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Recommendation:
CITY OF PALM DESERT
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
STAFF REPORT
Award the Parks Maintenance Contract No. C26380 to Kirkpatrick
Landscape Services Inc., Indio, California
Jay Niemczak, Parks Facilities Manager
Kirkpatrick Landscape Services Inc.
43752 Jackson Street
Indio, CA 92201
October 11, 2007
1. Staff Report Dated May 24, 2007
2. Kirkpatrick Landscaping Services Inc., Proposal for Park
Maintenance Contract No. C26380
3. Agreement
By Minute Motion: Award the Parks Maintenance Contract No. C26380 to
Kirkpatrick Landscape Inc., Indio, California in the amount of $315,120.00
plus extra work and supplies at the rate specified in the contract in an amount
not to exceed $ 52,000.00.
Executive Summary:
Staff is requesting that the City Council award a eight month contract to Kirkpatrick
Landscape Services Inc. for base park maintenance services in the amount of
$315,120.00, plus extra work and supplies at the rate specified in the contract not to
exceed $52,000.00. The park maintenance contract consists of all City Parks and
Sports Fields.
Discussion:
On May 24, 2007, the City Council awarded the park maintenance contract C26380 to
Greenscape Landscape Inc., Desert Hot Springs California. On Friday September 21,
2007, Greenscape Landscape, Inc. filed a chapter 11 bankruptcy petition with the
United States Bankruptcy Court, asking that the City release them from park
maintenance contract C26380. As such, Greenscape Landscape, Inc. is now protected
by the "automatic stay" of chapter 11.
Staff Report
Award of Park Maintenance Contract
October 11, 2007
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Greenscape Landscape Inc. was released from the park maintenance contract, and at
that time Staff offered the park maintenance contract to Merchants Landscape Services,
the next lowest responsible bidder for contract C26380. Merchants Landscape Services
declined the offer to complete the landscape maintenance contract.
On October 3, 2007, Staff offered the park maintenance contract C26380 to Kirkpatrick
Landscape Services Inc., the next lowest responsible bidder. Kirkpatrick Landscape
Services Inc. agreed to complete the park maintenance contract C26380 in the amount
of $315,120.00. Their original annual bid amount was $451,080.00; which equals a
monthly maintenance price of $39,390.00. The remainder of this contract is eight
months.
Therefore, Staff recommends that the City Council award Contract No. C26380 to
Kirkpatrick Landscape Services Inc. of Indio, California, for Park Maintenance Services
in the amount of $315,120.00, include extra work and services at the specified contract
amount not to exceed $52,000.00, and authorize the Mayor to execute the agreement.
Funds are available for this work in fiscal year 2007-08 in the Park Maintenance
Account No's. 110-4611-453-3320, 110-4611-453-3371, 110-4610-453-3320, and 276-
4374-433-3320.
Submitted By:
Jaiemczak
P ks Maintenance Supervisor
Appro,
Omer Croy
ACM for D
Carlos L. Ort- . a
City Manager
Department Heafi:
Otis Steele
arks and Recreation Services Manager
Paul Gibson
ment Services Director of Finance
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