Decisions › County Commission meeting of May 5, 2026
Approved a $115,000 contract with Earthscapes Unlimited, Inc. to paint and mark athletic fields at County parks.
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In plain words
A one-year contract with Earthscapes Unlimited, Inc. to paint and mark baseball, softball, soccer, football, and cricket fields at eight County park locations, with two optional two-year extensions.
What changes The County will use Earthscapes Unlimited, Inc. for athletic field painting and marking services under the new contract terms.
Who and the money The contract is with Earthscapes Unlimited, Inc. (Coleman, FL) for an estimated $115,000 expenditure within the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "The Office of Procurement Services, in coordination with the Office of Parks and Trails, issued Invitation to Bid 26-406 to select a qualified vendor for athletic field painting and marking services to replace expiring Contract 20- 0415."
Where eight various County park locations
Paid from Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
Backup in the packet: Bid Tabulation 26-406 (p. 220), 26-406 Earthscapes Unlimited (p. 220)
Written from the Board Action and the staff cover sheet, checked by script: every number appears in the record. Staff memo
From the record
Request from Parks and Trails to recommend approval: 1. Of Contract 26-406 with Earthscapes Unlimited, Inc. (Coleman, FL) to provide athletic field painting and marking services; and 2. To authorize the Office of Procurement Services to execute the agreement and all supporting documentation. The estimated fiscal impact is $115,000 (expenditure) and is within, and will not exceed, the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget. Annual expenditures shall at no time exceed the available Fiscal Year Budgeted funds.Clerk of Court, Board Action, May 5, 2026, page 2. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved a resolution declaring the Abbey Hill Court collapse a qualifying event and raised the emergency repair contract limit from $3,500,000 to $4,500,000.
- Next item: Approved a partial release of a conservation easement for a Central Florida Expressway Authority eminent domain case, costing $135.50.
- All 17 items from May 5, 2026
More on contracts and purchasing
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- Oct 27, 2026 Approved two on-call contracts for guardrail and handrail repair with C. Slagter Construction, Inc. and Southeast Highway Guardrail & Attenuators, LLC, costing $250,000.
- Oct 13, 2026 Approved a change to the shared contract for medical examiner services with five other counties and authorized the chairman to sign later edits.
- Oct 13, 2026 Approved a $482,547 annual Core Contract with the Lake County Department of Health for services from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027.
- Oct 13, 2026 Approved three contracts with Estep Construction, J & L General Services, and Pro Way Paving Systems for non-road paving services, costing $500,000.