	200 Derbigny St., Suite 4400 Gretna, LA 70053
Phone	504-364-2678
Fax	504-364-2693
Email	purchasing@jeffparish.net

Two (2) Year Contract to Provide Labor, Materials, and Equipment

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