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Approval of Contracts for Grounds Maintenance (B)
Staff recommends award of a contract for grounds maintenance for the Utility facilities located within the 5th Avenue compound and the GRUCom central equipment building.
Explanation
Grounds maintenance is required at various GRU facilities for routine landscape maintenance, including service for lawn, shrub and plant bed maintenance, fertilization, mulching, pruning, weed control and other related services in accordance with each facility's maintenance requirements. This contract covers four Utility facilities located in the 5th Avenue compound, including the Administration building and the GRUCom central equipment building located in the 300 block of S.W. 5th Street.
Purchasing issued an Invitation to Bid for grounds maintenance at the 5th Avenue compound facilities, GRUCom central equipment building, Springhill Operations Center and System Control Center. The Invitation to Bid was sent to 12 prospective bidders with 9 companies attending a mandatory pre-bid meeting. Nine bids were received, including 3 no bids. E.W. Reshard, Inc. submitted the best evaluated bid for the GRUCom central equipment building and the facilities located within the 5th Avenue compound. A contract for grounds maintenance services for the Springhill Operations Center and System Control Center is being awarded to Sunshine State Lawn Service, Inc. under a separate contract and does not meet the threshold for City Commission approval.
Recommendations
The City Commission authorize the Interim General Manager, or her designee, to 1) execute a one year contract with E.W. Reshard, Inc. for grounds maintenance for the Utility facilities located within the 5th Avenue compound and the GRUCom central equipment building and 2) issue purchase orders to E. W. Reshard, Inc. for these services in the amount of $34,875.
Fiscal Note
Funds for these services have been included in the FY 2007 Utilities O&M budget.
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