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AGENDA TITLEApprove Specifications and Authorize Advertisement for Bids for Maintenance of
Landscape Ares for 2004; and Adopt Resolution Authorizing City Manager to
Award OF Reject the Contract ($140,000)
MEETING DATE,- November 5, 2003
PREPARED BY: Public Works Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council approve specifications and authorize advertisement
for bids for Maintenance of Landscape Areas for 2004, and adopt a
resolution authorizing the City Manager to award or reject the contract.
BACK-kGROUND INFORMATION- This project provides for the contract maintenance of 71 landscaped
sites within the City and the White Slough Water Pollution Control
Facility, with the potential for an addition of up to five more sites,
currently under construction, during the next calendar year.
The Street Division of the Public Works Department has implemented contracting landscape
maintenance since 1979. The current contract expires December 31, 2003. In addition to the existing
contract expiring, the contract is being re -bid due to the numerous maintenance areas added dur ing the
past year.
The specifications are on file in the Public Works Department.
FUNDING-. The money for this project will be coming from the 2003104 OWating Budget
(10, 12, 16, 17, 18 and 21 accounts).
Project Estimate: $140,000
Budgeted: 2003104
Planned Bid Opening Date: November 18, 2003
Richard C. Prim Jr.
Public Works Director
Prepared 13y Curt ,furan, Arsistant Street Superintendent
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cc: JoO Harris, Purchasing Officer
George M. Bradley, Street Superintendent
Curt Juran, Agsislant Street Superintendent
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WHEREAS, this project provides for. the contract maintenance of 71 landscaped sites
within the City of Lodi and While Slough Water Pollution. Control Facility; and
WHEREAS, an.additional five sites that are currently under construction may be added
to this maintenance contract daring the n0t`calendar year; and
WHEREAS, the current contract expires December 31, 2003, and is being re -bid dire to
the numerous maintenance areas added during the past year.
NOW, THERE'F`ORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Dodi City Council does hereby approve
the plans .and s. cifications and authorize advertisement for bids for Maintenance of
Landscape Areas for 2004, and further authorizes the City Manager to award or refect the
contract up to $140,000.X
Dated -,.e
I hereby c reify that Resolution No. 2003200 was passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Lod! in a regular meeting hold November 5, 2003, by the fallowing vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - Beckman, Hansen, Howard, Land, and Mayor
Hitchcock
NOES:
COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
ABSENT:,
ABSTAIN -
COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
U.SAN,J. SLACIf ON
City Clerk