Vegetation Management/Cut and Toss Services

Location:	Florida
Posted:	Mar 13, 2026
Due:	Apr 13, 2026
Agency:	Polk County Public Schools Facilities and Operations
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	F - Natural Resources and Conservation Services
Solicitation No:	2026-004
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Main

Agency
Florida Electric Cooperatives Association

Status
Active

Fiscal Year
2026

Primary Contact
Procurement Staff

Title
Vegetation Management/Cut and Toss Services

Secondary Contact

Number
2026-004

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
I.        General
The successful Respondent will to assess, document, and clear disaster-related vegetative debris, including trees, branches, shrubbery, and other disaster-generated debris, from transportation routes and rights of way (ROW) in a post-disaster environment. Contractor shall not clear non-disaster-related vegetative debris unless expressly approved by Issuing Member. Contract will maintain disaster-related and non-disaster-related separately.
II.        Services
Vegetative debris within the ROW is to be handled in a cut-and- toss method in which the debris will be removed from Member assets (powerlines and power poles) and left on site to decompose or be collected by Member’s debris removal contractor. Selected Contractor(s) will be required to follow Federal Regulations applicable to the Services As a part of the Services, Respondent may be asked to perform the following non-exhaustive list of activities:

•        Cutting trees, brush, limbs, and other vegetation that interferes with Member’s infrastructure or restricts access to utility linemen;

•        Trimming or felling trees as required to clear the ROW and protect Member’s infrastructure from further damage;

•        Tossing or placing cut materials outside the designated work zone so that access is unobstructed. Cut debris shall not block roads, the ROW, or access to Member’s infrastructure, and shall not create additional hazards;

•        Clearing access routes, roadways, ROWs, etc. that impede Member’s ability to access infrastructure drainage paths;

•        Patrolling ROWs to identify and make safe hazardous trees that are dead, dying, uprooted, undermined, or leaning because of the disaster.

•        Maintaining documentation associated with the management of hazardous limbs and trees that threaten Member’s infrastructure or the public health and safety. Contractor shall document, with photographs, the hazardous vegetation requiring cutting, pruning, or removal before the work is performed.
III.        Equipment
Contractor shall provide equipment suitable to vegetation management and cut and toss operations, including but not limited to:

•        Vehicles (pick-up trucks, utility vehicles, etc.);

•        Aerial lift trucks, chip trucks, and mechanic trucks;

•        Chipper disc;

•        Chainsaws and power saws.

Dates(All times are listed as EST )

Broadcast Date
3/13/2026 4:00 PM EST

Question End Date
3/30/2026 5:00 PM EST

Sample Due Date

Due Date
4/13/2026 5:00 PM EST

Bid Opening Date

Question End Date Reminder Notification
0 Day(s)

Sample Due Date Reminder Notification
0 Day(s)

Due Date Reminder Notification
0 Day(s)

Pre-Bid Meetings

Total: 0 (All times are listed as EST )

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Shortlist Meeting

Total: 0 (All times are listed as EST )

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Documents

Total: 2

Type	Name	Description	File Type
Request for Proposal	FECA - RFP 2026-004 - Vegetation Management and Cut and Toss Services.pdf	RFP No. 2026-004 - Vegetation Management/Cut and Toss Services	PDF
Excel Fill In Sheet	FECA - RFP No. 2026-004 - Vegetation Management and Cut and Toss Services Cost Proposal Form.xlsx	RFP No. 2026-004 - Vegetation Management/Cut and Toss Cost Proposal Form	Excel

Quote/Bid

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Total: 0

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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
None

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

Commodity Codes

Total: 7

Code	Description
[020-90]	Tree and Root Cutters and Stump Grinders, Tractor Mounted
[515-83]	Tree Trimming and Pruning Equipment (Portable, Power Operated - Not Saws)
[968-88]	Tree and Shrub Removal Services
[988-87]	Tree Trimming and Pruning Services, Utility Lines, Energized
[988-88]	Tree Trimming and Pruning Services
[020-96]	Wedges, Steel, Tree Felling and Splitting
[968-50]	Leaf, Bush, Tree Limb Collection

Publications

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Vegetation Management/Cut and Toss Services

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