ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and the Directors of Community Development and Public Works with a Request to Approve CONTRACTS with JIMAX LANDSCAPING and ALL IN ONE RESTORATIONS, in the Not-to-Exceed Amount of $60,000.00, for DEBRIS/LITTER REMOVAL on Public-Owned Vacant Property.
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BACKGROUND: 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.
The Community Development Department funds grass cutting and debris/litter removal on approximately 500 vacant County Trustee-owned properties, and Public Works funds it for approximately 300 city-owned vacant properties. These numbers change monthly, as more property is purchased for various reasons. Public Works has always been responsible for this work on City-owned property. In early 2014, Public Works took responsibility for the mowing of County Trustee-owned properties and, late last year, acquired the debris/litter removal responsibilities, as well. Many times, vacant property is a prime spot for illegal dumping; however, this property cannot be mown until the debris has been removed.
Early this year, Public Works issued Request for Proposals for debris/litter removal on property owned by both the City of Peoria and the Peoria County Trustee. An RFP format was used so that the City would get the best combination of price and businesses qualified to complete the work per specifications. Nine (9) proposals were recei...
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