City of Lawrence

Finance Department

 

MEMORANDUM

 

DATE:

February 27, 2008

 

 

TO:

David Corliss

 

City Manager

 

 

FROM:

Alan D. Landis

 

Purchasing Specialist

 

CONTRACT MOWING – PARKS AND RECREATION –  B08006

 

Parks and Recreation bid out contract mowing for district #1, 2, 3, and Landscape (see attachment).  These areas cannot be maintained by the City due to being short staffed.  The sole bid from Cut-N-Edge for District 1, Area 2 is seven time higher than in the past and not within our budget.  We are planning on splitting this area into smaller mowing districts and will rebid it in the future. This will allow smaller mowing vendors to bid these areas.  The bid was written as a renewable contract for two additional one year periods proving funds are available and both parties agree.  This was budgeted in the 2008 budgeting process.

 

DISTRICT 1, AREA 1

Tom’s Mowing

$13,960.00

Cut-N-Edge , Inc.

38,540.00

 

DISTRICT 1, AREA 2

Cut-N-Edge, Inc.

$87,350.00

 

DISTRICT 2

Vernon’s Lawn Mowing

$16,260.00

Cut-N-Edge, Inc

27,376.00

 

 

DISTRICT 3

Rockn’c Lawn & Landscape

$5,296.00 

Cut-N-Edge, Inc

9,250.00

 

 

LANDSCAPE

 

Rockn’c Lawn & Landscape

$11,730.00

Cut-N-Edge, Inc

18,764.00

 

Recommendation Action:

Approve low bids from Tom’s Mowing for District #1, Area #1 for $13,960.00, from Vernon’s Lawn Mowing, District #2 for $16,260.00, from Rockn’c Lawn & Landscape for  District #3 for $5,296.00, from Rockn’c Lawn & Landscape for Landscape Division for $11,730.00 and reject the bid from Cut-N-Edge for District #1, Area #2 for $87,350.00.  Total amount approved from all areas, $47,246.00.  (Parks and Recreation/Facilities Operations)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cc:

Cynthia Boecker

Frank Reeb

Crystal Miles

 

Diane Stoddard

Ernie Shaw

Karen Risner

 

Bobbie Walthall

Mark Hecker

 

 

Diane Trybom

Jim Beebe