Proposals for landscape and irrigation maintenance services are being accepted.

LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION MAINTENANCE SERVICES
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
TERN BAY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
Charlotte County, Florida
Notice is hereby given that the Tern Bay Community Development District (District) will accept proposals from qualified firms (Proposers) interested in providing landscape and
irrigation maintenance services, all as more specifically set forth in the Project Manual. The Project Manual, including among other materials, contract documents, project scope, and any technical specifications, will be available for public inspection on February 4, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. (Project Manual Issuance Date) and may be obtained by sending an email to Richard Freeman, Asset Manager, Rfreeman@cgasolutions.com or from the office of the District Manager, James Ward, JimWard@JPWardAssociates.com. In order to submit a proposal, each Proposer must (1) be authorized to do business in Florida and hold all required state and federal licenses in good standing; and (2) have at least five (5) years of experience with landscape maintenance projects. The District reserves the right in its sole discretion to make changes to the Project Manual up until the time of the proposal opening, and to provide notice of such changes only to those Proposers who have attended the pre-proposal meeting and registered.
Firms desiring to provide services for this project must submit eight (8) hard copies of their written proposal AND a PDF file on a flash-drive no later than February 20, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. (EST) at the offices of Calvin, Giordano & Associates, Brooks Executive Suites, 9900 Coconut Rd, Suite 346, Bonita Springs 34125, Attention: James P. Ward, District Manager. Unless certain circumstances exist where a public opening is unwarranted, the proposals will be publicly opened at that time and place. Additionally, as further described in the Project Manual,
each Proposer shall supply a proposal bond or cashiers check in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) with their proposal. Proposals shall be submitted in a sealed package, shall bear the name of the Proposer on the outside of the package and shall clearly identify the project. Proposals will be publicly opened at the time and date stipulated above; those received after the time and date stipulated above may be returned un-opened to the Proposer. Any proposal not completed as specified or missing the required proposal documents may be disqualified.
Any protest regarding the Project Manual, including but not limited to protests relating to the proposal notice, the proposal instructions, the proposal forms, the contract form, the scope of work, the maintenance map, the specifications, the evaluation criteria, the evaluation process, or any other issues or items relating to the Project Manual, must be filed in writing, within seventy-two (72) hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and official holidays of the State of Florida) after the Project Manual Issuance Date. The formal protest setting forth with particularity the facts and law upon which the protest is based shall be filed within seven (7) calendar days after the initial notice of protest was filed. Failure to timely file a notice of protest or failure to timely file a formal written protest shall constitute a waiver of any right to object or protest with respect to aforesaid plans, specifications or contract documents. Additional information and requirements regarding protests are set forth in the Project Manual, which is available from the District Manager, c/o JPWard & Associates LLC, 2301 Northeast 37 th Street, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33308,Phone 954-658-4900, E-Mail: JimWard@JPWardAssociates.com or from the Asset Manager, Richard Freeman, C/O Calvin, Giordano & Associates, Phone (954) 644-9630, E-Mail: RFreeman@cgasolutions.com.
Rankings will be made based on the Evaluation Criteria contained within the Project Manual. Price will be one factor used in determining the proposal that is in the best interest of the District, but the District explicitly reserves the right to make such award to other than the lowest price proposal. The District has the right to reject any and all proposals and waive any technical errors, informalities or irregularities if it determines in its discretion it is in the best interest of the District to do so. Any and all questions relative to this project shall be directed in writing by e-mail only to Richard Freeman at RFreeman@cgasolutions.com, and Greg Urbancic at gurbancic@cyklawfirm.com with a further copy to: James P. Ward at JimWard@JPWardAssociates.com.
Tern Bay Community Development District
James P. Ward, District Manager
Publisher: 01/30/26
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