Legislation Details

File #: 2026-0487    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Preliminary Item
File created: 3/5/2026 In control: PECS-Planning, Economic Development & Community Services Committee
On agenda: 5/26/2026 Final action:
Title: Commission District(s): ALL LB - Invitation to Bid No. 2025-134-ITB Landscape Maintenance Services for County Parks (3 Year Multiyear Contract with 2 Options to Renew): for use by the Department of Recreation, Parks, and Cultural Affairs (RPCA). Consists of providing landscape maintenance services for County parks. Recommend award to the most responsive and responsible bidders: The Simmons Group LLC, Grand Landscapes LLC, and Universal Landscaping Services LLC. Total Amount Not To Exceed: $573,576.00.
Attachments: 1. Agenda Notes 2026-0487, 2. UD Recommendation Form, 3. Bid Tabulation
Purchasing Type: Low Bidders (LB)
Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Purchasing & Contracting

AGENDA ITEM:
Title
Commission District(s): ALL
LB - Invitation to Bid No. 2025-134-ITB Landscape Maintenance Services for County Parks (3 Year Multiyear Contract with 2 Options to Renew): for use by the Department of Recreation, Parks, and Cultural Affairs (RPCA). Consists of providing landscape maintenance services for County parks. Recommend award to the most responsive and responsible bidders: The Simmons Group LLC, Grand Landscapes LLC, and Universal Landscaping Services LLC. Total Amount Not To Exceed: $573,576.00.
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Information Contact: Michelle Butler, Chief Procurement Officer
Phone Number: (404) 687-3581

PURPOSE:
Consists of providing landscape maintenance services for County parks. The work includes, but is not limited to: mowing, string trimming, playground weed removal, mechanical edging, litter pickup and trash removal, blowing, herbicide application, shrub pruning, tree pruning, nature trail maintenance and paved trail maintenance. Professional landscape maintenance services will ensure that County-owned properties, rights-of-way, and public spaces are consistently maintained in a safe, attractive, and functional condition. Eight (8) bids were received.

RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
Recommend award to the most responsive and responsible bidders:

The Simmons Group LLC, 5355 Covington Hwy, Decatur, GA 30035
Note: LSBE-DeKalb
Line Items: Paths 1 - 14, Recreation 28 - 35
Estimated Amount: $368,000.00

Grand Landscapes LLC, 1346 Farmer Road, Conyers, GA 30012
Note: LSBE Participation 20%
Line Items: Parks 15 - 27
Estimated Amount: $159,176.00

Universal Landscaping Services LLC, 6305 Cathedral Lane, Lithonia, GA 30038
Note: LSBE-DeKalb
Line Items: FEMA, Land, and Cemetery 36 - 42
Estimated Amount: $46,400.00

Total Amount Not To Exceed: $573,576.00

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