Title
Landscape Maintenance of Various City Owned Properties (B)
Explanation
Every Fiscal Year, with guidance from the Procurement Office, the GCRA issues an Invitation to Bid (ITB) for landscape service providers to submit bids for the landscape maintenance of various City owned properties.
The City received three bid responses from Proficient Pool and Lawn Service dba Outdoor Living, Jasper Sherman dba Big Sherm Lawn Service, and T&N Lawn Masters.
As part of the review process, staff considered the Article X, Sec. 2-620. - Finding of Facts, and Sec. 2-622. - Local preference in purchasing and contracting of the City of Gainesville Code of Ordinance. Of the three participants, Big Sherm Lawn Service is the only business located within the corporate city limits of Gainesville, which based on the 5% showed a cost differential of $5,051.50. Resulting in a $4,521.50 lower than Proficient Pool and Lawn Service, Inc.
Fiscal Note
The total cost associated with this contract will not exceed $101,030.00, and will be funded from Fund 1132, GG_Gainesville Community Reinvestment Area: Gainesville Community, Contractual Services, 98836 Grounds Maintenance.
Strategic Connection
Goal 4: Resilient Local Economy
Recommendation
The City Commission awards the landscape maintenance contract to Jasper Sherman, dba Big Sherm Lawn Service in an amount not to exceed $101,030.00.