CITY OF GULFPORT
INVITATION TO BID
TREE PURCHASING AND INSTALLATION

Sealed bids will be received at the City of Gulfport, 2401 53rd Street South, Gulfport, Florida, 33707, in Pinellas County, until 10:00 A.M. on Monday, November 12, 2026, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read aloud in the City of Gulfport Council Chambers, for furnishing all necessary labor, materials, trees, equipment, watering, maintenance and incidental items for the City of Gulfport Tree Purchasing and Installation project. Sealed bids must be submitted on bid forms as provided, marked “Tree Purchasing and Installation — ITB #2026-06.”

Specifications and contract documents may be obtained from the office of the City Clerk, Theresa Carrico, CMC: 727.893.1012 or tcarrico@mygulfport.us. Questions regarding this bid should be directed in writing to Kendrix Anderson, Public Works Director, at (727) 893-1090. Sealed bids must be submitted on bid forms as provided (or exact copies thereof).

This is a single, one-time tree planting project with a not-to-exceed amount of Twenty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($20,000.00). Planting locations and final quantities will be designated by the City after award. No pre-bid meeting will be held.

Bids may be withdrawn prior to the date of opening, but no bid may be withdrawn for a period of ninety (90) days after the date of opening. Bids must conform to the specifications and instructions to bidders. Any deviation from the specifications must be shown.

The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids, to accept bids in any order or combination, to re-advertise, to accept the bid which is deemed in the best interest of the City, and to waive any informalities or technicalities on bids. The decision as to what constitutes a technicality shall rest solely with the City of Gulfport, Florida.

A person or affiliate who has been placed on the convicted vendor list following a conviction for a public entity crime may not submit a bid on a contract to provide any goods or services to a public entity, may not submit a bid on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work, may not submit bids on leases of real property to a public entity, may not be awarded or perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under a contract with any public entity, and may not transact business with any public entity in excess of the threshold amount provided in Section 287.017, for CATEGORY TWO for a period of 36 months from the date of being placed on the convicted vendor list, Section 287.133(2)(a), Florida Statutes.

Persons with disabilities requiring reasonable accommodation to participate in this proceeding / event should call (727) 893-1013 (voice/TDD), not later than seven days prior to the proceeding.

Theresa Carrico, City Clerk
10/18/2026 (108338h)