CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Change Order #1 to Contract 20-087, Brush Collection Services, to Steve Piper and Sons, Inc., and Trees "R" Us, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $170,000 and a total award of $580,090 (Item 2 of 2)
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DEPARTMENT: Department of Public Works
SUBMITTED BY: Richard Dublinski, Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
The other related item on the City Council agenda is:
* 21-0949, Approve the award of Change Order #1 to Contract 21-040, Tree Removal and Stump Grinding, to D Ryan Tree and Landscape LLC for an amount not to exceed $127,000 and a total award of $279,500
As part of the City's annual Brush Collection Program, the Department of Public Works (DPW) collects branches in bulk placed along the curbside by residents each May. This program has been contracted in its entirety since 2017.
In April 2020, the City Council awarded Contract 20-087, Brush Collection Services to Steve Piper and Sons, Inc. and Trees "R" Us, Inc. to perform brush collection services. The work is performed by crews of up to three workers using a chipping device towed behind a truck with an enclosed chip box or grapple equipment capable of loading brush. The work performed under this contract includes all necessary equipment and personnel required to perform brush collection.
The term of the contract is May 1, 2020 through April 30, 2022, with four one-year options available.
DISCUSSION:
On June 20, 2021, a tornado touched down in Naperville causing severe damage to the area just south of 75th Street and Ranchview Drive. Immediately following the tornado, Steve Piper and Sons and Trees "R" Us assisted with the emergency storm damage clean-up of downed trees and brush in the roadways.
DPW also conducted a special brush collection for the area most affected by the tornado from June 28 to July 3, 2021. Generally, the special collection area included homes south of 75th Street between Plainfield-Naper...
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