SUBJECT:
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Request Approval of Bid Award: 24B-099, Mowing Maintenance for Baseline Landfill and Recycling Center - Southern Lawn Care Mid Florida, Inc., Anthony, FL (Budget Impact - Neutral; expenditure of $60,000 as approved in the FY 2023-24 budget)
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INITIATOR: |
DEPARTMENT: |
Susan Olsen, Director |
Procurement Services |
DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:
On behalf of Marion County Solid Waste Department, Procurement advertised a bid for the mowing maintenance of approximately 37 acres per cycle, with 41 cycles per year, of grassed or vegetated areas at the Baseline Landfill and 18 recycling centers, including road easements drainage swales, and retention pond sites. Six (6) submittals were received; the tabulation is listed below:
Vendor - Location |
Bid- Per Acre |
Southern Lawn Care Mid Florida, Inc. - Anthony, FL |
$34 |
Sulter Precision Cuts, LLC - Ocala, FL |
$35 |
Solo Cats Service, LLC - Ocala, FL |
$37 |
Extreme Enterprises of Marion County, Inc. - Ocala, FL |
$37.80 |
Three Ponds Rental, LLC - Ocala, FL |
$39 |
Pure Cuts Lawn and Maintenance, LLC - Ocala, FL |
$43 |
Solid Waste Director, Mark Johnson, recommends that Southern Lawn Care Mid Florida, Inc. receive the award as the lowest, most responsive, and most responsible bidder.
Attached for review is a contract draft and pending approval at today’s meeting, it will be sent to Southern Care Mid Florida, Inc. for signatures. Upon return, it will be forwarded for the County Attorney, Clerk, and Chairman’s signatures.
BUDGET/IMPACT:
Neutral; expenditure of $60,000. Funding is from ZA427534-534101 Solid Waste Disposal Fund.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
Motion to approve the recommendation and allow staff to issue a contract and authorize the Chairman and Clerk to execute the contract under 24B-099.
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