Grounds & Landscaping contracting in Ohio
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.
OhioOhio licenses certain trades at the state 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.
Ohio combines Wright-Patterson and DSCC with one of the largest civilian state buying programs in the Midwest. Aerospace, IT, and engineering services run deep here.
Aerospace research and logistics at Wright-Patterson, polymers and chemicals, automotive and steel, healthcare systems, and Great Lakes shipping through Cleveland and Toledo.
For grounds & landscaping specifically in Ohio, our model is direct: AXA South responds to the solicitation, holds the contract, and runs the program. Local crews and licensed trade partners in Ohio perform the work that requires their license or specialized credentials.
Wright-Patterson hosts the Air Force Research Laboratory and Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, so it is a research and acquisition buyer rather than a base-operations buyer. Defense Supply Center Columbus, part of DLA, is a national buying point for land and maritime weapon-system parts that happens to sit in Ohio.
State fiscal year ends June 30 on a biennial budget. DLA Columbus buys continuously against national demand signals rather than seasonal cycles. 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.
Ohio operates the EDGE program for disadvantaged businesses, an MBE set-aside program for certified minority businesses, and a veteran-friendly business enterprise preference.
Bidding DLA solicitations without reading the technical data and packaging requirements. Military packaging and marking specifications reject more DLA shipments than defective parts do.
Ohio Buys
https://procure.ohio.gov/
Operated by the Ohio Department of Administrative Services, Office of Procurement Services.
- · Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
- · Defense Supply Center Columbus
- · NASA Glenn Research Center
- · ODOT
- · Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
- · Ohio State University
Ohio prevailing wage applies to qualifying state public-works projects above thresholds.
Ohio licenses certain trades at the state level. Qualifying work is performed by appropriately licensed trades.
What this contract covers in Ohio.
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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 Ohio include Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Dayton.
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.