CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Bid 26-045, Landscape Maintenance, Mowing, and Herbicide Services, to Yellowstone Landscape, Groundworks Land Design and Ramiro Guzman Landscaping, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $1,808,240
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DEPARTMENT: Department of Public Works
SUBMITTED BY: Dan Randolph, P.E., Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
The Department of Public Works (DPW) is responsible for landscape maintenance, including mowing and herbicide application, at 175 City-owned sites totaling more than 500 acres. In addition to maintaining City-owned properties, the City has intergovernmental agreements with DuPage County and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to provide mowing services along certain state and county rights-of-way. Under the agreement with DuPage County, the City performs mowing services on county-owned properties and receives reimbursement from the county. Agreements with the State of Illinois do not include reimbursement for these services.
In February 2026, DPW issued Bid 26-045, Landscape Maintenance, Mowing, and Herbicide Services. Contractors are required to provide basic mowing and herbicide services required for medians, rights-ways and parking lots to higher level landscaping necessary for City buildings such as the Municipal Center. The contract was divided into several campuses and quadrants with a mowing schedule of up to 30 times per year, weather permitting.
City Campuses
This service area includes individual or grouped City-owned buildings, campuses, and operational sites, including but not limited to:
* Campus 1 - Central Business District (CBD), including the Municipal Center, 4th Avenue Commuter Station, and the Central Elevated Tank at 414 E. 5th Ave. These sites are located in the central portion of the City
* Campus 2 - Police Department / Lake walk / Electric Service Center (ESC) Campus, including the ESC Training Center
* Campus 3 - Springbrook Ca...
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