Canal Cleaning and Maintenance Service

The government authority in Tallahassee, Florida, seeks a vendor to provide canal cleaning and maintenance services. The buyer requires canal cleaning during calm or static water conditions, which involves clearing and removing trees, shrubs, submersed plants, floating plants, emergent vegetation, algae, submerged logs, and silted organic debris. The vendor must clear canal right-of-way vegetation by mulching all trees and woody vegetation to within one inch or less from ground level along canal banks. This mulching must establish a continuous vehicle travel corridor measuring at least 12 feet vertically and 12 feet horizontally from the top edge of the canal bank. Additionally, the vendor must chemically spray aquatic vegetation, targeting exotic, invasive, and nuisance species on canal banks and within the canal using herbicides matched to specific weed types. The buyer limits eligibility to onshore US organizations and requires onsite work performance. Interested vendors must attend a mandatory pre-bid conference on September 29, 2026, and submit all questions by October 2, 2026. The buyer seeks proposals for the budget.