DATE:
November 18, 2025
08
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
GENERAL SERVICES - AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE AND AWARD FIVE CONTRACTS FOR LANDSCAPING SERVICES AT VARIOUS COUNTY FACILITIES (DISTRICTS: ALL)
Body
OVERVIEW
The County of San Diego (County) provides landscaping services at over 75 County facilities. These services maintain our facilities in a safe, visually aesthetic, and orderly condition for the benefit of our County staff and the public. The current landscaping service contracts expire on March 31, 2026.
Five new contracts are needed to ensure service is not interrupted. The scope of these contracts will include all County landscaping services, including airport sites previously managed by the Department of Public Works, into a single procurement managed by the Department of General Services. A contract will be awarded for each facility operating region, including North, North Inland, Central, South, and East.
Today's action requests the San Diego County Board of Supervisors to authorize the Director of the Department of Purchasing and Contracting to advertise and award five contracts for landscaping services. These contracts will align with Board Policy B-74 contracting standards and ensure consistency under a unified scope of services.
If approved, the five new contracts are expected to be awarded by March 2026.
RECOMMENDATION(S)
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
1. Find that the proposed action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Article 5, section 15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines because it is not a project as defined by section 15378.
2. In accordance with Board Policy A-87, authorize the Director of the Department of Purchasing and Contracting to issue a Competitive Negotiated Procurement for landscaping services, and upon successful negotiations and determination of a fair and reasonable price, award five contracts, one for each county facility operating region, for an initial ter...
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