Placement: Consent Agenda
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Award Contract #20240152 for Maintenance and Repair of Irrigation Systems.
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Submitted By: India Barr, 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)
1. Prepared by: India Barr, Procurement Officer I, PMD.
2. Parties: City of Port St. Lucie and Nature's Keeper, Inc.
3. Purpose: To provide essential support for City staff in the maintenance and repair of the City's vast irrigation system.
4. New/Renewal/Modified: New.
5. Duration: Three (3) years with a renewal option for one (1) additional three (3) year period.
6. Benefits to Port St. Lucie: To repair, maintain, and upgrade the extensive City irrigation system utilizing contract labor as the most cost-effective manner available.
7. Cost to Port St. Lucie (Annual and Potential): Estimated annual expenditure of $500,000.00. Future expenditures will be appropriated in each fiscal year budget.
Presentation Information: N/A.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council award Contract #20240152 for Maintenance and Repair of Irrigation Systems with Nature's Keeper, Inc.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council amend and approve the recommended bid.
2. Move that the Council reject all bids and provide staff with direction to rebid or cancel the bid.
Background: The City has invested significant funds in its irrigation infrastructure over the course of time. This infrastructure is aging and requires considerable amounts of focus and labor for which the City currently does not have the in-house resources.
An E-Bid was issued on August 30, 2024, to 442 potential suppliers. There were 29 plan holders with 2 proposals submitted on October 4, 2024. Both proposals were deemed responsive.
Issues/Analysis: Nature's Keeper has shown previously that they can meet the City's expectations.
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