CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Bid 22-038, Tree Planting, to The Fields on Canton Farm, Inc for an amount not to exceed $482,000, and for a one-year term
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DEPARTMENT: Department of Public Works
SUBMITTED BY: Richard Dublinski, Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
N/A
BACKGROUND:
The Department of Public Works (DPW) is responsible for the various parkway tree planting programs the City offers to its residents. For the past several years, these programs have included:
1. Parkway tree planting required by Landscape Ordinance (93-14) for new constructed homes,
2. A tree replacement program for parkway trees that have died, and
3. A replacement tree planting program for Ash trees that have been removed due to the Emerald Ash Borer, (CIP Project PA040)
In January 2021, DPW issued Bid 22-038, Tree Planting, for the planting of approximately 1,500 2"- 2.5" (predominantly), ball and burlap or container grown, parkway trees during the period between April 1, 2022 and November 30, 2022. This includes one spring planting between the dates of April 1, 2022 and May 30, 2022, and a fall planting between the dates of October 1, 2022 and November 30, 2022.
This contract is for the purchase and planting of trees. The prices quoted include the tree, delivery, planting, and a one-year warranty. The City inspects and selects the trees to be supplied at the nursery site prior to being planted. The warranty of the trees has proved to be valuable, as the City has replaced as many as 200 trees in one year under this warranty in the past.
On May 1, 2018, the City Council approved a 50/50 Cost Share program for replacement trees beginning with the fall 2018 planting program. On average, the City replaces approximately 800 trees per year. At the current pricing, this will generate $132,000 annually in revenue to offset costs.
DISCUSSION:
Advertisement Date:
01/14/2022
Notices Sent:
120
Opening Date:
02/01/2022
Planholders:
11
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