Submitted By
John P. Wielebnicki, Director of Public Works
Reviewed By
LKS
Agenda Item Title
Title
A Resolution Approving the Renewal of the Independent Contractor Agreement with McAdam Landscaping, Incorporated for the 2018 Business District Landscape Maintenance Program in an Amount not to Exceed $80,000.00 and Authorizing its Execution
End
Overview
Overview
In January of 2017 Village staff requested bids for three separate landscaping contracts under a "Comprehensive Landscaping Bid". McAdam Landscaping, Inc. of Forest Park, IL was identified as low responsive bidder for one of the contracts, the Business District Landscape Maintenance Program. The Village entered into an Independent Contractor Agreement with McAdam Landscaping in 2017 and it is proposed to exercise the first of the two possible renewals.
Body
Staff Recommendation
Approve the Resolution.
Fiscal Impact
For this work, the FY 2018 budget provides a total of $160,000.00 for 1) Business District landscape maintenance and 2) the installation of plants and their maintenance in above ground movable container landscape planters and in the General Fund, General Contractuals account no. 1001-43800-742-530660.
This item is for the Business District landscape maintenance only which is proposed to be $55,000.00 from the above budget account. The installation of plants and their maintenance in above ground movable container landscape planters will be presented under another Board Agenda item. This amount also does not include landscape maintenance in DTOP which will be handled under an agreement with DTOP for that maintenance with the funds coming from the above budget line item.
In addition, the FY 2018 budget provides a total of $50,000.00 for various landscape improvements and plant materials replacement in the Capital Improvement Fund, Landscape Improvement account no. 3095-43780-101-570963. The Capital Improvement funds will be distributed between two landscape contracts, Busines...
Click here for full text