City of Lawrence

Finance Department

 

MEMORANDUM

 

DATE:

December 22, 2008

 

 

 

 

TO:

David L. Corliss

 

 

City Manager

 

CC:

Cynthia Boecker

Casey Toomay

 

Diane Stoddard

Wendy Koerner

 

Frank Reeb

Diane Trybom

 

Bobbie Walthall

Jonathan Douglass

FROM:

Alan D. Landis

 

 

Purchasing Specialist

 

 

Please place the following on the December 30, 2008 City Commission agenda for their consideration:

 

Award bid for 2009 bus shelter maintenance services for the Lawrence Transit System to Bob’s Janitorial for $9,765.60.

 

Background

The Lawrence Transit System requested bids for bus shelter maintenance services for 2009.  The services included contractors to provide cleaning service biweekly, trash removal weekly, light maintenance, and decal installation services as requested for transit shelters located throughout the City of Lawrence.

 

The following table illustrates the results of the bids received December 16, 2008. 

 

ROUTINE SERVICES

Bob’s Janitorial

Independent Construction

Michael Lohmann

Vintage Green

Affordable Tree Service

Mark Inc.

Routine bi-weekly service by unit price

$8.02

$14.18

$12.25

$15.95

$15.00

Total service (cost*40 shelters *26 weeks

$8,340.80

$14,747.20

$12,740.00

$16,588.00

$15,600.00

Trash removal every 14 days by unit price

$1.37

$2.36

$5.50

$8.95

$12.00

Total trash removal

$1,424.80

$2,454.40

$5,720.00

$9,308.00

$12,480.00

Total Routine

$9,765.60

$17,201.60

$18,460.00

$25,896.00

$28,080.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES

Bob’s Janitorial

Independent Construction

Michael Lohmann

Vintage Green

Affordable Tree Service

Mark Inc.

Deep cleaning of pad

$25.00

$25.00

$10.00

$80.00

$7.00

Removal of graffiti

$10.00

$2.50

$10.00

$80.00

$7.00

Touch up paint

$10.00

$5.00

$10.00

$50.00

$12.00

Secure loose retaining wall stones

$25.00

$1.75

$10.00

$50.00

$15.00

Trash can installation/replacement

$10.00

$10.00

$12.50

$12.50

$5.00

Install/remove decal maps

$2.00

$10.00

$10.00

$7.50

$5.00

Total Supplemental

$82.00

$54.25

$62.50

$280.00

$51.00

Average Supplemental

$13.67

$9.04

$10.42

$46.67

$8.50

 

This purchase was included in the budget adopted for the Public Transportation Fund for 2009. 

 

Recommended Action: 

 Staff recommends the City Commission authorize the City Manager to award the bid for 2009 bus shelter maintenance services for the Lawrence Transit System to Bob’s Janitorial for $9,765.60.