Southwest Florida government grounds bids

Win more local government work without drowning in paperwork.

We read the landscaping and grounds bids from Southwest Florida counties, cities, school districts, and community development districts, tell you in plain English which ones fit a crew your size, and help you put together a complete, on-time bid packet. You set your price, sign, and submit. We handle the reading, the forms, and the checklists.

Get your first bid packet free See a sample Bid Card

Founding offer for the first five qualified crews in Lee, Collier, Charlotte, and Sarasota counties.

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.

Why crews pass on good work

The bid is usually 60 pages to say "mow these lots twice a month."

Too much to read

Insurance limits, licenses, and deal-breakers are buried deep in the document. Most owners are on a mower all day and don't have an evening to spare for page 41.

Too easy to miss something

One unsigned affidavit, a name that doesn't match Sunbiz, or a missed addendum can get an otherwise good bid thrown out at opening.

Hard to know if it's worth it

Some jobs need pollution insurance, a bond, or a crew twice your size. Knowing that in two minutes instead of two hours is half the battle.

How it works

Three steps, and you stay in charge.

Step 1

We find and score the bids

Every week we review grounds and landscaping solicitations from the counties, cities, school districts, and community development districts in our area. Each one gets a Bid Card with a Go, Maybe, or No-Go score and the reasons behind it.

Step 2

You pick the ones worth chasing

Tell us which bid you want. We confirm it fits your crew, licenses, and insurance before any work starts, so you never pay to chase a job you can't win.

Step 3

We build the packet, you submit

We fill in the forms from your company profile, flag what needs a signature or notary, track addenda, and give you a pricing worksheet and a deadline calendar. You set the price and turn it in.

More about how it works

Founding offer

Your first bid packet is on us.

We're opening with five Southwest Florida grounds crews. If you have a crew, general liability, and workers' comp or an exemption, we'll prepare your first full bid packet free. After that, packets are a flat fee with no percentage of the contract, ever.

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Who we help

Built for small crews doing outdoor work.

  • Landscaping, mowing, and grounds maintenance
  • Tree care and palm trimming
  • Irrigation installation and repair
  • Fencing and pressure washing
  • Crews of roughly 3 to 20 people in Lee, Collier, Charlotte, and Sarasota counties

Every Bid Card is drafted from the agency's own documents and checked by a person before it goes out. Dates can change, so always confirm on the official notice.