ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works with a Request to Approve the Extension of CONTRACT #15-112 Through December 31, 2016, for 2016 Mowing of City-Maintained Vacant Lots by HULSE LAWNCARE, for the Amount of $25,000.00, and WINEINGER AND SONS, for the Amount of $60,000.00.
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BACKGROUND: On April 14, 2015 under Item No. 15-112, City Council approved contracts with Hulse Lawncare and Wineinger and Sons for mowing of city-maintained, vacant lots for the 2015 growing season. Both of these contracts were the lowest bidders submitting under a Request for Proposals solicited by the city's Purchasing Division on March 27, 2015. The Request for Proposals included a combination of price, capacity and qualifications to meet our specifications.
Hulse Lawncare has performed this work for 6 years, and Wineinger and Sons for two. Both contractors have always done an excellent job for the City. Both vendors have agreed to the same terms, conditions and pricing from 2015. The contract amounts are based on the vacant lots being mowed 11 times.
The city-maintained vacant lots which are the subject of this communication are owned by either the City of Peoria or the Peoria County Trustee. The Peoria County Trustee acquires properties through the tax deed process. The Trustee holds these properties on behalf of all taxing bodies until they are sold at auction. If the properties are not sold at auction, they remain in the possession of the Peoria County Trustee indefinitely. However, the Trustee does not maintain these properties. The responsibility to maintain properties within the corporate limits of Peoria falls to the City of Peoria.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: Funding for this project is included in the 2016 Public Works Horticulture Services account number 101-3124-546.36-04.
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS: N/A
IMPACT IF APPROVED: City-owned lots will be properly maintained.
IMPACT IF DENIED: City-ow...
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