Grounds & Landscaping contracting in Nebraska
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.
NebraskaNebraska requires contractor registration. Qualifying work is performed by a registered contractor of record.
AXA South is a contracting and program-management firm, not a licensed trade.
The market, honestly.
Nebraska is anchored by Offutt AFB and US Strategic Command outside Omaha. State spending out of Lincoln rounds out a focused mid-size market.
Agriculture and beef processing, rail, insurance, and Offutt AFB as home to U.S. Strategic Command.
For grounds & landscaping specifically in Nebraska, our model is direct: AXA South responds to the solicitation, holds the contract, and runs the program. Local crews and licensed trade partners in Nebraska perform the work that requires their license or specialized credentials.
STRATCOM at Offutt drives secure IT, facilities, and mission-support requirements with clearance implications. Nebraska's Materiel Division runs state contracts, and the state's roads and agriculture departments buy heavily seasonal equipment and materials.
State fiscal year ends June 30. Nebraska's biennial budget means significant capital items are funded in alternating years. 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.
Nebraska has no statewide minority set-aside for general procurement, though it offers a resident-bidder reciprocal preference. NDOT administers the federal DBE program.
Bidding Offutt work without confirming facility clearance and personnel screening requirements up front. Clearance timelines routinely exceed the performance start date on unprepared bids.
Nebraska eBid
https://das.nebraska.gov/materiel/purchasing.html
Operated by the Nebraska Materiel Division, State Purchasing.
- · Offutt Air Force Base
- · Nebraska DOT
- · Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
No state Little Davis-Bacon. Federal-funded work follows the Davis-Bacon Act.
Nebraska requires contractor registration. Qualifying work is performed by a registered contractor of record.
What this contract covers in Nebraska.
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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 Nebraska include Omaha, Lincoln.
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.