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BACKGROUND <br /> The City of Pleasanton's landscaped areas include a range of amenities and facilities <br /> including: <br /> • 17 Community Parks — 241 acres <br /> • 25 Neighborhood Parks — 140 acres <br /> • 75 acres of Median landscape <br /> • 11 open space areas — 810 acres <br /> • Fire Station 4 — 3.3 acres. <br /> To assure that these landscaped areas are maintained in proper condition, the City <br /> using a number of maintenance sources including City employees, contract <br /> landscapers, private vendors for supplies, and as needed service contractors for repairs <br /> to structures. Determining the appropriate maintenance source is conducted by City <br /> staff based on a range of indicators including, cost, expertise with specific technologies <br /> and equipment and availability. Over the past few years the City has used landscaping <br /> firms to perform maintenance in various medians and City parks as a means of allowing <br /> City employees to focus on high use and visibility areas of City parks requiring <br /> specialized maintenance. <br /> As part of staff's analysis for contracted services it determined it beneficial to have one <br /> bid process for median work and areas with limited park space, such as the Park and <br /> Ride lot on Johnson Drive, and another for specialized mowing and edging services as <br /> these services may attract different firms with different level of expertise. Both bids <br /> were conducted during June and July with a total of ten firms responding to the median <br /> maintenance bid and six firms responding to the mowing and edging bid. Staff <br /> interviewed the finalists and has identified Tree Sculpture the most qualified for median <br /> services and Sycamore Landscaping most qualified for mowing and edging services. <br /> Due to the amount of time required for preparation of the work, staff anticipates both <br /> firms will begin work on October 1, 2011. <br /> Sub e• / Fiscal Review: Approved by: <br /> Ay/ ci <br /> Daniel S ith Emily Wagner Nelson Fialho <br /> Director of Operations Services Director of Finance City Manager <br /> Attachments <br /> 1. Contract with Tree Sculpture Corporation <br /> 2. Contract with Sycamore Landscaping <br /> Page 2 of 2 <br />