REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
October 2, 2014
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
THROUGH: SCOTT W. KRAUTER, PE, Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Street Maintenance Division
BY: AARON A. AGUIRRE, Public Works Manager
Public Works Department, Street Maintenance Division
SUBJECT
Title
Approve a Requirements Contract with Elite Maintenance and Tree Service, Inc. in the amount of $585,162 to provide monthly landscape maintenance service in selected Community Facility Districts and Landscape and Lighting Maintenance Districts
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends an approval of a Requirements Contract with Elite Maintenance and Tree Service, Inc. ("EMTS") of Fresno, CA in the amount of $585,162 to maintain existing Community Facility Districts ("CFD") and Landscape and Lighting Maintenance Districts ("LLMD") landscapes in selected areas throughout the City of Fresno ("City").
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City solicited proposals for professional landscape maintenance services covering the CFD and LLMD landscapes located in selected areas of northeast, northwest and southwest Fresno. The scope of work consists of maintaining approximately 5,780,439 square feet of existing, mature landscaped buffers that are currently managed by a combination of City crews and a contracted vendor. This contract shall be in effect for five (5) years from the date of the Notice to Proceed and may be extended, at the City's sole discretion, for three (3) one-year increments.
Currently the CFD landscapes are maintained every 60 days and the LLMD landscapes are maintained every 120 days. With this new contract, all landscapes will receive an increased level of service by reducing the targeted cycle times in half to 30 days for CFD's and 60 days for LLMD's.
BACKGROUND
The landscape maintenance contract provides for routine maintenance in various CFD and LLMD landscapes located within designated areas of northeast, no...
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