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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - October 1, 1997 (57)a CITY OF LODI COUNCIL COMMUNICATION a' 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 JLR/GMB/dsg Attachment cc: Purchasing Officer Street Superintendent Tree Operations Supervisor APPROVED: H. Dixon Flynn -- C y Manager \1Pw_msclprime2\GROUP\SPECS' AND 3/19/96 sraa�rrna nnr.