Landscape Maintenance

Location:	Georgia
Posted:	Feb 5, 2026
Due:	Mar 6, 2026
Agency:	City Schools of Decatur
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	S - Utilities and Training Services
Solicitation No:	ITB 26-002
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DATE:

TO:

FROM:

February 4, 2026

All Bidders

Lonita S. Broome, PhD – Chief Financial Officer

RE:

Invitation to Bid No. 26-002 Landscaping Maintenance

City Schools of Decatur (CSD) invites you to submit bids for Landscaping Maintenance.

Bids will be received subject to the attached terms specified in “Bid Conditions” at the office of the CSD

Purchasing Department, The Elizabeth Wilson Center, 125 Electric Avenue, Decatur, Georgia 30030. Bids

will be received up to 1:30 p.m. EST local time (as per the Purchasing Department’s time clock) on

Friday, March 6, 2026. Bids must be time-stamped by CSD in the manner described herein in order to

be timely.

An Optional Pre-Bid Site Visit will be conducted on February 19, 2026, from 10:00 am. All

Contractors planning to attend shall meet promptly at 10am on February 19, 2026 at the Decatur Legacy

Park, Decatur, GA 30030.

Questions regarding the bidding process should be directed in writing to the Purchasing Department at

csdpurchasing@csdecatur.net. Only questions received prior to 4:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, February

24, 2026, will be considered.

Bids submitted through the CSD Euna Procurement Portal (Bonfire) will not be considered after 1:30 PM

March 6, 2026. Eastern Time. Please allow ample time to complete the submission through the CSD Euna

Procurement Portal. The portal does not allow late submissions. Bids not submitted through the

procurement portal must be sealed, include an electronic copy (flash drive), and received by March 6,

2026. CSD reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals and to waive any technicalities or

informalities.

Your interest and participation in the City Schools of Decatur solicitation process is appreciated

VISIT OUR WEBSITE www.csdecatur.net

INVITATION TO BID 26-002

FOR

LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE

CITY SCHOOLS OF DECATUR

PURCHASING DEPARTMENT

ELIZABETH WILSON CENTER

125 ELECTRIC AVENUE

GEORGIA 30030

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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INVITATION TO BID NO. 26-002

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

BID CONDITIONS

ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS

SCOPE OF WORK

SPECIFICATIONS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ADDENDUM

DETERMINATION OF RESPONSIBILITY

REFERENCES

SUBCONTRACTORS

BUSINESS INFORMATION

BID SCHEDULE

BIDDER’S CHECKLIST

ATTACHMENTS – GEORGIA IMMIGRATION AND SECURITY FORMS

DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION CERTIFICATE

BID BOND

BID CONDITIONS

SECTION I – PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF BIDS

1. INTRODUCTION

a. To be entitled to consideration, sealed bids shall be made in accordance with the

following instructions:

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CSD Procurement Portal or

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One (1) original, one (1) copy and an electronic flash drive sealed to

the City School Decatur Purchasing Department, at 125 Electric

Avenue, Decatur, Georgia 30030, Attn: Kattina Abram

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Submittals are due no later than Friday March 6, 2026 at 1:30 pm EST.

b. Bids received after the date and time specified will not be considered.

c. CSD reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive technicalities and

informalities. The judgment of CSD on such matters shall be final.

d. The terms Bidder, Vendor, Contractor and/or Offeror are synonymous in this

document and refer to the person, entity or firm that submits the bid in response to

this ITB.

2. GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY

a. The governmental entity, the owner, for whom the work will be executed is:

City Schools of Decatur (hereinafter “CSD”).

3. PREPARATION OF BIDS

a. All bids shall be printed in ink or typewritten. No erasures permitted. Errors may

be crossed out and corrections printed in ink or typewritten adjacent to the error.

The person signing the bid shall initial corrections in ink.

b. Specifications used are intended to be open and non-restrictive. Contractors are

invited to inform the Purchasing Department whenever specifications or procedures

appear not to be fair and open. Such information should be supplied as early in the

procurement process as possible. Information received after 1:30 pm Wednesday

February 24, 2026, will not be acted upon unless the CSD Purchasing Department

rules that it is in the best interest of CSD to consider.

c. Brand names and numbers when provided in solicitations are for reference to

establish a quality standard. Any reference to a brand name shall not be construed

BID CONDITIONS

SECTION I – PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF BIDS

as restricting to that manufacturer (unless “no substitutes” is stated). Bids on equal

items will be considered, provided the bid clearly describes the article offered and

it is equal or better in quality and function and fully compatible with this

requirement.

d. By submitting a bid, the Contractor warrants that any goods and services supplied

to CSD meet or exceed specifications set forth in this solicitation.

e. The CSD Finance Department will be the judge in making determination as to the

quality and the appropriateness of the goods and services proposed as well as the

responsiveness and responsibility of the Bidder. Bid on each item separately. Prices

shall be stated in units specified in the solicitation.

f. If any supplies, materials, and equipment are provided to CSD under this

solicitation, then such items shall be new and in first-class condition unless the

solicitation specifically allows offers of used, reconditioned, or remanufactured

items. If newly manufactured products are specified, such products shall be of

recent origin and not previously used. No equipment of any type is acceptable if

serial numbers or any other manufacturer’s identification labels or marks have been

removed, obliterated, or changed in any way. A Contractor delivering any such

equipment to CSD will be deemed to have breached the contract, and appropriate

action will be taken by the CSD Purchasing Department.

g. Time of delivery is a part of the solicitation and an element of the contract that is

to be awarded. If the Bidder cannot meet the required delivery date, a bid should

not be submitted. Time shall be stated in “calendar” days. Failure to deliver in

accordance with the contract could result in the Contractor being declared in

default.

h. Bids shall be signed by an authorized officer of the company.

i. Telephone or fax bids in lieu of the bid schedule will not be accepted.

This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.

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