City Council

8. AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO THREE CONTRACTS FOR LANDSCAPE\nMAINTENANCE SERVICES; A CONTRACT WITH BRIGHTVIEW LANDSCAPE SERVICES INC., FOR\nAREA I FOR PARKS, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED\n$2,082,282; A CONTRACT WITH SANI GROUP, INC., DBA BMC LANDSCAPE\nMAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT FOR AREA II FOR THE WATER AND POWER DEPARTMENT -\nWATER DIVISION FOR AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $330,812; AND A CONTRACT WITH\nGREENTECH LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE INC., FOR AREA III FOR THE WATER AND POWER\nDEPARTMENT - POWER DIVISION FOR AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $192,500 (PRCS Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1) Find that the project in the agenda report is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Article 19, Class 1, Section 15301, Existing facilities,\nSubsection (h) which exempts maintenance of existing landscaping and that there are no features that\ndistinguish the project from others in the exempt class, and therefore, there are no unusual circumstances;\n(2) Authorize the City Manager to award contract to lowest and best bid dated November 21, 2024\nsubmitted by Brightview Landscape Maintenance Services, Inc. (Brightview) in response to the plans and\nspecifications for Landscape Maintenance, for Parks, Recreation and Community Services and authorize\nthe City Manager to enter into a six-year contract for a grand total amount not-to-exceed $2,082,282 which\nincludes the base contract amount of $1,892,982, and a contingency of $189,300 to provide for any\nnecessary change orders;\n(3) Authorize the City Manager to award contract to lowest and best bid dated November 21, 2024\nsubmitted by Sani Group Inc. DBA BMC Landscape Management (BMC Landscape) in response to the\nplans and specifications for Landscape Maintenance for the Water and Power Department - Water Division\nand authorize the City Manager to enter into a six-year contract for a grand total amount not-to-exceed\n$330,812 which includes the base contract amount of $300,738 and a contingency of $30,074 to provide for\nany necessary change orders; and\n(4) Authorize the City Manager to award contract to lowest and best bid dated November 21, 2024\nsubmitted by Greentech Landscape Inc. (Greentech) in response to the plans and specifications for\nLandscape Maintenance for the Water and Power Department - Power Division, and authorize the City\nManager to enter into a six-year contract for a grand total amount not-to-exceed $192,500, which includes the\nbase contract amount of $175,000 and a contingency of $17,500 to provide for any necessary change\norders.