Virginia landscaping & grounds bids, week of October 14, 2026

11 open notices from 7 buyers: 2 close in the next two weeks, 8 close within 60 days, and 1 closes later.

The Virginia Department of Transportation has 4 of the 8 open notices, including mowing due Oct 26 and tree trimming due Nov 2. In our 2024 history, landscaping and grounds orders reached $429.8 million, up from $275.1 million, and 98 percent came from that one department. Two Richmond contracts end by Apr 22, 2027.

Open notices: 11
Close in two weeks: 2
Buyers: 7
Median days left: 20

Each dot is an open notice on its due date. The soonest are labelled; the table lists every notice.

Open this week

Work and buyer	Due	Days
Specialty Mowing with Mechanical EdgingVirginia Department of Transportation	Oct 26	12
Term Contract for grounds maintenance of 3 boat landings in Pittsylvania County , VirginiaVirginia Department of Wildlife Resources	Oct 28	14
Grounds KeepingVirginia Department of Transportation	Oct 30	16
State Forest Tree Planting 2027Department of Forestry	Nov 2	19
Route 301 Caroline Tree TrimmingVirginia Department of Transportation	Nov 2	19
Turf Management For Athletic FieldsFauquier County	Nov 3	20
Unplanned Tree Trimming & Brush RemovalVirginia Department of Transportation	Nov 5	22
Route 301 Caroline Median Tree ClearingVirginia Department of Transportation	Nov 5	22
Grounds Maintenance Services at Various Parks, Recreation, and Community Services (PRCS) SitesCounty of Loudoun	Nov 17	34
Grounds Maintenance Services at Various Parks, Recreation, & Community Svcs (PRCS) SitesCounty of Loudoun, Virginia	Nov 17	34
Landscape & Turf MaintenanceCity of Hampton	Jun 2	231

Who is buying

Open notices by level of government, from the buyer's name.

Just closed

Oct 13Planned tree removal services LynchburgVirginia Department of Transportation
Oct 13Airport Fence Line Tree RemovalCity of Danville
Oct 13Airport Fence Line Tree RemovalCity of Danville, Virginia

What Virginia has spent on this

Purchase orders for landscaping and grounds maintenance totalled $429.8 million in 2024, up 56% from 2023 ($275.1 million). Over the five years shown the yearly total ran from $104.9 million to $429.8 million.

Yearly order totals, newest data on the right. Purchase orders placed through the Commonwealth's e-procurement system by state agencies, colleges and universities, and the local governments that choose to use it (local use is voluntary, so local spending is understated). Calendar years by order date; order amounts, not payments. Published after each year ends, so the newest full year is the previous one. Source: Commonwealth of Virginia open procurement data, data.virginia.gov (Open Data Commons Attribution License).

By buyer in 2024: state agencies 98%, schools and universities 2%; the largest buyers were Virginia Department of Transportation ($420.2 million); George Mason University ($3.1 million); Old Dominion University ($1.9 million); June and April carry the largest share of the year's orders (39% across the years shown).

Contracts coming up for renewal

These contracts for this kind of work end within the next 12 months, soonest first. A contract that ends is often rebid or extended.

Dec 31, 2026Req 250004175 Ruppert Landscape Urban Forestry (ARPA) - Ruppert Landscape - South Richmond Gateway Beautification Project Walmsley & Richmond Highway and Walmsley and Belmont GROUNDS MAINTENANCE (NOT TREE TRIMMING) ($96 thousand)Public Works.
Apr 22, 2027IFB No. 260010843 / DPU / High Voltage Tree Trimming / 1 Year Initial Term with (2) Two Year Renewal Options. ($500 thousand)Public Utilities.

End dates are the buyers' own. Contracts of the City of Richmond with their effective dates, supplier and value. One city only; other Virginia localities are not in it. Source: City of Richmond, Virginia, Department of Procurement open data (data.richmondgov.com).

How to bid on notices like these

Read the whole notice first: the due date and time, how to submit, and whether a pre-bid meeting or site visit is required.
Check you qualify: registration with the buyer, licences, insurance, bonding, and any small-business or local preference.
Ask questions before the question deadline; the answers usually go to every bidder.
Price the whole scope and include every form the notice asks for. A missing form or signature can disqualify a bid.
Submit early. Portals slow down near a deadline, and late bids are normally rejected.

For landscaping & grounds: If you can, walk the grounds first: acreage, how often the work repeats, and any haul-away rules drive the price.