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CITY OF LODI COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
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AGENDA TITLE: Authorize Readvertising for Bids for Maintenance of Landscape Areas for Fiscal
Year 1997/98
MEETING DATE: October 1, 1997
PREPARED BY: Public Works Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council authorize readvertising for bids for the above
project.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: This project provides for the contract maintenance of 49 landscaped
areas within the City and the White Slough Water Pollution Control
Facility. The attached council communication (Exhibit A) gives an
overview of the landscape maintenance contract.
On May 21, 1997, the Council approved specifications and advertising for bids. The contract was bid and
awarded to Bains Gardening and Landscaping. The contractor has failed to fulfill the terms of the
contract, and there were no other conforming bids. It is now necessary to rebid this contract. The term of
the contract will still run through June 30, 1998.
Starr also requests authorization to hire a qualified contractor of the City's choice on an interim t;as:s to fill
in for the period from termination of contract through award of the new landscape maintenance contract.
FUNDING: The money for this project will be coming from the proposed 1997/98 Operating Budget
(10, 16, 17, 18 and 21 accounts).
Project Estimate: $32,030
Budgeted: 1997/98 fiscal year
Planned Bid Opening Date: October 16, 1997
L. Ronsko
c Works Director
Prepared by George M. Bradley, Street
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Attachment
cc: Purchasing Officer
Street Superintendent
Tree Operations Supervisor
APPROVED:
H. Dixon Flynn -- C y Manager
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