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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Kelvin Beene, Property Standards Manager
DATE: 3/26/2019
SUBJECT:
A Resolution the Acceptance of Bid Pricing from Contractors for Mowing Landscape Maintenance for City Owned Residential Lots.
PURPOSE:
To obtain City Council approval to accept bids for a two year contract with an optional one year extension from contractors for mowing and landscape maintenance for City Owned Residential Lots .
BACKGROUND:
There are a number of City Owned Residential Lots that the City is responsible for ongoing maintenance. Mowing landscape maintenance has previously been provided by private contractors. To maintain the high level of service of past years, contracting outside services is necessary to augment City crews.
DISCUSSION:
The City solicited an invitation to bid for "Mowing Landscape Maintenance" for City Owned Residential Lots (Bid 19-07) and received bids from 4 companies. After checking references and receiving favorable responses, the following contractor is being recommended.
Beary Landscape Management, Lockport IL
The Local Vendor Preference ordinance does apply to this project, however the local cost was greater than 4% of the lowest, responsible bidder.
2019
2020
2021
List A CENTRAL
$830
$869
$869
List B EAST
$400
$415
$415
List C WEST
$40
$42
$42
Grand Total
$1,270
$1,326
$1,326
Per moving cycle
Per moving cycle
Per mowing cycle
Beary Landscape Management, Lockport IL
The Division of Property Standards will be utilizing the Mowing Landscape Maintenance services of this contractor have appropriated monies for this expenditure in the following accounts: 101-1827-424.36.15. The total amount spent each year is weather dependent. The 2018 budget this account is $53,000 and last year's expense was $40,647. This funding is being split this year between this bid 19-07 and 19-08. The 2019 budget for these bids is $45,000, with an estimated cost of $33,020 for 2019 services of City Owned locations.
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