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),
§ Maintenance One (MBE, SBE),
§ Millennium CCF and DJF, LLC (MBE, SBE), and
§ RCS Surface Restoration and Preservation (SBE)
Fiscal Note
Funding: Housing and Neighborhood Services Operating Budget