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February 14, 2018, City Council Regular Meeting
Title
46. Motion to Renew Annual Contract for Grounds Maintenance for Greenwich Cemetery with Garcia Services, Inc. (Event No. 5275)
Strategic Priority
N/A
Description

Recommend approval to award an annual contract for grounds maintenance services from Garcia Services, LLC in the amount of $68,250.00. The contract will be used by the Cemeteries Division to maintain Greenwich Cemetery.This contact will allow existing resources to be re-allocated, thereby improving the efficiency of cemetery maintenance and presenting an annual cost savings.  This contract will provide grounds maintenance activities to Greenwich Cemetery on a bi-weekly basis. Greenwich Cemetery is located at 300 Greenwich Road. 

The apparent low bidder was not selected due to past performance issues. Section 1.7 of the terms and conditions states that the “City reserves the right to reject the bid of a bidder who has previously failed to perform properly or complete on time contracts of a similar nature…”

This contract was originally approved by Council on July 20, 2017. This is the first of four renewal options available. The contract term will be from February 14, 2018 through December 31, 2018. 

Recommendation

Approval 

Contact
Richard Gerbasi, Cemeteries Division
Financial Impact
$68,250.00 expenditure from the General Fund
Review Comments
Attachments
Grounds Maintenance Bid Tab.pdf
Grounds Maintenance Funding.pdf
Grounds Maintenance Purchasing Summary.pdf
Grounds Maintenance Scope.pdf
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