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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 14 - Tree Maintenance Services MEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGER MEETING DATE: JULY 17, 2007 SUBJECT: AWARD OF AN ANNUAL CONTRACT FOR TREE MAINTENANCE SERVICES RECOMMENDATION: City Council to consider award of an annual contract to Preservation Tree services as primary contractor and to Northwest Services dba Horton Tree Service as secondary contractor to establish fixed annual pricing for tree maintenance services as listed on the attached bid tabulation. Annual expenditures will be limited to the budgeted amount for this service. FUNDING SOURCE: Funds will be limited to the budgeted amount for the following accounts: 1 00-44540-3 1 2-3 General Fund/Park Maintenance/Professional Services and 119-44540-312-9 General Fund/Lake-Parks/Professional Services BACKGROUND: Bids were taken in accordance with Local Government Code Chapter 252, Subchapter B, Section 252.021 (a) and Section 252.041 (a). The bid advertisement'was posted in the Fart Worth Star Telegram on June 14, 2007 and June 27, 2007. The bid was opened publicly on June 29, 2007. The purpose of this bid was to establish annual fixed pricing for tree maintenance services. This service will include removing of and all general tree maintenance services. Invitations to bid were issued to eight vendors with two vendors responding. Preservation Tree Services, Inc. was the lowest overall bid that met all of the bid specifications and requirements. To insure the availability of services during possible emergencies, Staff recommends an award be made to the low bid of Preservation Tree Services as primary contractor and to Northwest Services dba Horton Tree Service as secondary contractor for this service. CD July 11,2007(12:52PM) ¢. N O O U N II a (O QS N > 'O O m o � O t0 O � �n V 10 p F- m � a m Q. F _ C _. 'O:'a N W S•ma's; O. U S O O O O M O O O ~ m U7 y O t0 O O m tp O � Z c c# =Z'n a m a y,4. U W a m L m U C N �.•C ... O O 2 Z N .. �n :•c. E 6 a w o N o m- 75 O :E c c¢ W o m y-' '� m Z R !a Z cn >d Do�N ¢ > 3m 2 Z Z v Z 0 (n O O O N fV LL co o m n g a m d ^Q 3 O o oa o IN � o O L vX� c `o e' #cn Q m O m >>O N > a¢ ,, �.G >t j C a k a L•. w o O c r t u E m v >Z 0.LOL W© a n m N U ' S S 2 S S U M m: �•C O y, U m c' N ti O'. a 23 o a o m a o o m U c x U y U U N M m E U N N m i9 E E u U U O r-a m 0 m N n W m m v7 rn N X O C J m t�K N m o o o c m c ¢ N m 0 y c c E E E J w m 2 o Jm Oo H _ Z O :D