STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance & Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: September 11, 2024
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Donzell Gipson
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a five-year service contract for a comprehensive citywide public tree inventory - Davey Resource Group, Inc., most advantageous proposer of two - Not to exceed $6,295,802.00 - Financing: General Fund ($3,771,744.00) and Stormwater Drainage Management Fund ($2,524,058.00) (subject to annual appropriations)
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BACKGROUND
This action does not encumber funds; the purpose of a service contract is to establish firm pricing for services, for a specific term, which are ordered on an as needed basis. We anticipate the following City departments will use this agreement:
* Department of Public Works
* Park & Recreation Department
* Water Utilities Department
This service contract will provide for a comprehensive citywide public tree inventory. The City approved the Dallas Urban Forest Master Plan in 2021 which includes a number of recommendations that the City is working on to increase the overall tree canopy. A critical step to managing the existing and future canopy is to complete a comprehensive inventory and assessment of each tree within the City's management responsibilities, including but not limited to City owned public right of away, floodway management areas, the Dallas Floodway Extension, and Great Trinity Forest. This procurement will build open existing inventories on public property and will expedite the delivery of this inventory.
A five-member committee from the following departments reviewed and evaluated the qualifications:
* Department of Planning and Development (1)
* Department of Public Works (1)
* Park & Recreation Department (1)
* Water Utilities Department (1)
* Office of Procurement Services (1)
*The Office of Procurement Services ...
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