Title
CATS Blue Line Extension Landscape Maintenance Service Contracts
Action
Action:
Approve landscaping maintenance contracts with Champion Landscapes Inc. for CATS Blue Line Extension North and South contracts for a three-year term.
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Staff Resource(s):
Mike Davis, Engineering and Property Management
Quin Hall, Engineering and Property Management
Explanation
* The CATS Blue Line Extension North and South landscape maintenance contracts will provide continuous landscape maintenance services for City-owned facilities and properties along the Blue Line Extension.
* Work will include grounds maintenance, turf maintenance, shrub maintenance, groundcover maintenance, perennial maintenance, trash and debris removal, storm debris pickup, irrigation maintenance/repair/operation, snow and ice removal, tree maintenance and mulching, pesticide, and herbicide application.
* The CATS Blue Line Extension North contract will total $533,715, and it includes five station
platform areas, two parking decks, four linear miles of planted medians including Tom Hunter Station, University City Boulevard Station, University City Boulevard Parking Deck, McCullough Station, JW Clay Parking Deck and Station, UNCC Campus Station and North Tryon Medians from Old Concord Road to JW Clay Station (located in Council District 4).
* The CATS Blue Line Extension South contract will total $394,680, and it includes six station
platform areas, one parking deck, one park and ride lot, one rail maintenance facility including Old Concord Road Park and Ride, Sugar Creek Station and Parking Deck, 36th Street Station, 25th Street Station, North Yard Maintenance Facility, Parkwood Station and 9th Street Station (located in Council District 1).
* On December 19, 2017, a Request for Proposals was advertised; four proposals were received from interested service providers.
* Champion Landscapes Inc. best meets the City's needs in terms of qualifications, experience, cost and responsiveness to RFP ...
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