Title
Airport Landscape Services Contract
Action
Action:
A. Approve contracts with the following companies for landscape services for an initial term of three years:
* Brightview Landscape Services
* Leisure Time Lawn Care, LP (SBE) and
B. Authorize the City Manager to renew the contracts for up to two, one-year terms and to amend the contracts consistent with the purpose for which the contracts were approved.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Haley Gentry, Aviation
Jack Christine, Aviation
Explanation
* These contracts allow the Airport to maintain a clean and effective outer roadway system and provide a safer and more aesthetic environment for clients and employees.
* The contracts will cover landscaping maintenance services for Airport Zones 1 and 2 which includes areas such as facilities, roadways, field and drainage areas, turf, shrubs, ground cover and trees, mulching, fall over seeding, bedding areas, annual color, and trash control.
* On January 9, 2023, the city issued a Request for Proposals (RFP); four responses were received.
* Brightview Landscape Services and Leisure Time Lawn Care, LP best meet the city's needs in terms of qualifications, experience, cost, and responsiveness to RFP requirements.
* Estimated annual expenditures for the initial three-year term are $5,374,220:
* Brightview Landscape Services was awarded zone 1 with initial term expenditures estimated at $4,069,320
* Leisure Time Lawn Care LP, was awarded zone 2 with initial term expenditures estimated at $1,304,900
Charlotte Business INClusion
Leisure Time Lawn Care, LP is a city certified SBE
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 (...
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