Sample card. This quote closed on November 3, 2026, and is shown as an example only.
MAYBE 7/10 A Go for small crews that hold a pesticide license and pollution insurance
DueTue, Nov 3, 2026 · 3:00 PM
Bayshore CRA Landscape Maintenance
Collier County Community Redevelopment Agency · East Naples · Quick Quote QQ-2027-003
Clear overgrown vegetation, trash, and exotic plants by hand on 19 small CRA-owned lots, about 11.8 acres in all, then keep them mowed, trimmed, and sprayed through September 2027. Each lot gets 18 visits: twice a month May through October and once a month November through April.
- Size of the work
- 19 lots × 18 visits = 342 priced visits
- Term
- Through September 30, 2027, prices fixed
- How it is awarded
- Lowest responsive quote
- Bond
- None
Red flags
- Pollution insurance, $1 million. Unusual for mowing work, and many small crews do not carry it.
- Herbicide spraying is required. Expect to need an FDACS pesticide applicator license.
- Initial cleanup includes trash. Tires and debris must be hauled off, so price in dump fees.
Good signs for a small crew
- Small lots that standard mowers and trimmers can handle.
- Quick Quote format: no notarized forms, just acknowledgments and four attachments.
- No bond, and steady work for eleven months.
Why it scored this way
A well-sized job for a small crew, with simple paperwork and no bond. It is not a clear Go because the pollution insurance and pesticide license will rule out many small shops, and the initial cleanup makes the first visits hard to price.
Source: Collier County procurement portal, project QQ-2027-003, read November 1, 2026.
Sample card. This bid closed in July 2023 and is shown as an example only.
GO 7/10 A Go for 5 to 8 person crews with a pesticide license and a tree-trimming sub
DueTue, Jul 25, 2023 · 2:30 PM
Downtown Buildings Landscape Maintenance
Lee County Procurement Management · Fort Myers · Invitation to Bid B230178MWB
Maintain the grounds at thirteen downtown Fort Myers county sites for three years: weekly mowing March through November, every two weeks in winter, plus daily weekday cleanup of parking lots, entries, and courtyards, fertilization, pest control, and palm and tree trimming.
- Term
- Three years
- How it is awarded
- Lowest qualified bid
- Prior-year spend
- About $32,600, which looks low for the scope
- Bond
- None
Red flags
- Daily cleanup adds about 260 visits a year on top of mowing, and it is the line most bidders underprice.
- Traffic certification. Work near roads needs someone with an Intermediate Maintenance of Traffic certificate.
- Two notarized forms and a hand-delivered sealed box.
Good signs for a small crew
- No bond and a three-year term.
- Thirteen sites, all downtown, so one crew can cover the route.
- Clear county forms with a published bid schedule.
Why it scored this way
Steady, well-defined work that fits a mid-sized crew. Price the daily cleanup carefully and ask the county in writing whether the scope changed, since last year’s spend seems low for this much work.
Source: Lee County solicitation B230178MWB. Shown as a historical example.