25-01836M

WILLOW WALK
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Landscape & Irrigation Maintenance Services
Manatee County, Florida

Willow Walk Community Development District (the “District”) hereby requests proposals to provide services relating to the exterior landscaping and irrigation maintenance as more specifically set forth in the Project Manual.

The Project Manual will be available beginning Monday October 6, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. (EST) at the office of Rizzetta & Company, Inc., 2700 South Falkenburg Road, Suite 2745, Riverview, Florida 33578, 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 forms, contract documents, project scope, technical specifications, and site plan. Please make checks payable to Rizzetta & Company, Inc. NO CASH OR CREDIT CARD ACCEPTED. The Field Services Manager shall be the contact person regarding the Project Manual. Mr. John Fowler 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, October 10, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. (EST) at the Willow Walk community pool located at 4220 Lindever Ln., Palmetto, FL 34221. 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 address stated above until Friday, October 17, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. (EST).

The District is a special-purpose unit of government created and operating in accordance with 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, (ii) hold all required state and federal licenses in good standing; (iii) have at least five (5) years of experience as a landscape and irrigation maintenance contractor; (iv) be fully licensed and insured; (v) be in good financial standing with no history of bankruptcy or financial reorganization; (vi) attend the mandatory Pre-Proposal Meeting, as Proposers will be responsible for 100% of their own area takeoffs; and (vii) submit total price for the initial term of one (1) year along with an option for three (3) one (1) year renewals with price.

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.

Any person who wishes to protest the Project Manual, or any component thereof, shall file with the District a written notice of protest within seventy-two (72) calendar hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and state holidays) after the Project Manual is made available, 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 Ave. Ste. 200, Tampa, Florida, 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 to 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 District’s Board of Supervisors (the “Board”) on the basis of qualifications according to the evaluation criteria contained within the Project Manual and the Board will meet on Tuesday, December 2, at 4:00 p.m. at the Harrison Ranch Clubhouse, 5755 Harrison Ranch Blvd., Parrish FL 34219,, to conduct said ranking. The Board meeting is hereby publicly advertised. Any and all questions relative to this project shall be directed in writing, by e-mail only, to John Fowler at [email protected] , with an e-mail copy to Savannah Hancock, District Counsel, at savannahcddlawyers.com, no later than Thursday, October 23, 2025, by 4:00 p.m. (EST). Answers will be provided to all eligible proposers by 5:00 p.m. (EST), Friday, October 24, 2025.

Firms desiring to provide services for this project must submit one (1) original, five (5) hard copies and one (1) digital copy, in the form of a flash drive, of the required proposal no later than 10:00 a.m. (EST) on Friday, November 7, 2025, at the office of Rizzetta and Company, Inc., 2700 South Falkenburg Road, Suite 2745, Riverview, Florida 33578, Attention: John Fowler. Proposals must be delivered via FedEx, UPS, courier, or hand delivered. This office location does not receive US mail. 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 the time and date 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 bids. 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 (5) 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 this meeting may be obtained from the District Manager, Rizzetta and Company, Inc., 3434 Colwell Avenue, Suite. 200, Tampa, Florida 33614. This meeting may be continued to a date, time, and place to be specified on the record at the meeting.

Willow Walk Community Development District
Stephanie DeLuna, District Manager [email protected]
October 3, 2025 25-01836M

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