Unofficial Notice of Invitation to Bid (NIB)

General Bid Items

• Quantity: As needed  Unit: LS  Work Item: Weed abatement, removal of flammable debris, and cutting of vegetation near structures.
• Quantity: As needed  Unit: LS  Work Item: Clearing of entire property of overgrown vegetation, undergrowth, underbrush, stumps, dry grass, and flammable debris.
• Quantity: As needed  Unit: LS  Work Item: Removal of weeds from fence lines, trimming of shrubs to safe heights, ensuring no dead vegetation near structures or pathways.
• Quantity: As needed  Unit: LS  Work Item: Removal of all weeds and debris from the entire DMV property and the five (5) foot perimeter area bordering the DMV property line.
• Quantity: As needed  Unit: LS  Work Item: Replenishment or application of soil, topsoil, or mulch.
• Quantity: As needed  Unit: LS  Work Item: Backfilling and filling in holes and eroded/thin areas with dirt, soil, or topsoil to bring back to proper grade.
• Quantity: Per schedule  Unit: LS  Work Item: Mowing lawn areas to a uniform height for the type of grass, region, and season.
• Quantity: Per schedule  Unit: LS  Work Item: Defining edges along sidewalks, driveways, and planting beds.
• Quantity: Per schedule  Unit: LS  Work Item: Trimming grass in areas inaccessible by mower.
• Quantity: Per schedule  Unit: LS  Work Item: Removing clippings and debris from hard surfaces.
• Quantity: Per schedule  Unit: LS  Work Item: Removing weeds from turf.
• Quantity: Per schedule  Unit: LS  Work Item: Maintaining shrubs and bushes (maximum height of 36").
• Quantity: Per schedule  Unit: LS  Work Item: Performing minimum 12" skirting to raise canopy of bushes and shrubs to promote airflow and prevent pest harborage.
• Quantity: Per schedule  Unit: LS  Work Item: Pruning shrubs (24" back from walls and pavement).
• Quantity: Per schedule  Unit: LS  Work Item: Removing undergrowth and underbrush.
• Quantity: Per schedule  Unit: LS  Work Item: Trimming ground cover to prevent overgrowth into pathways and structures (not to exceed 12" in height).
• Quantity: Per schedule  Unit: LS  Work Item: Maintaining climbing vegetation to prevent contact with other plants, trees, vertical structures, roofs, and windows.
• Quantity: Per schedule  Unit: LS  Work Item: Removing climbing vegetation from tree trunks and from established shrubs and bushes.
• Quantity: Per schedule  Unit: LS  Work Item: Ensuring plants do not overhang curbs, sidewalks, parking spaces, driveways, doorways, and windows.
• Quantity: Per schedule  Unit: LS  Work Item: Thinning out overcrowded plants to promote healthy growth and proper spacing.
• Quantity: Per schedule  Unit: LS  Work Item: Removing leaf litter, dead vegetation, and debris from planter beds and within vegetation (manually or by raking).
• Quantity: Per schedule  Unit: LS  Work Item: Pruning vegetation consistent with natural plant form to remove cross branches, improve structural integrity, influence flowering, light/air penetration, de-sucker, remove dead/diseased limbs, improve appearance, control size (adequate clearance).
• Quantity: Per schedule  Unit: LS  Work Item: Deep soaking new plants (unless local soil and moisture condition dictates otherwise).
• Quantity: Per schedule  Unit: LS  Work Item: Removing weeds without injuring ground cover or inhibiting health and growth.
• Quantity: As needed  Unit: LS  Work Item: Replacing plants that die or become unhealthy (excluding annual color-spots) at no cost to the DMV.
• Quantity: As needed  Unit: LS  Work Item: Replacing plants provided by the DMV when plants are missing (at no additional cost to the DMV).
• Quantity: Per schedule  Unit: LS  Work Item: Pruning and trimming branches or limbs up to eight feet (8') from the ground.
• Quantity: Per schedule  Unit: LS  Work Item: Clearing branches and limbs (24" to 36" away from buildings and other structures).
• Quantity: Per schedule  Unit: LS  Work Item: Removing dead, damaged, or diseased branches.
• Quantity: Per schedule  Unit: LS  Work Item: Removing sucker growth at or below soil level.
• Quantity: Per schedule  Unit: LS  Work Item: Manually watering trees with no irrigation.
• Quantity: Per schedule  Unit: LS  Work Item: Ensuring tree limbs and branches do not overhang curbs, sidewalks, parking spaces, driveways, doorways, and windows to prevent safety and security hazards.
• Quantity: Per schedule  Unit: LS  Work Item: Supplying, repositioning, and/or maintaining tree supports to prevent tree damage, removing supports for self-supporting trees.
• Quantity: Per schedule  Unit: LS  Work Item: Deep soaking new trees unless local soil and moisture condition dictates otherwise for good growth.
• Quantity: Per schedule  Unit: LS  Work Item: Using a portable blower to remove debris from hardscape areas.
• Quantity: Per schedule  Unit: LS  Work Item: Removing weeds, trash, leaves, and debris from hardscape areas.
• Quantity: Per schedule  Unit: LS  Work Item: Removing vegetation planted directly against vertical structures.
• Quantity: Per schedule  Unit: LS  Work Item: Removing vegetation, weeds, and debris within 24" of walls, fences, and vertical structures.
• Quantity: Per schedule  Unit: LS  Work Item: Maintaining soil in a loose, friable condition, and replacing topsoil and filling holes to original grade if ground is uneven.
• Quantity: Per schedule  Unit: LS  Work Item: Loosening compacted soil around planting beds to improve water infiltration and root health.
• Quantity: As needed  Unit: LS  Work Item: Aerating soil to maintain soil structure.
• Quantity: Per schedule  Unit: LS  Work Item: Grading away areas of soil and pavement directly adjacent to buildings and retaining walls to prevent water pooling.
• Quantity: Per schedule  Unit: LS  Work Item: Collecting and removing all trimmings, fallen leaves, pine needles, weeds, pinecones, loose limbs and branches, stumps, trash, and debris waste from landscape, hardscape, planter beds, curbs, storm drains, gutters, catch basins, holes, and ditches.
• Quantity: Per schedule  Unit: LS  Work Item: Hauling away and disposing of all waste offsite in accordance with local, city, county, state, and federal laws and regulations.
• Quantity: Per schedule  Unit: LS  Work Item: Ensuring waste is not disposed of on DMV property, in DMV waste collection bins, or on neighboring properties.
• Quantity: Bi-weekly  Unit: LS  Work Item: Testing each irrigation zone and controller/timer to ensure all equipment and parts are working correctly.
• Quantity: As needed  Unit: LS  Work Item: Informing DMV Project Manager of broken sprinkler-head, shrub-head, riser, or nozzle parts; installing DMV provided replacements.
• Quantity: Per schedule  Unit: LS  Work Item: Ensuring watering cycles comply with all local ordinances regarding watering times.
• Quantity: Per schedule  Unit: LS  Work Item: Cycling watering times to cause the least inconvenience to building occupants/visitors, ensuring entrances are not wet during arrival/departure.
• Quantity: As needed  Unit: LS  Work Item: Not operating the sprinkler system during extremely windy conditions.

NAICS Classification

NAICS 561730 – Landscaping Services

Records and Due Date

This bid opportunity was entered into BidAmerica on December 27, 2025, and was last updated on December 26, 2025. All bids and/or proposals are due on January 2, 2026.

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