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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Brian Witkowski, Professional Engineer II
DATE: 6/4/2024
SUBJECT:
Resolution to award a three year contract, with two optional one year extensions, to Semper Fi Land Services, Inc. in the amount of $98,266.00 per year for the Landscape Maintenance of Rain Gardens and Miscellaneous Storm BMP's project in Wards 1,2,3 and 4.
PURPOSE:
To maintain the rain gardens and other green infrastructure installed in 22 locations throughout the City in order to meet the requirements of the EPA mandated Combined Sewer Overflow Long Term Control Plan. This also provides marginal relief from nuisance flooding and is incorporating maintenance of native landscaping for Phillips Park.
BACKGROUND:
The City completed the EPA mandated Combined Sewer Overflow Long Term Control Plan in 2010. The Plan involves sewer separation, storage and treatment of wet weather flows, and green infrastructure in order to reduce the frequency and duration of combined sewer overflows. Rain gardens were installed at 17 intersections on the East Side of Aurora in 2012 with a $1.4 million Illinois Green Infrastructure Grant from the IEPA. The maintenance of these rain gardens, as well as bio-swales, native landscaping and bio-filtration basins in five other locations, has been performed for the City by a landscaping contractor since 2016. The 22 locations are illustrated on Exhibits A1-A6.
The Landscape Maintenance of Rain Gardens and Miscellaneous Storm BMPs project was publicly advertised for bids. Exhibit B is the project advertisement. The bids were received, opened, and read aloud on May 29th, 2024. The two acceptable bids are tabulated in Exhibit C. Exhibit D is a copy of the low bid from Semper Fi Land Services, Inc. 1275 Golfview Street Aurora, IL 60506
This project was subject to the Local Preference ordinance but did not impact the decision.
DISCUSSION:
The bid from Semper Fi Land Services was the lowest responsible bid, they are a local compa...
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