Title
Landscape Installation Services
Action
Action:
Approve contracts with the following companies for landscape installation services for a term of three years in amounts not to exceed:
- Roundtree Companies, LLC ($500,000), and
- New Beginning Landscape, LLC ($130,000).
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Mike Davis, Engineering and Property Management
Quin Hall, Engineering and Property Management
Tim Porter, Engineering and Property Management
Explanation
§ These contracts will provide continuous landscape installation services for City right-of-way and in coordination with TreesCharlotte plantings in schools and parks.
§ Services include, but are not limited to:
- Plant material installation in the right-of-way planting strip (between the curb and sidewalk), behind sidewalk, and in medians,
- Debris removal and disposal on specific projects where tree replacement is occurring, and
- Mulching and clean up.
§ On July 9, 2018, the City issued a Request for Proposals (RFP); seven proposals were received.
§ These firms best meet the City’s needs in terms of qualifications, experience, cost, and responsiveness to RFP requirements.
§ Estimated contract expenditures for all contracts are $630,000 over the three year term.
§ Tree planting service supports focus areas and initiatives outlined in City Council’s Urban Forest Master Plan, adopted September 25, 2017.
Charlotte Business INClusion
No subcontracting goals were established because there are no subcontracting opportunities (Part C: Section 2.1(a) of the Charlotte Business INClusion Policy). Two contracts will be awarded to the following certified firms, resulting in $630,000 (100.00%) total MSBE utilization:
§ Roundtree Companies, LLC (SBE) ($500,000)
§ New Beginnings Landscape, LLC (MSBE) ($130,000)
Fiscal Note
Funding: General Community Investment Plan