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In May 2000, the City selected West Coast Arborist to complete the City's annual tree <br />trimming and removal services contract to implement the City's tree inventory system. <br />Staff has been very satisfied with their performance and tree inventory upkeep. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The project consists of normal maintenance tree pruning throughout the City for the <br />duration of contract. The Contractor bid an hourly rate for a "crew rental" as well as "unit <br />prices" for routine street tree pruning. The contractor will perform the bulk of the tree <br />trimming work at the per tree rate but will bill at the crew rental rate when they are <br />diverted off routine street tree trimming work to perform urgent, non -routine requests and <br />consulting arborist services for the Engineering Department. <br />Composition of Billing <br />Work Type <br />Percent of Total Work <br />Billing Rate <br />Crew Rental <br />15% <br />$255/Hour <br />Per Tree Rate <br />80% <br />$85/Tree <br />Arborist Hourly Rate <br />2% <br />$150.00/Hour <br />Other Miscellaneous Work <br />3% <br />Variable <br />Total compensation for this agreement is for a three-year period beginning October 1, <br />2020 to June 30, 2023, and includes $127,000 for tree work services rendered in August <br />and September 2020. If the City is satisfied with the contractor's performance during this <br />period, an option to renew can be exercised to extend the contract for two additional <br />one-year extensions. <br />Submitted by: <br />"_1YQ_ <br />Kathleen Yurchak <br />Director of Operations and <br />Water Utilities <br />Attachments: <br />Fiscal Review: <br />Tina Olson 4/aft <br />Director of Finance <br />1. Maintenance Services Agreement <br />Page 3 of 3 <br />Approved by: <br />Nelson Fialho <br />City Manager <br />