AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT FOR DEVELOPED AND UNDEVELOPED RIGHT-OF-WAY LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE WITH BASIN TREE SERVICE & PEST CONTROL, INC., DOING BUSINESS AS UNITED RIGHT-OF-WAY (URW)
Staff Contact: Jack Friedline, Director, Public Works
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Purpose and Recommended Action
Recommendation
This is a request for City Council to authorize the City Manager to enter into an Agreement for Developed and Undeveloped Right-of-Way (ROW) Landscape Maintenance with Basin Tree Service & Pest Control, Inc., dba United Right-of-Way (URW), for landscape services in the City of Glendale south of Olive Avenue for an initial term of two years in an amount not to exceed $374,400 annually, and to authorize the City Manager to renew the agreement, at the City Manager's discretion, for an additional three years, in one year renewals, in an amount not to exceed $1,988,111 over the full five year term of the agreement, contingent upon Council Budget approval.
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Background
The City of Glendale is responsible for maintenance of many developed and undeveloped right of way sections in the city. These responsibilities include upkeep of the decomposed granite, shrubs, groundcover, trees, irrigation line repair and water supply, herbicide, insecticide, weed control, and litter.
The existing agreement for landscape services south of Olive Avenue, Contract No. C-7722 with Basin Tree Service & Pest Control, Inc., will expire on July 1, 2016.
A Request for Proposals (RFP) 16-37 for Landscape Maintenance Services was advertised on March 3, 2016. The RFP was for three geographic areas (north of Olive Avenue, south of Olive Avenue, and the Glendale Municipal Airport) and included the following evaluation criteria: Experience and Qualifications, Method of Approach, and Pricing Structure. Six proposals were received, with a team of city staff including Public Works and Materials Management qualifying and scoring the proposals, and United Right-of-Way was deemed to be...
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