Landscaping Timbers and Posts

Green purchasing guidance for landscaping timbers and posts, including fences, lawn and garden edging, lumber, picnic tables, and playground equipment.

Required specifications

The following have been identified as green specifications relevant to the good/services as minimum mandatory requirements. These would not be part of a scored exhibit. If you are using the Washington state procurement manual templates, the following should be inserted in the relevant document that describes the product or performance requirements.

  • Bidders shall offer, to the greatest extent practicable, landscaping timbers and posts that meet EPA’s Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines for Landscaping Products, which recommend:
    • Lawn and garden edging with at least 30% post-consumer recycled (PCR) rubber or plastics.
    • Landscaping timbers and posts with at least 25% PCR HDPE plastic, at least 50% PCR mixed plastics (alone or with sawdust) or at least 75% PCR plastic or fiberglass.
  • Products made of PVC (vinyl) and timbers that contain arsenic, pentachlorophenol or creosote wood preservatives are prohibited.

Preferred specifications

The following have been identified as green specifications relevant to the goods/services as preferred specifications to be scored. These would be part of your evaluation. If you are using the Washington state procurement manual templates, the following should be inserted in the relevant document that is used for evaluation.

  • State purchasing of recycled-content product. Recycled Content Purchasing Preference Policy (POL-DES-255-00) states, “In establishing environmental requirements and preferences for products that contain recycled materials, agencies shall reference the current U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (EPA CPGs) as the minimum standards for the state of Washington.”
    • Statutory Preference for Recycled Content Purchasing.  Pursuant to RCW 39.26.255, Enterprise Services is providing a bid preference in the amount of ten percent (10%) per product line item tested to any bidder that provides products that have exceeded one of the recommended content level percentages or the minimum product specification, as designated by the current EPA’s CPG standard. Bidders who seek to obtain the 10 percent (10%) bid preference in Exhibit C-Bid Price must identify the recycled content level of the product or indicate the product meets product specifications in Exhibit C – Bid Price.

Laws, rules, and executive orders

These laws, rules, and executive orders are the basis for these specifications: