Placement: Consent Agenda
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Approve Amendment #1 to Contract #20250115 for Furnishing and Installing Sod.
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Submitted By: India Barr, Procurement Contracting Officer II, Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Goal of safe, clean, and beautiful.
Summary Brief (Agreements/Contracts only)
1. Prepared by: India Barr, Procurement Contracting Officer, II.
2. Parties: City of Port St. Lucie and Nature's Keeper, Inc.
3. Purpose: Provide all labor, materials, equipment, and supervision necessary to furnish and install sod throughout the City.
4. New/Renewal/Modified: Modified.
5. Duration: The initial term of the Contract is from June 1, 2025 through June 1, 2027 with one (1), two (2)-year option to renew. This Amendment #1 does not request additional time.
6. Benefits to Port St. Lucie: To keep Port St. Lucie beautiful and environmentally resilient.
7. Cost to Port St. Lucie (Annual and Potential): With the expansion of the service area in Amendment #1, annual estimated expenditures are requested to increase by $800,000.00 for an estimated Contract amount of $1,000,000.00 annually. Future expenditures will be appropriated in each fiscal year's budget.
Presentation Information: N/A.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council approve Amendment #1 to Contract #20250115, to Furnish and Install Sod, to provide additional funding and allow the Contract to be utilized citywide by multiple departments as needed.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council amend the recommendation and approve Amendment #1 to Contract #20250115.
2. Move that the Council not approve Amendment #1 to Contract #20250115 and provide staff with direction.
Background: This Contract involves sod restoration associated with ongoing Drainage Right-of-Way improvements and swale regrading activities. As part of the drainage work, existing turf areas are disturbed during excavation, grading, and reshaping of swal...
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