For City Council Meeting [August 13, 2019]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Rod Foster, City Administrator
FROM: Sean Grayson, Acting Public Works Director
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Request City Council to Approve a First Amendment to the Contract Services Agreement with Inland Empire Landscape, Inc., a California Corporation, in the Amount of $774,433 for Landscape and Grounds Maintenance Services for Landscape Maintenance District 1, Landscape Maintenance District 2, Medians and Parkways for Fiscal Year 2019/2020.
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BACKGROUND
The Public Works Department coordinates landscape and grounds maintenance of landscaping in street parkways, medians, Landscape Maintenance District (LMD) 1, LMD2, City parks, and at various City facilities.
Specifically, landscape and grounds maintenance services are required for the City's LMD1 and LMD2, which include various street parkways and medians. The scope of work for LMD1 consists of 20 acres of turf; 17 acres of ground cover; 3,700 trees; and 24 acres of hardscape totaling 61 acres of maintained landscape. LMD2 consists of 0.3 acres of turf; 13.5 acres of ground cover; 785 trees; and 8.5 acres of hardscape totaling 22.3 acres of maintained landscape.
The scope of work also includes landscape maintenance of 11 various areas of parkway and/or medians not included in the LMD1 and 2 areas, consisting of 18 acres of bike trail, and various other omitted parkways and medians.
On October 8, 2018, the City Council awarded a Contract Services Agreement ("CSA") to Inland Empire Landscape, Inc. for Landscape Maintenance Services on street medians and parkways (LMD1, LMD2, and Non-LMD). Pursuant to Section 3.4 of the CSA, the initial term was for eight (8) months commencing on November 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019, with four optional one (1) year extensions. The contract amount was $478,696.00.
A copy of the CSA between the City of Rialto and Inland Empire Landscape, Inc. is included as Attachment 1.
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