CITY COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM

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Department:

Parks and Recreation

Commission Meeting Date:   March 6, 2018

Staff Contact:

Derek Rogers, Director Parks and Recreation

Mark Hecker, Assistant Director

Recommendations/Options/Action Requested:

 

Award Bid #B1803 – Mowing Contracts to Perfect Cut Lawn and Landscaping for $100,432.00 and Bishop Custom Mowing for $28,300.00 

 

Executive Summary:

 

Since 2012, the City of Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department has coordinate the bidding and management of contractual mowing services for City properties. The 2018 mowing season bids will include over 150 City-owned properties coordinated under one set of bid documents. Properties being bid are under the general management of the following department: Parks and Recreation, Utilities, Public Works, Police, Fire, and Code Enforcement. The properties have been divided by geographic location and frequency of mowing to create seven mowing districts. These districts were bid separately to allow smaller local mowing companies an opportunity to bid.

 

Five mowing contractors responded to the bid request (bid tab attached). Perfect Cut Lawn and Landscape provided the low bid for six of the seven districts, totaling $100,432.00. Bishop Custom Mowing provided the low bid for the remaining district with a bid of $28,300.00.

 

 

Strategic Plan Critical Success Factor

Effective Governance/Professional Administration

Core Services

 

Fiscal Impact (Amount/Source):

The total fiscal impact to the City will be $128,732.00. Each of the participating departments have funds budgeted in their 2018 operating budget to cover these contracts.

 

Attachments:

Mowing bid tabs

 

Reviewed By:

(for CMO use only)

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