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Report regarding a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute amendments to the landscape maintenance services agreements for citywide right-of-way and Common Greens landscape maintenance services. (Greg Mediati, Director of Parks and Recreation).
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the execution of the first amendment to the landscape maintenance services agreements with Frank and Grossman Landscape Contractors, Inc. of Hayward, California for citywide right-of-way landscape maintenance services for an additional $278,760 (for a new total not-to-exceed contract amount of $894,824.00), and to Gothic Landscaping of San Jose, California for Common Greens landscape maintenance services for an additional $375,187 (for a new total not-to-exceed contract amount of $1,167,603.13), and for an additional twelve-month term on both contracts.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The City of South San Francisco ("City") currently contracts out for certain specialized landscape maintenance services throughout the city. These specialized contracted services are necessary to keep up with the extensive and varied landscape maintenance responsibilities of the City in order to maintain the City's safety and aesthetic objectives.
The current landscape maintenance contracts are split by areas of services, one encompassing right-of-way (ROW) areas consisting of medians, roadway shoulders, hook ramps, green spots, and trails, and the other contract encompassing Common Greens areas, which consist of landscaped areas located between homes in various neighborhoods throughout the city. These maintenance agreements were entered into in July of 2021 for a duration of two fiscal years with an option of extending the agreements three times for an additional fiscal year each occurrence.
After reviewing the performance as well as identifying additional scope, staff has negotiated renewal rates with both contra...
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