Placement: Consent Agenda
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Approve Amendment #17 to Contract #20040116 for Vegetation Control of Drainage Rights-of-Way, Waterways, Lakes, and Ponds.
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Submitted By: Kevin Eggleston, Procurement Contracting Officer I, Procurement Management Division (PMD).
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Goal of safe, clean, and beautiful.
Summary Brief (Agreements/Contracts only)
Prepared by: Kevin Eggleston, Procurement Contracting Officer I, PMD.
Parties: City of Port St. Lucie and Aquatic Vegetation Control, Inc.
Purpose: To extend the Contract through April 30, 2027, maintain uninterrupted vegetation control services while the City completes a competitive solicitation, and establish pricing for the extension.
New/Renewal/Modified: Modified.
Duration: Duration: Six-month extension from November 1, 2026, through April 30, 2027.
Benefits to Port St. Lucie: Maintains uninterrupted vegetation control to protect the City’s stormwater system and keep waterways and greenways free of obstructive and unsightly growth.
Cost to Port St. Lucie (Annual and Potential): The estimated cost for the six-month extension is $580,188.07.
Presentation Information: N/A.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council approve Amendment #17 to Contract #20040116 for Vegetation Control of Drainage Rights-of-Way, Waterways, Lakes, and Ponds with Aquatic Vegetation Control, Inc.
Alternate Recommendations:
Move that the Council amend the recommendation and approve Amendment #17 to Contract #20040116.
Move that the Council not approve Amendment #17 to Contract #20040116 and provide staff with direction.
Background: The City has utilized vegetation control services for more than 30 years. Traditional mechanical harvesting was found to be cost prohibitive, leading the City to use specialized herbicide applications and biological controls to manage nuisance vegetation within its waterways, stormwater system, and greenways. Continued treatment is necessary to...
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