Landscape Maintenance Services - Mather Commerce Center

The City of Rancho Cordova is soliciting qualified landscape contractors to provide comprehensive maintenance services for the Mather Commerce Center for a 42‑month term. Services include routine mowing, edging, pruning, fertilization, weed and pest control, irrigation monitoring, litter removal, and replacement of plant material as needed. Contractors must hold a California C‑27 Landscape Contractor License, maintain a Qualified Applicator License for pesticide use, and possess at least five years of ownership/management experience in a landscape business. The contract will begin January 1 2027, with a required response time of 90 minutes for emergencies and a strict reporting and record‑keeping regime for pesticide applications. The City will award the contract by early November 2026, and the selected vendor must furnish a performance bond and meet insurance requirements. • Scope: Full‑service landscape maintenance (mowing, edging, pruning, fertilization, weed/pest control, irrigation, litter removal, plant replacement). • Location: Mather Commerce Center, Rancho Cordova, CA. • Contract length: 42 months (Jan 1 2027 – June 30 2030). • Required licenses: CA C‑27 Landscape Contractor License; Qualified Applicator License/Certificate (Category B). • Minimum experience: 5 years of ownership/management of a landscape business (≥25 % ownership). • Submission deadline: Oct 1 2026 3:00 pm (online). • Award decision: By Nov 2 2026; work to start Jan 1 2027. • Insurance & performance bond required. • Emergency response: ≤90 minutes. • Record‑keeping: Pesticide application logs retained ≥2 years.