26-02847P

FIRST INSERTION
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR:
VIDA’S WAY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
Pasco County, Florida

Notice is hereby given that the Vida’s Way Community Development District (the “District”) will accept proposals from qualified firms interested in providing landscape and irrigation maintenance services. The proposal package, including instructions to proposers, evaluation criteria, contract documents, project scope, and any technical specifications (“Project Manual”), will be available for public inspection and may be obtained beginning November 5, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) from Wrathell, Hunt & Associates, LLC (“District Manager”) by email request only sent to [email protected].
Firms desiring to provide services for this project must hand deliver submit one (1) original and five (5) hard copies as well as one electronic PDF copy on a flash drive of the required proposal on no later than November 19, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) (“Response Deadline”) to the District Manager at the Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton – Tampa/Wesley Chapel, 2740 Cypress Ridge Boulevard, Wesley Chapel, Florida 33544, Attention: District Manager. Proposals shall be submitted in accordance with the Project Manual in a sealed package, shall bear the name of the proposer on the outside of the package and shall clearly identify the project. Proposals received after the Response Deadline will be returned un-opened to the proposer. Any proposal not completed as specified or missing the required proposal documents may be disqualified.
The District Manager will conduct a public meeting to publicly open the proposals on November 19, 2026, shortly after the Response Deadline at the Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton – Tampa/Wesley Chapel, 2740 Cypress Ridge Boulevard, Wesley Chapel, Florida 33544. No official action will be taken at the meeting. The meeting is open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law. The meeting may be continued in progress without additional notice to a time, date, and location stated on the record. Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this meeting is asked to advise the District Manager’s office at least forty-eight (48) hours before the meeting by contacting the District Manager at (561)571-0010 or [email protected]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service at 1(800) 955-8770, who can aid you in contacting the District Manager’s office.
Any protest regarding the Project Manual, including but not limited to protests relating to the notice, instructions, forms, contract form, scope of work, maintenance maps, specifications, evaluation criteria, evaluation process, or any other issues or items relating to the RFP, must be filed in writing, within seventy-two (72) hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and state holidays) after issuance of the Project Manual. A protest bond must be included with the notice of protest. The formal protest setting forth with particularity the facts and law upon which the protest is based must be filed within seven (7) calendar days after the initial notice of protest was filed. Failure to timely file a notice of protest, protest bond, or formal written protest shall constitute a waiver of any right to object or protest with respect to aforesaid plans, specifications or contract documents. Additional information and requirements regarding protests are set forth in the Project Manual.
Ranking of proposals will be made based on qualifications according to the Evaluation Criteria set forth in the Project Manual. The District has the right to reject any and all proposals and waive any informalities or irregularities if it determines in its discretion it is in the best interest to do so. Any and all questions relative to this project shall be directed in writing by e-mail only to the District Manager at [email protected] with a copy to District Counsel, Ryan J. Dugan at [email protected]. All questions must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on November 12, 2026, to be considered.
District Manager
October 30, 2026 26-02847P

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