LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION MAINTENANCE SERVICES
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
MIRADAMIRADA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
Pasco County, Florida

Notice is hereby given that the Mirada Community Development District (“District”) will accept proposals from qualified firms (“Proposers”) interested in providing landscape and irrigation maintenance services, all as more specifically set forth in the Project Manual. The Project Manual, including among other materials, contract documents, project scope and any technical specifications, will be available for public inspection and may be obtained by sending an email to Matt Azriel at mazriel@gms-tampa.com and Clayton Smith at csmith@gmscfl.com. In order to submit a proposal, each Proposer must (1) be authorized to do business in Florida, and hold all required state and federal licenses in good standing; and (2) have at least five (5) years of experience with landscape and irrigation maintenance projects. The District reserves the right in its sole discretion to make changes to the Project Manual up until the time of the proposal opening, and to provide notice of such changes only to those Proposers who have attended the pre-proposal meeting.
There will be a mandatory pre-bid proposal conference on November 24th, 2025, at 10:30am. This meeting will be held virtually. Prospective Proposers interested in attending the pre-bid meeting should reach out to Matt Azriel at mazriel@gms- tampa.com and Clayton Smith at csmith@gmscfl.com to receive the virtual attendance information.
Firms desiring to provide services for this project must submit one (1) written proposal AND a PDF file on a flash-drive no later than December 19th, 2025 at 11:00am (EST) at 4530 Eagle Falls Place, Tampa, Florida 33619, Attention: Jason Greenwood. Additionally, as further described in the Project Manual, each Proposer shall supply a proposal bond or cashier’s check in the amount of $5,000 with its proposal. Proposals shall be submitted in a sealed package that shall bear “RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (Mirada Community Development District – Landscape & Irrigation Maintenance) ENCLOSED” on the face of it. Proposals received after the time and date stipulated above may be returned un-opened to the Proposer. Any proposal not completed as specified or missing the required proposal documents may be disqualified.
The District staff will conduct a public meeting to publicly open the proposals on December 19th, 2025 at 11:01am. (EST) at 4530 Eagle Falls Place, Tampa, Florida 33619. No official action of the District’s Board will be taken at this meeting, and it is held for the limited purpose of opening the RFP responses. The meeting is open to the public and will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida law. This meeting may be continued to a date, time, and place to be specified on the record at the meeting. Any person requiring special accommodations at this meeting because of a disability or physical impairment should contact the District Office at (813) 344-4844 at least five (5) calendar days prior to the meeting. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1, or 1-800-955-8771 (TTY) / 1-800-955-8870 (Voice), for aid in contacting the District.
The submitted proposals will be reviewed by the District’s Board of Supervisors (the “Board”) at a public meeting to be held on January 6th, 2025 at 6:00pm. at Wiregrass 2 Clubhouse, 32711 Windelstraw Drive, Wesley Chapel, FL 33545. Proposers are required to attend the meeting of the District’s Board.
Any protest regarding the Project Manual, including but not limited to protests relating to the proposal notice, the proposal instructions, the proposal forms, the contract form, the scope of work, the maintenance map, the specifications, the evaluation criteria, the evaluation process, or any other issues or items relating to the Project Manual, must be filed in writing, within seventy- two (72) hours after issuance of the Project Manual. The formal protest setting forth with particularity the facts and law upon which the protest is based shall be filed within seven (7) calendar days after the initial notice of protest was filed. Failure to timely file a notice of protest or failure to timely file a formal written protest shall constitute a waiver of any right to object or protest with respect to aforesaid plans, specifications or contract documents. Additional information and requirements regarding protests are set forth in the Project Manual and the District’s Rules of Procedure, which are available from the District Manager, 4530 Eagle Falls Place, Tampa, Florida 33619, Attention: Jason Greenwood, (813) 344-4844.
Rankings will be made based on the Evaluation Criteria contained within the Project Manual. Price will be one factor used in determining the proposal that is in the best interest of the District, but the District explicitly reserves the right to make such award to other than the lowest price proposal. The District has the right to reject any and all proposals and waive any technical errors, informalities or irregularities if it determines in its discretion it is in the best interest of the District to do so. Any and all questions relative to this project shall be directed in writing by e-mail only to Matt Azriel at mazriel@gms-tampa.com and Clayton Smith at csmith@gmscfl.com,.
Mirada Community Development District
Jason Greenwood, District Manager
November 19, 2025 65426