What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe Columbus Airport Commission seeks proposals for comprehensive landscaping services. Services include mowing, vegetation management, and trimming for approximately 300 acres of airfield and airport-owned properties.
Scope of work
- Clean-cut and rough-cut mowing across 300 acres
- String trimming, edging, and blowing
- Vegetation control on asphalt, pavement edges, parking areas, hangar taxilanes, and outfalls
- Limited tree and shrub trimming
- Fence-line clearing
- Mulching
- Herbicide and pesticide application
- Seasonal irrigation, planting, and ornamental landscaping when needed
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Firm Qualifications and Experience | 15 points |
| Key Personnel Qualifications and Experience | 10 points |
| Relevant Landscaping Experience | 15 points |
| Time Management / Equipment Capabilities / Planning | 25 points |
| Cost | 15 points |
| Workload | 10 points |
| References | 10 points |
Minimum qualifications
- Completion of a required escorted site review prior to submission
- Airport-approved badging and TSA-required vetting for restricted airside areas access
- Driver and Radio Practical Examination completion for movement-area access
- Applicable licensing for herbicide and pesticide use
- Legally required business, herbicide/pesticide, and equipment-operation licenses
Documents to include with your response
- Firm Description/Background including profile, contact, business history, subcontractors, signed cover letter, and addenda acknowledgment
- Organizational Chart
- Relevant Experience documentation
- Schedule, Equipment and Exhibit A Management Plan
- Monthly Pricing by Zone (Cost) Proposal Price Form
- Current Workload summary
- At least three (3) client references in Georgia or adjacent states
How to submit
- Method
- Sealed hard copy and digital copy
- Instructions
- Submit three (3) hard copies and one (1) digital copy on a thumb drive in a sealed envelope or box marked 'Airport Landscaping Services' to Columbus Airport Commission, Attn: Mr. Joshua Patton, 3250 West Britt David Rd., Columbus, GA 31909 by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, November 30, 2026.