Airfield, Landside & Airport-Owned Property Landscaping Services

The Columbus Airport Commission (Commission) invites qualified firms to submit fixed-price proposals to provide comprehensive mowing, vegetation management, trimming, and associated landscaping services for approximately 300 acres of airfield, landside, and airport-owned properties. The selected contractor must maintain safe operations around aircraft, movement areas, navigational aids, infrastructure, drainage systems, and public facilities. Exhibit A, attached in full, is incorporated as the geographic and technical scope of work.

Contractor shall provide all supervision, labor, vehicles, mowing and trimming equipment, fuel, materials, disposal, and incidental services necessary to maintain all mapped areas in Exhibit A. Services include clean-cut and rough-cut mowing; string trimming; edging and blowing; vegetation control on asphalt, pavement edges, parking areas, hangar taxilanes, and outfalls; limited tree/shrub trimming, fence-line clearing, mulching, and other landscape work where expressly specified or authorized by the Commission. Herbicide/pesticide use requires applicable licensing and prior airport authorization. Irrigation, seasonal planting, and additional ornamental landscaping shall be performed seasonally, when needed, unless identified as recurring work in Exhibit A.

**Zone Schedule** (Exhibit A controls mapped limits)

• Movement Area (RSA/TSA): Clean-cut every 2 weeks; monthly minimum spraying and string trimming of listed pavement, outlots, and SWPPP outfalls.
• Zone 1 – Airside: Rough cut every 2–3 weeks in summer; one winter cut.
• Zone 2 – Airside: Rough cut flat areas every 2 weeks in summer; hills/slopes monthly; one winter cut.
• Zone 3 – Airside: Rough cut every 2 weeks in summer; one winter cut; exclude large tree stands.
• Zone 4 – Landside: Very steep hillside; rough cut quarterly.
• Zone 5 – Airside corporate: Semi-rough cut every 2 weeks.
• Zone 6 – Landside retention pond 1: Rough cut quarterly (4 times/year); City-maintained Armour Road ditch excluded.
• Zone 7 – Airside retention pond 2: Rough cut and clear quarterly (4 times/year); protect drainage headwalls.
• Zone 8 – Northwest hangars / FBO: Weekly clean-cut and manicured treatment of mapped airside/landside areas.
• Zone 8-1 – Southwest corporate hangars: Weekly clean-cut of mapped airside and landside edges.
• Zones 9 and 10 – Landside: Weekly clean-cut; Zone 10 adjacent to ARFF station.
• Zone 11 – Landside: Weekly clean-cut, trimming, tree trimming and fence cleaning along Armour Road Court to Gates 16 and 16C.
• Zone 12 – Landside: Weekly clean-cut.
• Zones 12-1 and 12-2 – Landside outlots: Clean-cut at least weekly.
• Zone 12-3 – Perimeter fence: Clear-cut/mulch/skid-steer six-foot interior and exterior fence perimeter; cut at least biweekly and spray monthly or as needed thereafter.

Submit three (3) hard copies and one (1) digital copy on a thumb drive, enclosed in a sealed envelope or box marked “Airport Landscaping Services,” received by **4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, November 30, 2026**, addressed to Columbus Airport Commission, Attn: Mr. Joshua Patton, 3250 West Britt David Rd., Columbus, GA 31909. A **required** escorted site review must be completed before submission.

Pre-proposal site visit: By appointment; November 9 – November 20 only; No weekends or holidays available.

The Selection Committee will evaluate responsive submissions using seven published weighted criteria: Firm Qualifications and Experience (15 points); Key Personnel Qualifications and Experience (10); Relevant Landscaping Experience (15); Time Management / Equipment Capabilities / Planning (25); Cost (15); Workload (10); References (10). Total: 100 points. Award is based on best value and Commission approval, not price alone.

Commercial general liability: minimum **$2,000,000** combined single limit per occurrence for bodily/personal injury and **$1,000,000** per occurrence for property damage. The Columbus Airport Commission shall be named as additional insured for liability arising from contractor operations.

Two-year (2) term from January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2028, with one optional one-year extension under the same terms and conditions.