MEMORANDUM
DATE: February 25, 2004
TO: Mike Wildgen
City Manager
FROM: Alan D. Landis
Purchasing Specialist
RE: Bid Tabulations
On Tuesday, February 24, 2004, the City of Lawrence opened bids for two districts for the 2004 mowing contract. The mowing areas for each district are listed below:
Park District #1 |
Approximate Mowing Frequency |
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South Iowa - various spots out to City Limit |
Mow every 15-17 days (14 mows per year) |
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Iowa - 19th to 21st along east side of road |
Mow every 15-17 days (14 mows per year) |
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Clinton Parkway - Iowa to Dam |
Mow every 15-17 days (14 mows per year) |
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Clinton Parkway drainage ditch south of Sport 2 Sport |
Mow every 15-17 days (14 mows per year) |
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Heatherwood Trail |
Mow every 15-17 days (14 mows per year) |
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Heatherwood lot – Clinton Parkway frontage rd & Heatherwood |
Mow every 15-17 days (14 mows per year) |
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Inverness from 23rd to 27h |
Mow every 15-17 days (14 mows per year) |
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Open space on south of Clinton Parkway east of Kasold |
Mow every 15-17 days (14 mows per year) |
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Kasold center island- 6th to 24th |
Mow every 15-17 days (14 mows per year) |
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Kasold south of Clinton Parkway on west side of wall |
Mow every 15-17 days (14 mows per year) |
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SLT Trail - Iowa to Dam (2 strips each side of trail) |
Mow every 15-17 days (14 mows per year) |
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West 15th - Iowa to Wakarusa |
Mow every 15-17 days (14 mows per year) |
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West 15th – sidewalk across street from Langston Hughes School & sidewalk west of Legends Drive |
Mow every 15-17 days (14 mows per year) |
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McGrew Trail |
Mow every 15-17 days (14 mows per year) |
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Indoor Aquatic Center |
Mow every 7 days (34 mows per year) |
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Downtown District |
Approximate Mowing Frequency |
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*Public Library/Senior Center/ Fire Station #1 (15,000 sq ft) |
Mow every 7 days (34 mows per year) |
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Carnegie Building (3000 sq ft) |
Mow every 7 days (34 mows per year) |
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New Hampshire Street Parking Strips |
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700 N. H (W) (3000 sq ft) |
Mow every 7 days (34 mows per year) |
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800 N. H. (*E&W) (6000 sq ft) |
Mow every 7 days (34 mows per year) |
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800 R.I. (W) (5000 sq ft) |
Mow every 7 days (34 mows per year) |
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900 N. H. (W) (5000 sg ft) |
Mow every 7 days (34 mows per year) |
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Vermont Parking Lot Strips |
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700 Vermont (E) (2700 sq ft) |
Mow every 7 days (34 mows per year) |
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900 Vermont (E) (2700 sq ft) |
Mow every 7 days (34 mows per year) |
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10th Vermont (W) (2700 sq ft) |
Mow every 7 days (34 mows per year) |
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Farmers Mkt. (E) (3400 sq ft) |
Mow every 7 days (34 mows per year) |
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Community Building &Parking Lot (4000 sq ft) |
Mow every 7 days (34 mows per year) |
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City Fuel Station (east side of building) (1500 sq ft) |
Mow every 7 days (34 mows per year) |
The bids came in as follows:
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Park District #1 |
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VENDOR |
BID |
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Master Lawns |
$15,500.88 |
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Crew Cut Lawn Care |
19,690.00 |
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Richard Nichols |
20,982.50 |
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Eddy Goetz |
22,700.00 |
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Smart Building Services |
22,746.00 |
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Harrell Mowing services |
25,196.00 |
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First Management |
25,580.00 |
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Cut-N-Edge |
44,560.00 |
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Dupree Landscape |
51,090.00 |
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Molawn Lawncare |
60,194.00 |
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Downtown District |
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VENDOR |
BID |
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Master Lawns |
$ 5,712.00 |
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Cut-N-Edge |
11,560.00 |
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Lawrence Landscape |
14,450.00 |
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Smart Building Services |
16,320.00 |
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Dupree Landscape |
18,190.00 |
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Elite Landscape |
18,360.00 |
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First Management |
19,380.00 |
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Molawn Lawncare |
22,780.00 |
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Parks And Recreation requested bids for the yearly mowing contracts for District #1 and the Downtown District.
Recommendation:
Award bid for mowing both districts to Master Lawns in the amount of $15,500.88 for district #1 and $5,712.00 for the downtown district totaling $21,212.88 (Special Recreation Fund).
cc: Dave Corliss Ray Samuel Frank Reeb Diane Trybom Mark Hecker Gary Hines
Bobbie Walthall Crystal Miles