26-01664M

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REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
FOR LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION MAINTENANCE SERVICES
NORTHLAKE STEWARDSHIP DISTRICT

The Northlake Stewardship District (“District”) requests Applications for Qualification from firms interested in providing landscape and irrigation maintenance services (“RFQ” or “Pre-qualification”). To be eligible to submit a response to this RFQ, firms must: i) hold all required applicable state and federal licenses in good standing and ii) be authorized to do business in Manatee County and the State of Florida.

Applicants may request an Application for Qualification from the District Manager, Wrathell, Hunt and Associates, LLC, 2300 Glades Road, Suite 410W, Boca Raton, Florida 33431 or via email to [email protected] beginning August 28, 2026, after 12:00 p.m. Applicants must submit one (1) electronic copy (PDF format on a USB flash drive), by 5:00 p.m. on September 9, 2026, to [email protected]. Title the e-mail submittal for responses as: “APPLICATION FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION – NORTHLAKE LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION SERVICES.” Note, the District is reletting the RFQ since its original issue, and no substantial changes have been made to the RFQ requirements other than the new schedule; all interested proposers are encouraged to resubmit a response by the new deadline.

Qualified firms will be selected and pre-qualified based on experience, qualifications of personnel, and ability to perform landscape and irrigation maintenance services. Packages will be reviewed and rated by a committee appointed by the District Governing Board promptly after receipt of the submittals, with final selections expected to be made at a publicly noticed Governing Board meeting held shortly thereafter.

At that time, all qualified firms may be assigned a project qualification and aggregate dollar limit for work under District contracts. All applicants will be promptly notified after the firms are selected. The pre-qualification decisions of the Governing Board shall be valid for a period of three (3) years, after which the Governing Board may either extend the pre-qualification period for an additional two (2) years or open the pre-qualification process again, at its sole discretion. The District reserves the right to waive any informality in the qualifications submitted, to reject any and all qualifications submitted and to advertise for the services.

Pre-qualified firms will be eligible to bid on landscape and irrigation maintenance projects subject to the qualified applicant’s approved project classification and aggregate limit. Failure to pre-qualify may preclude the District from awarding contracts or considering proposals for landscape and irrigation maintenance services with non-qualified firms.

APPLICANTS, BY SUBMITTING ITS PRE-QUALIFICATION STATEMENT FOR THE DISTRICT’S CONSIDERATION, ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE NORTHLAKE STEWARDSHIP DISTRICT CAN TERMINATE OR SUSPEND ITS USE OF THE PRE-QUALIFIED VENDORS LIST FOR LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION MAINTENANCE PROJECTS AT ANY TIME AND RESERVES THE RIGHT TO FURTHER COMPETITIVELY PROCURE LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION MAINTENANCE SERVICES IN THE FUTURE IF DETERMINED TO BE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE DISTRICT.

Any protest regarding the Pre-qualification, including but not limited to protests relating to this RFQ notice, the RFQ instructions, the RFQ criteria and package, the scope of work for which Pre-qualification is sought, or any other issues or items relating to the Pre-qualification (collectively, “RFQ Documents”) must be filed in writing with the District within seventy-two (72) hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and state holidays) after the first advertisement of the notice of the District’s ranking, and shall file a formal written protest within seven (7) days (including Saturdays, Sundays and state holidays) after the date of filing of the notice of protest. The formal written protest shall state with particularity facts and law upon which the protest is based. 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 with respect to the RFQ Documents under Florida law and in accordance with Rule 3.11 of the District’s Rules of Procedure, as amended. You may obtain a copy of the District’s Rules of Procedure by contacting the District Manager’s Office at 2300 Glades Road, Suite 410W, Boca Raton, Florida 33431, Ph: (561) 571-0010, during normal business hours.

Any and all questions relative to this Pre-qualification shall be directed in writing by e-mail only to [email protected] with cc to [email protected]. All questions must be received by September 1, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. (ETS) to be considered. The District reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to determine which questions will be answered and, only questions answered by formal written Addenda will be binding. No interpretations will be given verbally. No inquiries will be accepted from subcontractors; the applicant shall be responsible for all such queries.

Cindy Cerbone, District Manager
August 28, 2026 26-01664M

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