Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Finance and Management Director to modify and renew a contract for the Facilities Management Division with Winnscapes for landscape maintenance and snow removal. Ordinance No. 0372-2009, passed March 30, 2009, authorized the contract for landscape maintenance. The contract was bid with four renewal options. This legislation authorizes a modification of the first of four renewal options, as authorized by Ordinance No. 1933-2008, passed December 15, 2008, for the period of April 15, 2010 through April 16, 2011, so as to include landscaping. This ordinance also authorizes the second renewal for snow removal for the period of January 1, 2011 through December 21, 2011. This second renewal will be modified if approved by City Council, to include landscaping, upon passage of the 2011 General Fund budget.
Landscape activities include full service lawn mowing, edging, four rounds of lawn fertilizing, maintenance of all planting beds, pruning of all trees and shrubs, weeding of all planting beds, mulching, and, hydro-seeding when necessary, and spring clean-up. The contractor is responsible for removal of snow and salting at 2" or more. Removal of snow and salting must be completed by 6:00 a.m. at all locations. The contractor will remove snow and salt all black top and driveway parking areas.
Landscape maintenance and snow removal is performed at the I-71 Complex located at 757 Carolyn Avenue/750 Piedmont Road, the Health Department at 240 Parsons Avenue, the Police Academy at 1000 North Hague Avenue, the Strategic Response Bureau at 1120 Morse Road, the East Side Health Center at 1180 East Main Street, Police Sub-Stations located at 333 West Town Street, 1371 Cleveland Avenue, 960 East Main Street, 2500 Park Crescent and 248 East 11th Avenue, the Central Safety Building at 120 Marconi Boulevard, and the Police Lot at Marconi/Long Street.
Emergency action is requested so that landscape maintenance...
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