SUBJECT:
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Request Approval of Bid Award: 25B-061 Utilities Maintenance Mowing - Southern Lawn Care Mid Florida, Inc., Anthony, FL (Budget Impact - Neutral; estimated expenditure of $210,351)
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INITIATOR: DEPARTMENT:
Susan Olsen, Director Procurement Services
DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:
On behalf of Marion County Utilities (MCU), Procurement advertised a solicitation seeking bids to provide for grounds maintenance of County lift stations (LS), water treatment plants (WTP), wastewater treatment plants (WWTP), effluent ponds (EP) and administrative offices for MCU. There are approximately 280 sites, which includes new LS and plants being constructed, acquisitions and obsolete sites being decommissioned.
Seven (7) submittals were received. The bids listed below include pricing for services to all current locations for each year.
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Firm - Location |
Bid |
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Southern Lawn Care Mid Florida, Inc. - Anthony, FL |
$ 210,350.96 |
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Tierra Outdoor Solutions - Leesburg, FL |
$ 228,071.88 |
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SilverStar Landscape - Ocala, FL |
$ 233,702.00 |
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Extreme Enterprise of Marion Co. - Ocala, FL |
$ 253,496.80 |
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Touch of Paradise - Ocala, FL |
$ 288,575.00 |
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Tony’s Lawn & Landscaping, LLC - Ft. Myers, FL |
$ 288,575.00 |
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Three Ponds Rental, LLC - Ocala, FL |
Non-Responsive |
MCU Director, Tony Cunningham, requests that Southern Lawn Care Mid Florda, Inc. receive the award as the lowest, most responsive and most responsible bidder.
Attached for review is a draft contract. Upon approval at today’s meeting, it will be sent to the vendor for signatures and once returned will be forwarded to Legal, the Clerk and Chairman for signatures.
BUDGET/IMPACT:
Neutral; annual expenditure is estimated at $210,350.96 but may vary based on the actual needs of service. Annual expenditures shall not exceed approved Fiscal Year budget amounts and shall be based on contracted unit pricing without being brought back to the Board. Funding comes from lines ZF440536-534101, ZF442533-534101, and ZF44535-534101 (Marion County Utility Fund).
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
Motion to approve the recommendation and allow staff to issue a contract and upon approval from Legal, authorize the Chairman and Clerk to execute the contract under 25B-061.
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