Title
Landscape Maintenance Services for CATS
Action
Action:
A. Approve a contract with Champion Landscapes Inc. for landscaping and maintenance services for the CATS South Corridor Light Rail Transit South for an initial term of three years, and
B. Authorize the City Manager to renew the contract for up to two, one-year terms with possible price adjustments and to amend the contract consistent with the purpose for which the contract was approved.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Phil Reiger, General Services
David Wolfe, General Services
John Lewis, Jr., CATS
Explanation
* This contract will include continuous landscape maintenance services for City-owned facilities and properties (park and ride lots, parking decks, and surface lots) along the CATS South Corridor Light Rail Transit South from Scaleybark Road to I-485/South Boulevard in Council Districts 1, 3, and 6.
* 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, and pesticide and herbicide application.
* On December 10, 2021, the City issued a Request for Proposals (RFP); two responses were received.
* Champion Landscapes Inc. best meets the City's needs in terms of qualifications, experience, cost, and responsiveness to RFP requirements.
* Annual expenditures are estimated to be $190,555.
Charlotte Business INClusion
Per Charlotte Business INClusion Policy: Part C: Section 2.1(a) The City shall not establish Subcontracting Goals for Contracts where (a) there are no subcontracting opportunities identified for the Contract; or (b) there are no MWBEs or SBEs certified to perform the scopes of work that the City regards as realistic opportunities for subcontracting.
These contracts meet the provisions of (a) - No subcontracting opportunities.
Fiscal Note
Funding: CATS Operating Budget
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