City Council

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