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Council approves budget amendment to create vendor portal for grass-cutting on private properties

New Iberia City Council · September 3, 2025
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Summary

Council approved a budget amendment establishing a portal and prequalification process so licensed grass-cutting contractors can bid on city-initiated jobs to clear overgrown private lots, using a reverse-bid model and insurance requirements to manage liability.

The New Iberia City Council on Sept. 2 approved a special ordinance amending the budget to fund a grass-cutting program aimed at contracting prequalified private vendors to mow overgrown private properties that the city would otherwise abate.

Staff described a portal-based, reverse-bid process: public-works will post photos and brief descriptions of properties to be cut, prequalified contractors…

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