Title
Nuisance Abatement Services
Action
Action:
A. Approve contracts with the following companies for nuisance abatement services for an initial term of three years:
* Carolina Lawn Service,
* Dunlap Commercial and Residential Services, LLC,
* GDC Supplies, Equipment & Contracting LLC,
* GMB Enterprises,
* HRGC LLC,
* Lightning Fast Lawn Care,
* Maintenance One,
* Millennium CCF and DJF, LLC, and
* RCS Surface Restoration and Preservation, and
B. Authorize the City Manager to renew the contracts for up to two, one-year terms with possible price adjustments and to amend the contracts consistent with the purpose for which the contracts were approved.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Pamela Wideman, Housing and Neighborhood Services
Ben Krise, Housing and Neighborhood Services
Explanation
* Housing and Neighborhood Services' Code Enforcement Division hires contractors to abate nuisance violations when a property owner fails to comply after receiving a legal notice of violation.
* Nuisance abatement services may include:
* Mowing tall weeds and grass on vacant or occupied lots,
* Removing household items, automobile parts, construction-related debris, or yard waste left on a vacant or occupied lot,
* Boarding up vacant residential structures, and
* Removing graffiti.
* On November 2, 2018, the City issued a Request for Proposals (RFP); 10 responses were received.
* The companies selected best meet the City's needs in terms of qualifications, experience, cost, and responsiveness to RFP requirements.
* Multiple contracts are recommended to ensure adequate resources and coverage throughout the City.
* Annual expenditures for all contracts combined are estimated to be $400,000.
Charlotte Business INClusion
Eight of these contracts will be awarded to the following City-certified MWSBE firms:
* Carolina Lawn Service (WBE, SBE),
* GDC Supplies, Equipment & Contracting LLC (MBE, SBE),
* GMB Enterprises (SBE),
* HRGC LLC (WBE),
* Lightning Fast Lawn Care (MBE, SBE),
* Mai...
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