Agenda Item Wording:
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Award of L&L Contract - Authorize the City Manager to Award RFB 22-23-06 annual contract for Landscape Maintenance of Landscape and Lighting Districts within Quadrant E to JC's Land Management, Inc., not to exceed $72,453.22.
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Deadline for Action: 2/20/2024
Submitting Department: Community Services
Contact Name and Phone Number: Zach Huff, Acting Urban Forestry Supervisor 713-4295; zach.huff@visalia.city Alvin Dias, Parks and Facilities Manager 713-4564; alvin.dias@visalia.city Kelli Kincaid, Community Services Director 713-4042; kelli.kincaid@visalia.city
Department Recommendation:
It is recommended that the City Council authorize the award of an annual contract for landscape maintenance to JC's Land Management, Inc., of Kingsburg, CA, in the amount of $72,453.22 to include a ten percent contingency of $6,586.66, per specifications of RFB 22-23-06.
Background Discussion:
The previous Quadrant E landscape contract expired on April 30, 2022, and has been on a month-to-month basis with a temporary contractor, awaiting the award of a new formal landscape maintenance contract. Quadrant E is one of the final three Landscape and Lighting Quadrants of the several that were on temporary month-to-month contracts to be awarded through a formal Request for Bidders (RFB) process.
On January 4, 2024, and January 10, 2024, the City solicited bids by advertising in the Visalia Times Delta with the RFB posted on Bid-Net. The City also mailed RFB notices, inviting contractors to participate in this bid process.
On Tuesday, January 16, 2024, a pre-bid meeting was held in the City Council Chambers. During the pre-bid meeting, staff reviewed the bid specifications, reviewed the mandatory requirements imposed by the State of California Department of Industrial Relations and answered questions.
Staff received several questions from contractors where staff carefully reviewed and a...
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