Grounds & Landscaping contracting in New Hampshire
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.
New HampshireNew Hampshire licenses construction at the trade level. Qualifying work is performed by appropriately licensed trades.
AXA South is a contracting and program-management firm, not a licensed trade.
The market, honestly.
New Hampshire pulls federal demand from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and Pease. State civilian spending out of Concord rounds out a small but stable buying base.
Precision manufacturing, defense electronics, submarine overhaul work tied to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, and a tourism and outdoor-recreation economy in the north.
For grounds & landscaping specifically in New Hampshire, our model is direct: AXA South responds to the solicitation, holds the contract, and runs the program. Local crews and licensed trade partners in New Hampshire perform the work that requires their license or specialized credentials.
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard performs submarine overhauls on multi-year availabilities, which makes it a milestone-driven subcontract and supply market. State purchasing under the Department of Administrative Services is compact and centralized.
State fiscal year ends June 30. Shipyard availability schedules, not the fiscal year, set the rhythm for the state's largest federal work. 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.
New Hampshire does not operate a state minority set-aside program. NHDOT administers the federal DBE program, and federal socioeconomic categories apply on federally funded contracts.
Approaching the shipyard as a prime market. Most accessible work there flows through established overhaul contractors, and supplier qualification precedes any quote.
NH Vendor Registration
https://das.nh.gov/purchasing/
Operated by the New Hampshire Department of Administrative Services, Procurement and Property.
- · Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (shared with ME)
- · Pease Air National Guard Base
- · NHDOT
- · NH Department of Health and Human Services
No state Little Davis-Bacon. Federal-funded work follows the Davis-Bacon Act.
New Hampshire licenses construction at the trade level. Qualifying work is performed by appropriately licensed trades.
What this contract covers in New Hampshire.
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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 New Hampshire include Manchester, Concord.
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.