SUBJECT:
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Request Approval of Contract Amendment (Renewal): 25B-069-CA-01 Marion County Drainage Retention Area Mowing - JCM Outdoor Services, LLC, Anthony, FL and Top Quality Lawn Maintenance, LLC, Ocala, FL (Budget Impact - Neutral; estimated annual expenditure of $70,756)
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Susan Olsen, Director |
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DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:
On April 1, 2025, the Board approved contracts with JCM Outdoor Services, LLC, and Top Quality Lawn Maintenance, LLC for routine mowing of drainage retention areas (DRAs), drainage right-of-ways, adjacent road right-of-ways, and conveyance swales within drainage easements where identified. The contractors have complied with the agreement’s terms and conditions, which include a renewal option. Steven Cohoon, P.E., County Engineer, recommends the first-year renewal option.
Attached for review are the draft contracts. Pending approval at today’s meeting, they will be sent to JCM Outdoor Services, LLC and Top Quality Lawn Maintenance, LLC for signatures and upon return, will be forwarded to the County Attorney, Clerk, and Chairman’s signatures.
BUDGET/IMPACT:
Neutral; estimated expenditure of $70,756. Funding comes from EK430538-534101 (Stormwater Program).
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
Motion to approve the contract amendment, allow staff to issue a contract renewal, and upon approval by Legal, authorize the Chairman and Clerk to execute the contract under 25B-069.
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