The Sacramento County Water Agency (SCWA) seeks two qualified contractors to deliver comprehensive landscaping, irrigation, vegetation management, and facilityâadjacent maintenance across numerous waterâutility sites throughout Sacramento County. Services include routine monthly tasks (turf mowing, pruning, weed control, fertilization, debris removal, irrigation upkeep) and responsive unscheduled work, with requirements for droughtâtolerant practices, invasiveâspecies abatement, erosion control, and safetyâcompliant traffic management. Contracts run Jan 1 2027 â Dec 31 2027 with optional annual renewals for up to four additional years. The award will go to the two highestâscoring proposers based on qualifications, technical approach, quality control, subcontractor management, and price.
⢠Scope: Landscape and irrigation maintenance for wells, booster stations, treatment plants, storage tanks, easements, and undeveloped parcels.
⢠Frequency: Monthly scheduled tasks plus onâcall unscheduled work; 60âminute response time required.
⢠Licensure: Contractor must hold California Câ27 landscape contractor license; tree pruning must be performed by ISAâcertified arborist (Dâ49 or Câ49).
⢠Duration: Oneâyear base contract (2027) with upâtoâfour oneâyear renewal options.
⢠Evaluation: Bestâvalue, multiâaward; scoring on qualifications, methodology, documentation, subcontractor oversight, and price.
⢠Mandatory preâbid site visit (optional) on Sep 22 2026 at Vineyard Surface Water Treatment Plant.
⢠Submission: Electronic via OpenGov by Oct 7 2026, 2:00 pm.
⢠Contact: Maria Cojocari, Contract Services Officer (
[email protected], (916) 876â6363).