Grounds & Landscaping contracting in Mississippi
Mowing routes, landscape care, irrigation, and tree work for federal installations, courthouses, parks, depots, and school campuses. We carry the contract; local crews and licensed arborists do the work.
No special license required to bid or hold the prime. No professional or trade license is required for AXA South to bid or hold the prime contract in this category. Any work that requires a state-issued trade, professional, or specialty license is performed by a properly licensed subcontractor in the project jurisdiction. AXA South does not self-perform licensed trade work and does not represent itself as a licensee of any trade or profession.
This categoryWe hold the prime contract. Pesticide and irrigation work is performed by personnel holding the appropriate state applicator and irrigation licenses.
MississippiMississippi requires a state contractor license for commercial projects of $50,000 or more and residential projects of $50,000 or more. AXA South partners with a Mississippi-licensed GC of record on qualifying projects.
AXA South is a contracting and program-management firm, not a licensed trade.
The market, honestly.
Mississippi is our home market. We are based here, we live the procurement calendar here, and we know the people running it. Keesler, the Naval Construction Battalion Center at Gulfport, Camp Shelby, Columbus AFB, and Stennis combine into one of the deepest federal demand bases in the Gulf South.
Shipbuilding at Pascagoula, rocket propulsion testing at Stennis, aerospace and unmanned systems, agriculture and forestry across the Delta and the Piney Woods, and gaming and hospitality on the coast.
For grounds & landscaping specifically in Mississippi, our model is direct: AXA South responds to the solicitation, holds the contract, and runs the program. Local crews and licensed trade partners in Mississippi perform the work that requires their license or specialized credentials.
Ingalls Shipbuilding and NASA Stennis anchor coastal federal demand, while Columbus AFB, Keesler AFB, and Camp Shelby drive training and sustainment requirements inland. The Office of Personal Service Contract Review and the Department of Finance and Administration set the state framework, and Mississippi's counties, municipalities, and school districts advertise a large share of work through local newspaper notice and MAGIC.
State fiscal year ends June 30. Local school district and county budgets follow the same date, which makes May and June the densest local bid period in the state. The federal fiscal year closes September 30, so August and September carry the heaviest volume of simplified-acquisition and micro-purchase activity at every installation in the state.
Mississippi maintains a Minority Business Enterprise certification through the Development Authority and applies a resident-contractor preference on state contracts. MDOT administers the federal DBE program.
Underreading the construction license threshold. Mississippi requires a state contractor's license for commercial projects at and above $50,000, and a bid without a licensed contractor of record named at submission is invalid, not curable after opening.
Mississippi MAGIC
https://www.dfa.ms.gov/dfa-offices/purchasing-travel-fleet/
Operated by the Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Purchasing, Travel and Fleet Management.
- · Naval Construction Battalion Center Gulfport
- · Keesler Air Force Base
- · Camp Shelby
- · Columbus Air Force Base
- · Stennis Space Center
- · MDOT
- · Mississippi Department of Human Services
- · Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL)
Mississippi does not have a state prevailing-wage law. Federal-funded work follows the Davis-Bacon Act.
Mississippi requires a state contractor license for commercial projects of $50,000 or more and residential projects of $50,000 or more. AXA South partners with a Mississippi-licensed GC of record on qualifying projects.
What this contract covers in Mississippi.
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Mowing, edging, and turf programs
Calendar-driven cutting routes with growth-regulator programs for high-visibility frontage and athletic surfaces.
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Irrigation install and repair
Backflow-tested install, controller programming, and seasonal blow-outs. Performed by licensed irrigators where state law requires.
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Tree, stump, and storm response
ISA-certified arborist work for hazard trees, plus on-call storm response for limbs down and access clearing.
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Pesticide and herbicide applications
Performed under the applicator license of the executing crew, with usage logs and SDS available on request.
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Seasonal color and landscape refresh
Annual bed turns, mulch installs, and shrub replacement on a published schedule.
We respond to solicitations and execute work statewide. Common delivery markets for grounds & landscaping in Mississippi include Jackson, Gulfport, Biloxi, Hattiesburg, Tupelo.
Can you cover multi-site mowing routes across a region?
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Yes. We build the route, contract the crews, and run the QC. For agencies with multiple sites in one state, we typically consolidate under a single task order with site-level invoicing.
Who carries the pesticide applicator license?
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The executing crew member who applies the chemical. We confirm license number and category before the first application and re-verify annually.
Do you handle VA national cemetery standards?
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Yes. Stone-trim, headstone safety, and ceremonial-day prep are covered in our standard cemetery scope, performed to NCA guidance.