TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Stephanie Katsouleas, Public Works Director
Keith Darling, Maintenance Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Resolution Approving Amendment No. 2 for a One-Year Extension with Merchants Landscape, Inc. for Citywide Landscaping Maintenance Services, for an Amount Not-to-Exceed $600,000 (Public Works Director Katsouleas).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 17-0096
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution approving an amendment to extend the terms of the Agreement with Merchants Landscaping, Inc. for one year, through June 30, 2018 for landscaping maintenance services (Attachment 1: Resolution; Attachment 2: Amendment; Attachment 3 Scope of Work; and Amendment 4 Master Pricing Sheet)
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
This amendment would approve the continuation of landscape maintenance services for one year for an annual operating budget of $600,000 (See Attachment 4: 2017/2018 Master Pricing Sheet). There are sufficient funds in the 2017-2018 budget Public Works operating budget for these services.
BACKGROUND:
The City has retained services from various contractors for landscape and irrigation maintenance services for over 30 years, with the most recent award going to Merchants seven years ago. Such services include, but are not limited to regularly scheduled mowing, power washing, fertilizing, weed abatement irrigation repair, sweeping and restroom maintenance at over 80 separate sites (see Attachment 3: Scope of Work). The annual scope of work for Merchants also includes the preparation of baseball diamonds and other athletic fields for daily use. Merchants Landscape, Inc. contract expired on June 30, 2017.
DISCUSSION:
Merchants has provided satisfactory service to the City during this contract term, and has shown great flexibility in scheduling and inclusion of duties not part of...
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