Awarded vendors
- Langton Group
Description
This contract provides comprehensive mowing and related landscape‑maintenance services for McHenry County‑owned right‑of‑way, parks, detention ponds, and municipal properties across several member entities (Village of Cary, Crystal Lake Park District, Village of Richmond, and the County’s own Department of Transportation). The work is performed weekly (with a bi‑weekly alternate‑bid component for a subset of sites) over a service window from mid‑April to early November each fiscal year, with optional one‑year extensions for up to three additional years. The award was made to Langton Group, and the solicitation required electronic submission, a bid‑security of 10 % (5 % for the Division of Transportation), and compliance with insurance, non‑discrimination, and indemnity provisions.
• Scope: Weekly mowing of ~300 acres of public right‑of‑way, parks, and detention ponds; bi‑weekly mowing for designated alternate sites.
• Period: Service runs April 15 – Nov 1 for FY 2025‑2028, with three optional one‑year extensions.
• Award: Single‑vendor award to Langton Group; bid deadline Feb 20 2025, bid opening via Microsoft Teams.
• Requirements: Vendors must provide insurance (≥ $1 M), bid security (10 % of bid), and meet non‑responsive criteria (mandatory pages).
• Value: Estimated total contract value roughly $500 k for the full multi‑year term.