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THE CITY OF CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT pL£ASANTONo August 16, 2011 Operations Services TITLE: APPROVAL OF CONTRACTS WITH TREE SCULPTURE CORPORATION FOR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SERVICES AT VARIOUS STREET MEDIANS, AND FACILITY LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND SYCAMORE LANDSCAPING FOR MOWING AND EDGING SERVICES IN VARIOUS CITY PARKS SUMMARY As part of the City's overall park and street median maintenance program it utilizes a range of service types including City employees, contract landscapers, private vendors for supplies, and as needed service contractors for repairs to structures. Services related to park and median maintenance provided by private contractors typically includes litter removal, turf mowing and edging, shrub and ground cover trimming, and weed/insect control. Staff recently conducted a public bid process for these services and has selected Tree Sculpture Corporation to provide landscape maintenance services, in an amount not to exceed, $400,000 annually, at the Park and Ride lot on Johnson Drive, the Iron Horse Trail segment from Santa Rita Road to Busch Road, the 64 planters on Main Street, and various street medians including those on Sunol Boulevard, Bernal Avenue, Valley Avenue, Vineyard Avenue, West Las Positas Boulevard, and Stanley Boulevard. The mowing and edging services will be provided by Sycamore Landscaping for an amount not to exceed, $265,000, and will include services in various City parks including Amaral, Bicentennial, Creekside, Orloff as well as other locations including Civic Center. RECOMMENDATION Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with: 1 . Tree Sculpture Corporation with a not-to-exceed maximum of $400.000 for landscape maintenance of medians and various facility locations throughout the City. 2. Sycamore Landscaping with a not-to-exceed amount of 265,000 for mowing and edging services in various City parks. FINANCIAL STATEMENT These contracted services are funded in the Park Maintenance Budget for 2011/12 - 12/13.