LA County Board

55. Landscape and Grounds Maintenance Services Contracts\nRecommendation: Find that the services can be more economically performed\nby an independent contractor; award and instruct the Chair to sign four\nservices contracts with Oakridge Landscape, Inc., for landscape and grounds\nmaintenance services at various County facilities, locations, special benefit\nassessment areas, and other areas within the Fifth Supervisorial District (5), for\na period of one year with five one-year and six month-to-month extension\noptions, for a maximum potential contract term of 78 months and maximum\npotential contract amount of $7,625,150 for Group A areas, $13,476,383 for\nGroup B areas, $11,217,402 for Group C areas, and $13,734,635 for Group D\nareas; find that the contract work is exempt from the California Environmental\nQuality Act; and authorize the Director of Public Works to take the following\nactions: (Department of Public Works) APPROVE\nRenew these contracts for each additional renewal option and extension\nperiod if, in the opinion of the Director, Oakridge Landscape, Inc., has\nsuccessfully performed during the previous contracts' periods, and the\nservices are still required, approve and execute amendments to\nincorporate necessary changes within the scope of work, and to suspend\nand/or terminate these contracts for convenience if it is in the best\ninterest of the County to do so;\nAnnually increase these contracts' amounts up to an additional 10% of\nthe annual contracts' amounts, which are included in the maximum\npotential contracts' amounts for unforeseen additional work within the\nscope of these contracts if required, and to adjust the annual contracts'\namounts for each option year over the terms of these contracts.\n(24-1624)