NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS – SYSTEMWIDE LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE CONTRACTOR

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION – RFI-08-001

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority (Authority) requires a Systemwide Landscape Maintenance Contractor to provide routine maintenance of landscape areas along the Authority system in Orange County, Florida. Consideration will be given to only those contractors who are qualified to perform the work as determined by the Authority based on an evaluation of information provided by interested parties in response to the Request for Information; RFI-08-001. Sealed Responses will be received in the office of the Orlando‑Orange County Expressway Authority, 4974 ORL Tower Road, Orlando, Florida 32807 until 2:00 p.m. (Orlando local time) on August 1, 2008, for the work generally described below.

SYSTEMWIDE LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE CONTRACTOR – REQUEST FOR INFORMATION RFI-08-001

Landscape maintenance work shall include, but is not necessarily limited to, providing all labor, materials, equipment and incidentals necessary to perform landscape, ornamentals and turf maintenance, mowing, fertilizer application, insect/disease/nematode control, aquatic weed control, growth regulator application, grassy and broadleaf weed control, tree pruning, tree removal, watering, edging, mulching, irrigation system maintenance and site clean-up including litter removal at toll facilities and other median and right of way locations along S.R. 408, S.R. 417, S.R. 528, S.R. 429 and the Authority Headquarters Building, in Orange County, Florida.

For additional information regarding prequalification requirements, mandatory scope of services meeting, Qualifications Questionnaire, Price Proposal submittal requirements and deadline, Equal Opportunity Statement and M/WBE Participation, refer to the Authority’s web site at www.expresswayauthority.com, or visit the Authority’s office at 4974 ORL Tower Road, Orlando Florida.