25-01446P

DEERBROOK COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS AND NOTICE OF MEETING TO OPEN PROPOSALS
Landscape & Irrigation Maintenance Services
Pasco County, Florida
Deerbrook Community Development District (the “District”) hereby requests proposals to provide services relating to the exterior landscaping & irrigation maintenance for Deerbrook Community Development District, all as more specifically set forth in the Project Manual.
The Project Manual will be available beginning Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. (EST) at the office of Rizzetta & Company, Inc., 5844 Old Pasco Road Suite 100 Wesley Chapel, Florida 33544, for the sum of $100.00 per Project Manual. Purchase of the Project Manual is mandatory. Failure to purchase the Project Manual as specified herein will preclude the District’s consideration of a proposal submitted by the proposer. Each Project Manual will include, but not be limited to, the Request for Proposals, proposal, contract documents, project scope, technical specifications, and site plan. Please make checks payable to Rizzetta & Company, Inc. NO CASH OR CREDIT CARD ACCEPTED. The Landscape Specialist shall be the contact person regarding the Project Manual. Mr. John Toborg can be reached by email at [email protected] or via phone at (813) 933-5571.
There will be a mandatory Pre-Proposal Meeting on Friday, July 25, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. (EST) at the office of Rizzetta & Company, Inc., 5844 Old Pasco Road Suite 100 Wesley Chapel, Florida 33544. Failure to attend will preclude the District’s consideration of a proposal submitted by a non-attending proposer. The Project Manual will not be available for sale at the mandatory pre-proposal meeting, but will be available at the Rizzetta & Co., Inc. office at the Old Pasco Road address stated above until Wednesday, July 30, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. (EST)
The District is a special-purpose unit of local government created by Chapter 190, Florida Statutes. The entities submitting proposals must be able to provide for the level of service as outlined in the Project Manual and meet the following qualifications: (i) be authorized to do business in Florida and hold all required state and federal licenses in good standing, (ii) have at least five (5) years of experience with landscape maintenance projects of similar nature and size, with verifiable references on those projects, (iii) must submit total price along with an option for four (4) one (1) year renewals with price, (iv) Proposer must be in good financial standing with no history of bankruptcy or financial reorganization, and (v) be fully licensed and insured.
The District has the right to reject any, and all proposals, make modifications to the work, and waive any minor informalities and irregularities in proposals as it deems appropriate, if it determines in its discretion that it is in the best interest of the District to do so, and the District reserves the right in its sole discretion to make changes to the Project Manual up until the time of the proposal opening, and to provide notice of such changes only to those Proposers who have attended the pre-proposal meeting and registered.
Any protest regarding the Project Manual, including but not limited to protests relating to the proposal notice, the proposal instructions, the proposal forms, the contract form, the scope of work, the maintenance map, the specifications, the evaluation criteria, the evaluation process, or any other issues or items relating to the Project Manual, must be filed in writing, in accordance with the District’s Rules of Procedure, within seventy-two (72) calendar hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and state holidays) after the issuance of the Project Manual, and shall file a formal written protest with the District within seven (7) calendar days (including Saturdays, Sundays, and state holidays) after the date of timely filing the initial notice of protest. Filing will be perfected and deemed to have occurred upon receipt by the District Manager, Rizzetta and Company, Inc., 3434 Colwell Avenue, #200, Tampa, FL 33614. Failure to timely file a notice of protest or failure to timely file a formal written protest shall constitute a waiver of any right to object or protest the contents of the District’s Project Manual. The formal written protest shall state with particularity the facts and law upon which the protest is based.
Ranking of proposals will be made by the Board of Supervisors on the basis of qualifications according to the evaluation criteria contained within the Project Manual at a meeting anticipated to be held on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. (EST) at the office of Rizzetta & Company, Inc., 5844 Old Pasco Road Suite 100 Wesley Chapel, Florida 33544. The District has the right to reject any and all proposals and waive any technical errors, informalities or irregularities if it determines in its discretion, it is in the best interest of the District to do so. The meeting is hereby publicly advertised. Any and all questions relative to this project shall be directed in writing, by e-mail only, to John Toborg at [email protected], and Jere Earlywine at [email protected], no later than Monday, August 4, 2025, by 4:00 p.m. (EST). Answers will be provided to all eligible proposers by 5:00 p.m. (EST), Tuesday, August 5, 2025.
A District meeting to open the proposals will be held at 1:00 p.m. (EST) on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at the office of Rizzetta and Company, Inc., 5844 Old Pasco Road Suite 100 Wesley Chapel, Florida 33544. Firms desiring to provide services for this project must submit one (1) hard copy original, (1) additional hard copy and one (1) digital copy, in the form of a flash drive, of the required proposal no later than 1:00 p.m. (EST) on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at the office of Rizzetta and Company, Inc., 5844 Old Pasco Road Suite 100 Wesley Chapel, Florida 33544, Attention: Mr. John Toborg. Proposals shall be submitted in one sealed opaque package, shall bear the name of the proposer on the outside of the package, and shall identify the name of the project. Proposals will be opened at a public meeting at the time, date and location stipulated above; those received after the time and date stipulated above will be returned unopened to the proposer. Any proposal not completed as specified or missing the required proposal documents as provided in the Project Manual may be disqualified. No official action of the District’s Board will be taken at this meeting. It is held for the limited purpose of opening the proposals. The meeting is open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law. Any person requiring special accommodations at this meeting because of a disability or physical impairment should contact the District Office at (813) 933-5571 at least five calendar days prior to the meeting. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service at 711 or 1-800-955-8770, for aid in contacting the District Office. A copy of the agenda for these meetings may be obtained from the District Manager, Rizzetta & Co., Inc., via email at [email protected] or by calling (813) 933-5571. This meeting may be continued to a date, time, and place to be specified on the record at the meeting.
Deerbrook Community Development District
Mr. Lynn Hayes, District Manager ([email protected])
July 18, 202525-01446P

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