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Report regarding a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute Fourth Amendments to the Services Agreements with Frank and Grossman Landscape Contractors, Inc. and with Gothic Landscaping, beginning July 1, 2026. (Joshua Richardson, Parks Division Manager)
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RECOMMENDATION
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It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute Fourth Amendments to the Services Agreements with Frank and Grossman Landscape Contractors, Inc. of Hayward, California for citywide right-of-way landscape maintenance services and with Gothic Landscaping of San Jose, California for Common Greens landscape maintenance services, extending the term of each agreement through July 31, 2026. It is further recommended that the City Council authorize the City Manager or authorized designee to extend the agreements for up to two additional one-month terms, if necessary, to allow sufficient time to complete the competitive procurement process and award replacement agreements.
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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 required to maintain the City's safety and aesthetic objectives.
The current landscape maintenance contracts are split by service area, with one contract 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 originally entered into in July 2021 for a duration of two fiscal years with options to extend the agreements for additional terms.
This year, in order to competitively procure future landsc...
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