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AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR CITYWIDE LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SERVICES
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DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT/MAINTENANCE SERVICES DIVISION
PRESENTED BY: RAJA SETHURAMAN, PUBLIC SERVICES DIRECTOR
CONTACT INFORMATION: ROBERT RYAN, MAINTENANCE SERVICES MANAGER, (714) 327-7499
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends the City Council:
1. Approve the proposed Maintenance Services Agreement (MSA) with Brightview Landscape Services, Inc. for citywide parks and landscape maintenance services, in an amount not to exceed $2,364,061 annually, for an initial term of three (3) years with two (2) optional one-year extensions for a total of five years.
2. Approve a 10% contingency annually for irrigation and landscape repairs and other unforeseen costs and approval for Consumer Price Index (CPI) escalation and de-escalation.
3. Authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute the MSA and future amendments to the agreement within Council authorized limits with Brightview Landscape Services, Inc.
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BACKGROUND:
The City of Costa Mesa is responsible for the maintenance of over 226 acres of landscape within 29 parks, 5 sports fields, and 13 facilities as well as numerous parkways, bike trails and medians. On July 1, 2017, the City entered into a three (3) year agreement with two (2) additional one-year renewal periods with Marina View Landscape, now known as Brightview Landscape Services, Inc., to provide comprehensive parks and landscape maintenance services. The final one-year extension period ends on June 20, 2022.
The general scope of work includes complete turf maintenance, weeding and edging of ground cover, preventing and controlling weeds in turf, planters and hardscape, trimming of shrubs, the cleaning and maintenance of hardscape areas, litter collection and disposal, and other activities normally associated with maintenance of municipal parks, recreational facilities and landscaped areas.
As the maintenance service contract term...
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