ATHLETIC FIELDS FOR CITIES & PARKS
World Sports renovates and maintains athletic fields for city and county parks departments. Many Florida agencies can buy through our competitively bid Hillsborough County contract instead of running their own solicitation.
WHAT WE DO FOR CITIES AND PARKS
Open to piggyback.
Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation awarded World Sports its Athletic Turf Installation, Mowing and Maintenance Services contract through a competitive Invitation to Bid: Contract 223305466 (ITB 24197), July 2023 through July 2028, following our 2019 to 2023 contract for the same program. Other public agencies can buy through it.
How to piggyback →- Field renovations
- Sod and sodding
- Baseball and softball infield clay work: laser leveling, lip repair, mound rebuild, base anchors
- Rough grading
- Mowing
- Lime and sulfur for soil pH
Lip repair, laser leveling of the skin, infield clay, mounds, home plates and batter’s boxes, and base anchors.
See clay services →Worn turf stripped, the field regraded and topsoiled to restore level and drainage, and Celebration bermudagrass sod laid for dense, durable cover.
Worn goal mouths, sidelines and infield edges re-sodded with bermudagrass to restore cover and footing, from a patch to a whole field. Bahia sod for surrounds.
Slit drainage for fields that stay wet after rain, installed with our own equipment and without rebuilding the field.
See drainage →Contract mowing across multi-field park systems.
See maintenance →Natural grass fields and complexes built from earthwork to grow-in.
See construction →HOW TO PIGGYBACK THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY CONTRACT
Piggybacking lets a public agency buy from a contract that another agency has already competitively bid, under the same terms, instead of issuing its own solicitation. Hillsborough County’s procurement procedures define it exactly that way.
PROVEN EXPERIENCE
Hillsborough County, Florida
Two consecutive competitively bid contracts for athletic turf installation, mowing and maintenance: 2019 to 2023 (Contract 219208674) and 2023 to 2028 (Contract 223305466). 160+ county fields.
Agencies that have bought through the Hillsborough County contract: City of Tampa (contract 24-P-00791) · City of Oldsmar · City of Plant City · Manatee County · Alachua County
AGENCIES WE WORK WITH
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Can my agency hire World Sports without running its own bid?
Many Florida agencies can. Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation awarded World Sports its Athletic Turf Installation, Mowing and Maintenance Services contract through a competitive Invitation to Bid: Contract 223305466 (ITB 24197), July 2023 through July 2028. Other public agencies can buy through it by piggybacking, instead of issuing their own solicitation.
How does piggybacking the Hillsborough County contract work?
Ask us for the contract documents: the Invitation to Bid and the award. Your purchasing office confirms that your procurement code allows piggybacking and that the scope matches your work. We walk your fields and quote the work under the contract's terms, and your agency issues its own purchase order or piggyback agreement referencing the Hillsborough County contract.
Which agencies have already bought through the contract?
The City of Tampa (contract 24-P-00791), the City of Oldsmar, the City of Plant City, Manatee County and Alachua County.
What work is covered under the contract?
Field renovations, sod and sodding, baseball and softball infield clay work (laser leveling, lip repair, mound rebuild and base anchors), rough grading, mowing, and lime and sulfur for soil pH.
What is your experience with parks departments?
Two consecutive competitively bid Hillsborough County contracts, 2019 to 2023 and 2023 to 2028, covering more than 160 county fields. Since 2024 we have worked on more than 35 park sites and more than 30 infield projects across Tampa Bay.
TALK TO OUR EXPERTS
Tell us how many fields you manage and which ones give you the most trouble. If you want to buy through the Hillsborough County contract, say so and we will send the documents.
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